Topic: blogosphere
Sean objects to my take on the Jason Richwine firing by Heritage in the comments on this post. Sean objects to the “nationalization” of the immigration debate, a point he has made many tim ... discussClick on the link below to visit a new entry into the Catholic blogosphere called 'Strange Notions'. It's creator intends for it to be a place where believers and atheists can discuss and debate issue ... discuss
An Epiphany for an abortion survivor By Melissa Ohden Editor’s note. This was written late Wednesday. Melissa is herself an abortion survivor, who speaks around the world, inc ... discuss
I have a more lengthy post that I am trying to write about the “Battle” going on currently in the blogosphere over who Pope Francis is, and how various “groups” within the Chur ... discuss
Right now, in the court of the Catholic blogosphere, the legacy and entirety of Pope Francis’ Papacy is being fought by supporters and concerned Catholics. Yes, you read that rght. On what amoun ... discuss
Pope Emeritus Benedict meets with Pope Francis. It is all over the blogosphere, and it isn’t easy to write about, but it appears that Pope Benedict is “suffering from something very severe ... discuss
A couple of years ago I tackled a topic (modesty in dress for women) that had become a “third rail” of the Catholic blogosphere — a topic that had a tendency to burn any St. Blogger ... discuss
I've been following the Gosnell coverage on Twitter and around the Catholic Blogosphere tepidly. I am trying to exercise some caution for my tender soul as any foray too deep into the details ha ... discuss
Most pro-lifers agree that the strongest argument for the legality of abortion is the bodily rights argument. In fact, there's been recent chatter in the pro-life blogosphere that bodily rights is wha ... discuss
This photo shows the press area for the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. Notice just how INTERESTED the national press is in this story… Here’s info from the staff at Twitchy: “P ... discuss
Wow, I can't believe it's been a little over 2 weeks since the March for Life. Life has been zooming by lately. I guess it does all the time, but it just seems more so now for some reason. ... discuss
There has been some interesting debate in the blogosphere over Sam Harris’ contention that a divine command theory of ethics manifests “a psychopathic and psychotic moral attitude.” Randal Rause ... discuss
See my prior post (and the one before that, if you want). That only scratches the surface, and it's Blogosphere/web-related... I didn't even try to RECAP what went on with me, in 2012! :-) Som ... discuss
I'm trying (though I've tried before!) to get back into the Blogosphere, and actually use it for semi-professional purposes. That would probably require a reboot here (for me to stop worrying about m ... discuss
I must say, I am shocked; I figured that they would keep it to silly posts mocking Herman Cain or Tut-Tutting him. But no, the Trent Lott syndrome subset of the Republican Party, that Lilly white Re ... discuss
By TITO EDWARDS | The Catholic Blogosphere’s Debates on Hell by Msgr. Charles Pope of the Archdiocese of Washington (DC) – Big Pulpit Guidelines for Giving. . .Even When You̵ ... discuss
In response to the concerns raised in the form of incessant belly-aching on the part of faithful Catholics, who just might be lucky enough to defy conventional wisdom, and stumble upon this end of the ... discuss
Book Sale - Cruciform Press has just added a book sale of 11 print book titles at $5.99 (list prices are $9.99). It runs through December 10. Their current sale of 11 different titles at $4.99 ends on ... discuss
Several years ago there was a lot of buzz on the internet about Rob Bell’s new book titled, Love Wins. The conversation in the blogosphere was heightened though when Justin Taylor re ... discuss
Brandon Vogt has a good post up on “7 Things Bishops Should Know About Catholic Bloggers” One of them included this: 5. Digital imprimaturs are not a good idea. One of the big questions in ... discuss
Welcome to the VOTE! Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling! If you are new to ‘blog carnivals’, please read the link at the bottom of this post to find out more. This post has many links that ... discuss
Ever feel like you were just about to get run over by a fast train, coming down the tracks – right at you? That’s my week this week. Note to HOMESCHOOL CARNIVAL peeps: the blog carnival d ... discuss
This is a follow-up to our piece last Sunday to honor the Feast of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. I got the idea two years ago from a correspondent in the Philippines, 100% Katolikong Pinoy, who in ... discuss
The Bible for Bloggers - Bryan Chapell has put together a long essay on behaving ourselves online. “What biblical principles should guide Christian bloggers? I am increasingly thinking about thi ... discuss
The blogosphere reminded me of this future economic bet between Paul Krugman and Greg Mankiw that Mankiw clearly won: In early 2009, the incoming Obama administration’s Council of Economic Advisers ... discuss
