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Mary, Mother of the Son is Here!

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

Just spoke with the publisher. I will have copies by Friday and will get them out to all who have pre-ordered it! If you want a copy click on this beeyootiful cover and join the pre-order. It will arrive, signed and everything, shortly!

Harboring the Harborless…

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

…is under discussion over at the Register. It is providential, I presume (since everything else is), that the series on The Work of Mercy long ago should happen to run this piece just as the crisis of children at the border should hit.

A reader puzzle about Mary as co-Redemptrix…

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

over at the Register. Don’t forget, you can pre-order Mary, Mother of the Son here.

Fr. Robert Barron on Sherry Weddell’s Forming Intentional Disciples

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

These two people have an awful lot of good to say and do for the Church. I thank God for them both. If you have not read Forming Intentional Disciples, rush right out and get it. One of the most important books of the decade.

Blessed are the Persecuted: Thoughts on the Genocide of Christians in Iraq

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before thou wilt judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth?” Revelation 6:10 If you aren’t aware of the ongoing genocide of Christians perpetrated by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), you need to be. The…

Intriguing commentary on Francis

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

Been swamped with work and haven’t followed the latest kerfuffles about the pope since a) they are much of a muchness with previous kerfuffles and, b) well, I love this guy, trust him and figure God doesn’t need me to keep an eye on him since the Church already has a savior. But I do…

The Late Stratford Caldecott on…

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

…the Search for the Secret of Life and Death. Eternal memory.

Paying People Not to Shoot Each Other

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

…is on the table in California. My first (and pretty much only) question is, “Does it work?” If not, then bag it. If so, seems like money well spent to me. I’m told (when the subject is not gun violence and poor people) that people are rational actors when it comes to money and that…

Former Euthanasia Supporter…

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

…having helped launch the “What could it possibly hurt?” phase of history is now entering the “How were we supposed to know?” phase of history. Thanks be to God that he is merciful and full of compassion and eager to abundantly pardon in Christ our Lord.

Missouri Church Raffled off Assault Rifles as Father’s Day Marketing Ploy

By Adam Minihan | July 21, 2014

No. Really. The reading was from the Revised American Version: You have heard that it was said, “Love your enemies.” But I say to you, “Blow your enemy’s head off.” Again, you have heard that it was said, “If your enemy strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.” But I…