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Francis is preparing an encyclical on Ecology for 2015

By Adam Minihan | October 7, 2014

Yet another reason for the Greatest Catholics of All Time to wet themselves. He won’t say anything new, of course.  Though he may well say something old in a new way that will surprise us.  But he’s damned from the outset by the Arugula Principle of Heretic-Burning “Conservatism”. Permit me to explain.Long ago, when Rod…

Holder Should be Tried for This

By Adam Minihan | October 7, 2014

Unbelievable:The Justice Department is claiming, in a little-noticed court filing, that a federal agent had the right to impersonate a young woman online by creating a Facebook page in her name without her knowledge. Government lawyers also are defending the agent’s right to scour the woman’s seized cellphone and to post photographs — including racy…

October Daybook: A Snapshot Into My Life

By Adam Minihan | October 7, 2014

Outside My WindowIt is a crisp fall day with the wind blowing the leaves off the trees in a steady stream of falling color. Autumn is my favorite time of year and I am grateful for the beautiful scenery that the Lord paints during this season.  I am thankful……that my son has recently had the…

Prayer Requests and Works of Mercy

By Adam Minihan | October 6, 2014

A reader writes:Some of you have already chipped in, but in case you didn’t see it- one of my husband’s college students needs a laptop. 10-15 of us could make this happen easy.Can you help?Lord, hear our prayer and provide the funding for this person through Christ our Lord.  Amen!Another reader writes:A former music teacher…

Review: Wet Shave Club

By Adam Minihan | October 6, 2014

Subscription box services are all the rage, and dozens of companies have popped up offering everything from complete outfits to fine cuts of meat delivered to your doorstep for a reasonable monthly fee. Most of these services are designed for women, but a growing number are appearing for men. Shaving clubs are by far the most popular male-oriented offering, and…

Tom McDonald has been doing a series on ghosts

By Adam Minihan | October 6, 2014

over at God and the Machine. The series is here. His latest post is here.I’ve always found the topic interesting since I have great respect for human traditions that are universally attested throughout all of human history, as ghosts are. At the same time, I find it fascinating that the Church is, in its doctrine,…

In the Breaking of the Bread

By Adam Minihan | October 6, 2014

We are not ghosts in machines. We are ensouled bodies and embodied souls. More at the Register.

This man showed such promise to the highly discerning Thing that Used to be Conservatism

By Adam Minihan | October 6, 2014

…that it promoted him to Executive Director of the South Carolina GOP:Oh, but that’s not all:A number of media outlets detailed a range of inflammatory messages he posted to his Twitter account[11][12] in 2013, which include mocking Florida shooting victim Trayvon Martin[13] and saying that transgendered people should be placed in a concentration-style camp.[2][14][15] He also posted to his Twitter account…

Part 2 of the Interview with Yr. Obdt. Svt…

By Adam Minihan | October 6, 2014

Over at Solidarity Hall:

Today’s Freaking Insane Conservative News

By Adam Minihan | October 6, 2014

You can’t get me far enough away from this lunacy fast enough:“The former general counsel and executive director of the South Carolina Republican Party is coming under fire for the novel solutions to the Ebola epidemic he is posting on Twitter.The vehemently pro-life Todd Kincannon began by arguing that anyone who contracts Ebola should be…