Today was a busy day, not only with administrative matters on the day job (this being near the fiscal year end), but with research for at least three works, on the order of our recent and highly succe ... discuss
Tim Sweetman This is a repost from February 13, 2006. This article is referenced in the book Saving Leonardo by the excellent author and professor Nancy Pearcey. I wrote this as a young 16-year-old ... discuss
Friday evening, we here at man with black hat published an essay entitled “The Latin Mass: Why You Can’t Have It” which was fairly well received. We had nearly five hundred visitors in the 24 ho ... discuss
"I had three points I wanted to make," Eastwood said. "That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people s ... discuss
To go with the Sluts Vote buttons, I guess. Again, keeping it classy! MSNBC host: 'Girls, get your abortions NOW in case the Republicans win' by John Jalsevac , LifeSiteNews ... discuss
OMG!… Now Michelle Obama Wants You to Skip Eating For Barack | The Gateway Pundit. Melanie Gunaway contributed a message, that she received from Michelle Obama, to the blogosphere. The Obama’s ... discuss
By Mark Shea | As you know, I have been totally confused by this whole issue of modesty that seems to convulse the Catholic blogosphere. Anyway, what do you think of bikini-style swimsuits ... discuss
By Mark Shea | As you know, I have been totally confused by this whole issue of modesty that seems to convulse the Catholic blogosphere. Anyway, what do you think of bikini-style swimsuits ... discuss
Earlier this summer, we showed a chart of readers' visits in the previous week. This is a chart of visits over the past twelve months. Fascinating, isn't it?We here at man with black hat have had thre ... discuss
Justin Taylor recently revived Mark Dever’s 2007 series of articles titled “Where’d All These New Calvinists Come From?” This was a ten-part series that looked to the rise of N ... discuss
This weekend WORLD News Group will unveil a brand-new WORLDmag.com. The great Christian worldview content you’ve come to rely on will remain the same but the way we present it to you will be complet ... discuss
To be clear, Mitt's comment didn't come without justification. MSNBC (along with many lefty loons on the left side of the blogosphere) has it's loony panties all-in-a-wad over Mitt Romney making a ra ... discuss
I've seen this item floating around the blogosphere for a few days now, as the writer of the article says, "Something smells rotten."Here's the story, courtesy of The Daily Caller: Who Does The Govern ... discuss
It's been a bad news week.Life Site News reports the Canadian Medical Association says babies are not human until after birth:Delegates to the Canadian Medical Association’s annual general council ... discuss
by John-Henry Westen August 16, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In July, LifeSiteNews broke the story of Catholic Relief Services, “the official overseas relief and development agency of the USCCB,” g ... discuss
by John-Henry Westen August 16, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In July, LifeSiteNews broke the story of Catholic Relief Services, “the official overseas relief and development agency of the USCCB,” g ... discuss
by John-Henry Westen August 16, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In July, LifeSiteNews broke the story of Catholic Relief Services, “the official overseas relief and development agency of the USCCB,” g ... discuss
Since Romney announced his pick of Catholic congressman Paul Ryan for his running mate, the blogosphere has been abuzz with [...] ... discuss
After Obama, America needs a little R&R Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images We're nothing short of exhilarated in this corner of the blogosphere. Romney went for the bold ideas man and not a ... discuss
The latest topic to get online fellow Catholics to sing like the Temptations is the invitation of El Presidente to the Al Smith Dinner in NYC. This was done by Cardinal Dolan, who has been very blunt ... discuss
Namely, what we've been saying here for years.The drive to be on the “A-list” of Catholic Bloggers distorts what being a Catholic blogger means. I saw this behavior on the speaking circuit when ye ... discuss
The Republic of the Philippines is one of the few predominantly Catholic nations left in the world, that still inculcates the Faith in its culture. Their faithful ones do so despite the rapid encroach ... discuss
There was scheduled, as we reported here last week, a national "same-sex kiss day" to take place at Chick-Fil-A restaurants this past Friday, sponsored not the the restaurant (obviously), but the Gay ... discuss
... at least not around here.A few years ago, a typical day at this corner of the blogosphere went from an average of 100 visits per day, to 120 visits per day. We were beside ourselves. Lately we've ... discuss
