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So way out in the far reaches of the Catholic Reactionary subculture

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

…there is apparently a new theory being floated that the sane Traditionalist Pete Vere has dubbed (if memory serves) something like “sedeBenedictineplenevacantism” (or something like that).  It is the theory that Benedict didn’t, or couldn’t, really resign as Pope (or that he only gave up certain powers as pope) so every time Francis says or…

Obama turns to Catholic Church for help handling immigrant kids

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

A Catholic who is sane looks at this and is glad that the Administration is doing the smart thing and calling in the largest charitable organization on planet earth to do one of the things it does best: offer works of mercy to desperate people.  A Catholic driven mad by ideology forgets that the focus…

“Dear Dark Lord” people often write me…

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

(providing me both clonable DNA from the spit on their envelope flaps *and* with enough address information for my ninjas to hunt them down like dogs and kill them when my clones are ready to replace them–but I digress), “what does your Dark Tower look like as it stands lonely vigil and rears itself above…

This killed me

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

Prayer Requests

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

Fellow Patheosi Frank Weathers writes: Prayers please, for my nephew Jonah (in So Cal). He’s 13, and has been admitted to the hospital with lots of problems stemming from a condition that is not allowing his body to fight off infections. He has deterioration of intestinal walls, no GA antibodies being produced (?), ulcers in…

It turns out there is only one paragraph in the whole Catechism about Islam

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

…and we are talking about it over at the Register.

Help Iraq’s Christians…

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

…while we still can.  This is especially on us–us Catholics who supported the war that destroyed their country and has resulted in what the Iraqi bishops are describing as a “doomsday scenario” for the Chaldean Church. We can support Aid to the Church in Need here.

I think I’ve just stumbled on an amazing life hack!

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

So much of my life just snapped into focus for me!

Praise Report

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

A reader writes: A couple of months ago, I requested prayers who was having problems in her pregnancy. I gratefully report that she recently had an easy delivery of a healthy baby boy. She isn’t Catholic but was most appreciative of prayers. Thanks be to God! Father, all praise, glory and honor to you through…

Abortion is Murder. Murder is a Sin. Sin Makes You Stupid.

By Adam Minihan | July 11, 2014

Compare and contrast: “When does global warming begin? I submit the answer depends an awful lot on the feeling of fossil fuel burning consumers. A powerful feeling–but not science.” Abortion rhetoric: the real refuge for the science-denying ninny.