For the record, I have not officially started blogging again. This is more of an... appetizer, if you will. While shaking the rust off, I read some of my ole' trusty go-to-blogs and read a post from T ... discuss
A liberal Establishment magazine takes a fair look at this controversy. My question: why are those turning our culture upside down in the name of tolerance so unwilling to tolerate diversity of opini ... discuss
The Catholic Blogosphere has been talking about the morality of dropping the atomic bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Mark Shea has a post about it. I must share his frustration concerning selective ... discuss
We here at man with black hat want to welcome those who found us via Big Pulpit. Effective today, their link went from this ...http://thepulp.it... to this:http://bigpulpit.comThey feature the best an ... discuss
NASAToday is the 4rdd anniversary of the Apollo 11 pioneering expedition to the lunar surface, the day human beings first made landfall on another world. Check out Rand Simberg's ceremonial commemorat ... discuss
The Watcher’s Council Welcome to the Watcher’s Council, your weekly magazine featuring some of the very best writing in the blogosphere and the longest running group of its kind in existence. ... discuss
Ross Douthat, a columnist for The New York Times, asked on Sunday “Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?” In it he looks at the Episcopal Church as they adapted the changes that John Shelby Spo ... discuss
No good deed goes unpunished. Last month I noted here the results of a study by University of Texas professor Mark Regnerus saying children raised by parents in same-sex relationships have more negati ... discuss
For the past nearly six years I’ve spent in the blogosphere, Mark Pickup has always been one of my very favorite bloggers. I’ve shared many of his posts here and I publish a lot of his wri ... discuss
Continuing on our little Inquisition at Socon or Bust about the endless dissent in the Catholic Church here in Canada, I’d like to bring to the attention of our readers this little gem which a ... discuss
Mainstream Media ignores 2,000 deaths in Afghanistan Unlike they did at the same metric for Iraq. Difference? Bush vs. Obama. ### Well at least someone linked with the Mainstream Media doesn’t l ... discuss
Today, the Christian world celebrates the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. In the reformed Roman calendar, it is recognized as a solemnity, and is a holyday of obligation in many countries (if not the ... discuss
This midday palate cleanser comes by way of Ed Morrissey. Amelia Hamilton wrote a book titled One Nation Under God: A Book for Little Patriots, and it got the kind of reaction one might expect. In a ... discuss
Several years ago, some guy from Texas by the name of Tito Edwards had an idea. The Catholic blogosphere needed a "one-stop shopping" place for linking not only to the usual suspects, but the best and ... discuss
This afternoon I called 911 and filed a missing person report. Bill Clay of Dakota War College has been missing for over a week. Of course the police wanted a detailed description and I didn't have ... discuss
By now, half the blogosphere has seen this little ditty, and in more than one instance, starring the late Fred Rogers. They probably didn't tell you (and we're sure you're dying to know) that this vid ... discuss
Some of you are already fans of Calah Alexander, who has been blogging a while at Barefoot and Pregnant.f="http://wp.patheos.com.s3.amazonaws.com/blogs/theanchoress/files/2012/06/CathPT_LongRoad_1.jpg ... discuss
You know Deacon Greg, right? Affable fellow, likes to write homilies and participate in Adoration? Doesn’t like yelling or gratuitous snark? Formerly an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning writer for ... discuss
An awesome story...Welcome home Leah!Atheist blogger Leah Libresco shocked the secular community this week when she announced on her Patheos blog that she has converted to Christianity. Her arti ... discuss
One could rightly say that the angels and saints have cause for rejoicing, as another adamant atheist is preparing for her new journey of Faith.Unequally YokedStarting [today], this blog is moving to ... discuss
Conservative bloggers are on heightened alert following a string of so-called “SWAT-ing” incidents and are taking precautionary measures to ensure they don’t fall victim to the p ... discuss
LAS VEGAS – Conservative bloggers are on heightened alert following a string of so-called "SWAT-ing" incidents and are taking precautionary measures to ensure they don't fall victim to the potenti ... discuss
Tim SweetmanI just graduated from the esteemed Boyce College, the undergraduate wing of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, so my “free” time seems to have exploded. There’s s ... discuss
Here in our corner of the blogosphere, we did give some thought to joining the National Day of Blogger Silence, to protest the supposed harassment of conservative bloggers by certain overly-zealous fu ... discuss
An inside look at the new motion picture "For Greater Glory." This special chronicles the history of the Cristero War with interviews from leading historians, several cast members, and Catholic le ... discuss
I missed the kick-off for this project and I hear tell they've already raised a lot of money. But that's no reason not to join in. We're all about reading around here and thinking of seminaries withou ... discuss
Happy Weinerversary: The Lessons of WeinerGate. Memorial Day is a more solemn type of holiday, but Congressman Anthony Weiner provided us with a circus sideshow over this holiday weekend in 2011. Dan ... discuss
Today is everyone blog Brett Kimberlin day. Michelle Malkin writes: the past eight years that I’ve been blogging and operating Internet media companies, I’ve witnessed or experienced firsthand ... discuss
Original title: Re: 'Free speech blogburst: Show solidarity for targeted conservative bloggers' (Updated and bumped - initially posted on May 24) Michelle Malkin has the details about the ongoing n ... discuss
For us in the Catholic blogosphere, FYI. Source: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/thecrescat/ ... discuss
Tim SweetmanI just graduated from the esteemed Boyce College, the undergraduate wing of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, so my “free” time seems to have exploded. There’s s ... discuss
One person can’t comment on every idea, or every person expressing an idea, which sometimes causes others (who’s particular axe to grind wasn’t touched on by a particular blogger) to ... discuss
How low will they go? Silencing the opposition is not only encouraged, but paid for on the left. The Left looses in the arena of ideas. When they speak freely and share their point of view (collectivi ... discuss
You can read the article here.I've been wanting to comment on this for a really long time. Basically, the Genocide Awareness Project, which compares abortion with other atrocities such as the Holocaus ... discuss
The Watcher’s Council As you know, the Watcher’s Council represents the cutting edge of political thought in the blogosphere. You already read their weekly offerings on the issues and if you ... discuss
MIAMI, FLORIDA, May 17, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney scheduled a $50,000-a-plate fundraiser at the home of Phil Frost, the executive of the company that m ... discuss
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 /Christian Newswire -- The U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution today will hold a hearing examining the policy of legal abortion until birth cur ... discuss
ARRA News Service Six Years Sharing Conservative Content Today in Washington, D.C. - May 14, 2012: The House is in recess until noon on Tuesday. The Senate will reconvene at 2 PM today and will li ... discuss
When I saw the headline, I groaned. Here we just came from a march to defend the right to life and he's talking to the people who don't, at least as far as the unborn are concerned. But it actually ... discuss
The Leftist blogosphere went berserk last night over this piece of video of Scott Walker.JSOnline posted it on YouTube.Yes, that's the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the same Milwaukee Journal Sentinel t ... discuss
There's been quite a stir on the blogosphere about Time's cover story on Attachment Parenting. The cover image is controversial (and I wouldn't recommend looking at it if you think breastfeeding shoul ... discuss
You probably know this parody of a blogger's award (whereupon the word "winner!" is altered to read as "loser!") accompanying the Facebook posts of Mark Shea, a noted Catholic author, lecturer, and Ma ... discuss
I’ve been at this blogging thing for quite a long time now—a bit over 9 years. I’ve been at the daily blogging thing for almost as long. This means that I’ve got an extensive b ... discuss
UPDATE BELOW: Here’s part of the story, from US News: Federal agents have arrested five people who were plotting to blow up a bridge near Cleveland, Ohio, an incident not connected to the annive ... discuss
Much has been said in the blogosphere concerning Joel Osteen’s comments that Mormonism is basically Christian and that Mormons are his brothers. This post follows my previous two posts that can be f ... discuss
In resurrecting a former Tuesday feature highlighting little-known participants in the Catholic blogosphere, why would we here at mwbh pick one that is affiliated with the "Catholic Channel" on Patheo ... discuss
“…my boyfriend is a practicing Catholic, an aged, dissolute former altar boy who claims to be praying for me non-stop at top speed, or however urgent, desperate prayers for immortal souls ... discuss
O & Romney unleash canine war of wordsBy GEOFF EARLE, Bureau Chief, New York Post, April 19, 2012 - geoff.earle@nypost.comarticle source: http://www.nypost.com/f/print/news/national/do ... discuss
Fake Earth Day Trash Photo – Gateway Pundit Photo Fail Gateway Pundit Posts Bogus FOX Nation Earth Day Photo Gateway Pundit, following the photo fail made by FOX Nation, posted this photo that w ... discuss
Carmen Santamaría and Angelique Ruhi-López have written a beautiful, comprehensive, faithful, and much needed new book, The Infertility Companion for Catholics: Spiritual and Practical Support ... discuss
Relations between Catholic bloggers and Church officials have at times been quite strained as the new media has developed in the last couple years. Some prelates, clergy, and chancery officials have e ... discuss
Time once again for (reviving) our (once upon a time) usual Monday morning feature. And while we're waiting for Uncle Jay to explain the news, or his absence, we will press on with our pals at Pajamas ... discuss
This has been my personal weblog, since the Fall 2002 semester, when I first moved onto campus as an undergraduate student. Things seemed much better in the Blogosphere (and elsewhere) during those ti ... discuss
by Patrick B. Craine Relations between Catholic bloggers and Church officials have at times been quite strained as the new media has developed in the last couple years. Some prelates, clergy, and chan ... discuss
Deacon Greg Kandra is an old-school newsman; his decades at CBS News has honed his ability to sniff out a story — particularly a human-interest story sure to tug at the heart strings or impart a ... discuss
The Cheshire Patriarch disappeared, leaving only the watch visible. As part of the MSM’s usual Holy Week anti-Christian push, Hell’s Bible (aka the New York Times) ran a piece on Holy Thursday ... discuss
So, it’s been over three years now since the Development & Peace scandal broke. If you missed it, you can catch my round-up here. I’d like to say that I’m satisfied with the prog ... discuss
I’ve been at this blogging thing for quite a long time now—a bit over 9 years. I’ve been at the daily blogging thing for almost as long. This means that I’ve got an extensive b ... discuss
for the weekend of March 30th -1- The three, or four, of you who have been here before will notice there is some remodeling going on here at thetroglodyte.com. It's been a couple years and the pl ... discuss
Welcome to the Texas Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling! If you are new to ‘blog carnivals’, please read the link at the bottom of this post to find out more. This post has many links that ... discuss
If you think you've seen this before, maybe you have. I found it in the saved drafts, but thought I'd published it. At any rate, if you've seen it before, scroll down to the Skeptical Science fo ... discuss
Well, you may have been living under a stone on an island – or just not have internet or TV – to not have heard about The Hunger Games movie release this weekend. It pulled in over $15 ... discuss
The Big Blogroll O' Vark®™©BY WAY OF INTRODUCTIONSymmetry and patterns. If we cannot prove them, we still attempt to impose a semblance on the oft-chaotic world that surrounds us. And ... discuss
The Russian television channel NTV has broadcast a report, \"Anatomy of a Protest,\" alleging that the country's opposition movement paid protesters and accepted Western funds in the run-up to thi ... discuss
In the past year, ABC News has featured products made in America, and the people and companies that make domestic production a reality. Then there's another innovation, one that involves the services ... discuss
Image source here.I have a confession to make: I've been a really, really, really mean mom lately. I hesitate to post details here, in the fear that I'll lose you, dear readers, whom I am SO GRATEFUL ... discuss
When I read this statement of faith, I felt I stumbled upon the "creed" my more liberal Christian siblings seem to believe in deed if not in creed, Historically, ******** has always taught that deeds ... discuss
By: Terresa Monroe-Hamilton Conservative Blogger and Publicist – Andrew Breitbart Sometimes, God takes his warriors home early and so was the case today with Andrew Breitbart. The Conservative B ... discuss
Awful, shocking news to wake up to this morning. I don’t know what to say. We’ve lost a great warrior. He was one-of-a-kind. Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly aft ... discuss
The article published in the Journal of Medical Ethics called “After Birth Abortion: Why Should the Baby Live?”–which I addressed here a few days ago–is getting a lot of attent ... discuss
As I mentioned earlier during the month, Socon or Bust is folding up the tent. The scheduled departure date is scheduled for Fri. Dec.23, 2011. I’d like to offer a few clarifications, thoughts, ... discuss
Warmist Dr. Peter Gleick confesses to fraudulently obtaining the legitimate Heartland documents. Claims the fake document the warmmist media love to quote from was sent to him separately and anonymous ... discuss
I was saddened to learn that George Hartzman's blog has been censored from the Greensboro101 aggregator. I don't find George's posts incomprehensible. They are thought-provok ... discuss
This article is reposted from The Daily Caller: http://dailycaller.comURL to the article source: http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/12/inside-media-matters-sources-memos-reveal-erratic-behavior-close-coor ... discuss
When one writes about moral convictions, it’s probably a good idea to consistently live up to them. That way people can still disagree with your convictions, but they have a difficult time accus ... discuss
audio file.This week’s episode of the Connected Kingdom Podcast (another of our new, shorter episodes) has me discussing introversion. You’ve got two options: You can read the transcr ... discuss
We were going to do something special for Valentine's Day this year. We thought of introducing one or two books that have come out in the past year, about how Catholic girls can find the right man to ... discuss
Picture of pastors who attended the first "Elephant Room"In a recent article at the Out Of UR Blog the author interacts with several pastors on a video who are discussing the issue of blogge ... discuss
I've heard of chain letters ... but chain awards? No worries. The Liebster Blog (Liebster = Ger. "dear, darling") is really a good way to get people to follow some of the more obscure blogs ... discuss
Clint Eastwood's Super Bowl ad, "Halftime in America," is perhaps generating the most discussion of all the commercials. Here's the ad:Kind of weird coming from Clint Eastwood. Leftists are thrilled, ... discuss
Entire Georgia Ballot Access Hearing, Enhanced Audio, 1-26-2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuxq1i_CX-w&feature=related video source: http://youtu.be/Uuxq1i_CX-w Uploaded by Article2SuperPAC on ... discuss
In two previous posts (here and here), I've pointed out the Obama administration's 'dodgy data,' 'phony Baloney' jobless rate, and flat-out packaging the data in a way to mislead the public, with the ... discuss
The specter of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin has been haunting the Irish blogosphere of late thanks to the popular \"Come Here To Me\" site, which takes a sideways look at Dublin life and culture. ... discuss
The Komen decision and retreat or not a retreat was the news on the blogosphere all yesterday. The MSM pretty much decided it was a full fledged retreat bowing under the intense bullying of the aborti ... discuss
The blogopshere, specifically, the Catholic blogosphere has been alive for four days with the sounds of people singing the praises of the Susan G. Komen Community for announcing it would no longer fun ... discuss
If you read the headlines, watch the news or just go on Facebook in the Catholic blogosphere (admittedly my favorite place to hang), you know that the administration's HHS policy has long tentacles, ... discuss
OK, I am sick and tired of Simcha Fisher. Hear me out. I know the guys will agree with me... She thinks she is so witty, with her clever links, her realistic portrayals of Catholic-Life-Chaos, and h ... discuss
As we are now faced with an actual battle, a legitimately named culture war, in dealing with the HHS Mandate regarding healthcare and freedom of religion, the Catholic blogosphere takes center stage. ... discuss
video source: http://youtu.be/KGghlPmebCY Uploaded by googleprivacy on Jan 24, 2012 A brief overview of recent changes to the Google Privacy Policy ... discuss
I don't own the copyright. Two days after record-breaking hordes of people, the majority of them under 25, marched in freezing rain in Washington, DC — between four and five hundred thousand; that ... discuss
In early 2006 I became the owner of Discerning Reader. Some may remember that before I owned the domain name, it was a bookstore and one that shut down and disappeared under strange and sudden ci ... discuss
For those that don't know how a fish trap works, let me explain. (For my Alaskan readers, this post could have also been called "Crab Pot.") You have a device, a cage of sorts, that you place bait in ... discuss
Many great Christian resources are available on the topics of sexuality and marriage. In light of so much discussion about sex and marriage in the blogosphere these days, I wanted to highlight a few o ... discuss
Hitting pro-abortion bloggers again with the question they fear the most In 2006, pro-abortion lobby group NARAL Pro-Choice initiated a Blog for Choice Day on January 22 as part of their annual “ ... discuss
The AOD-Voris-Peters-Canon Law situation is growing into one of the largest Blogosphere "issues" that I have ever seen. There are blogs commenting on the issue that have never mentioned Voris, Detroit ... discuss
Teen Spared For Two More Weeks From Parents Forcing Abortion | LifeNews.com. Kristen Hawkens of Students for Life has searched the abortion supporting blogosphere for commentary on the 14 year old TX ... discuss
Would he were alive ... and American .... One of the things that frustrates me about the American two-party system is that there’s no viable third party a Catholic can join without rationalizin ... discuss
So yesterday I was adding a quote from Richard Collins of Linen on the Hedgerow to my sidebar widget, “What They’re Saying about OTA”. To be taken seriously by other writers who are (or sh ... discuss
The Big Blogroll O' Vark®™©BY WAY OF INTRODUCTIONAs many Christians (and non-Christians, for that matter) know, Epiphany means "manifestation" or "showing forth." Since today is the Fe ... discuss
I am revisiting my post from yesterday titled "Ann Coulter ... Anti-Catholic Bigot" because I believe an important point needs to be re-emphasized.Since publishing my piece yesterday, I have received ... discuss
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Elephant in the Baptismal? The situation concerning the Archdiocese of Detroit has become whole lot more interesting because of some blog posts that popped up like daisies recently. First, the ... discuss
Stephen Chase Brigham replaced slain abortionist James Britton in 1993 and later worked for the medical corporation that owned American Family Planning View Florida Abortion Clinics in a larger ... discuss
This may be one of those articles that is far more interesting to me than to anyone else, so you may need to bear with me. But at the end of the year it is always interesting to me to see which articl ... discuss
Let's see if we get the story right: (HT: Triad Watch) 1. Those with development interests position themselves or their cronies within local government. One of the fringe benefits is to gai ... discuss
Some of you may have noticed the links and the widgets in the sidebar, but I thought I’d make it official that Caffeinated Communications Network has expanded, and we’ve also dropped a blog. Caf ... discuss
A few people have asked my thoughts on the latest "situation" between the Archdiocese of Detroit, Michael Voris, and Real Catholic TV. I wont go into the entire story if you haven't heard it, but ... discuss
I bring this up because it is getting some mistaken play in the blogosphere. An apparently unconscious man was awake and aware after surgery. Great news, but why is that a national story? Becaus ... discuss
Reports of the blogosphere’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Another year has come and (just about) gone and the blogosphere continues to be an integral means of communication, and this de ... discuss
-By Warner Todd Huston On Monday morning a story whipped through the liberal blogosphere (and unfortunately one generally conservative news source) that had the left gleefully attacking the Tea Party ... discuss
I am hoping that this will be my final article on the Driscolls and Real Marriage, at least for the time being. I do not want this subject to dominate my web site, but I do have one more thing to say. ... discuss
As I mentioned earlier during the month, Socon or Bust is folding up the tent. The scheduled departure date is scheduled for Fri. Dec.23, 2011. I’d like to offer a few clarifications, thoughts, ... discuss
Back in July, I wrote a reflection on an op-ed piece in the New York Times by Fear of Flying author Erica Jong, titled “Is Sex Passé?” The point of my post was that the Sexual Revolution, of whic ... discuss
Yes, it’s possible to feel compassion, even a sneaking admiration, for a man who was once accurately described as “lying, self-serving, fat-assed, chain-smoking, drunken, opportunistic [and] c ... discuss
Once again, I'm privileged to have my good friend, Amy Gerwing, contribute to my blog! Amy is a wife, a mother, a conservative, and an inspiring woman. Thank you, Amy. Your thoughts, ... discuss
Sheila's over here getting eaten alive by trolls on the blogosphere. One even strayed over to bite me for saying essentially the same thing (she says it way better). I do advocate practicing accommoda ... discuss
Hosted by Acts of the Apostasy(Just like Conversion Diary’s 7 Quick-Takes Friday, but only half as long, and almost half as good.) 1. Why aren't there any big and famous Catholic Men's blo ... discuss
English Catholic blogger, Laurence England, sings his own composition, "Pyjamahadeen." It's a light-hearted take on a derogatory term applied to the traddy sector of the Catholic blogosph ... discuss
Keith Brown reports that the city is already planning small group meetings for the new Greensboro City Council. And Robbie Perkins has not yet even been sworn in as mayor! Small group meetings ... discuss
“Over the Rhine and Into the Tiber” is the newest venture in the Catholic blogosphere, the brainchild of Rich Leonardi, former author of the now-defunct Ten Reasons blog, and subject of a recent p ... discuss
I have been relatively quiet these days in the blogosphere. I was away last week for Clergy Study Week, and I have been suffering from minor flu. Also, I have been busy writing articles for The BC Cat ... discuss
Ortega-Hernandez has now been charged with attempting to assassinate President Obama. While the right wing blogosphere continually attempts to link this guy to the Occupy Wall Street movement, I must ... discuss
I just posted this at my other site, KJVOnlyDebate.com, and thought my readers here would also be interested in it: John Chitty, known in the blogosphere as Captain Headknowledge, recently had the opp ... discuss
The Big Blogroll O' Vark®™©BY WAY OF INTRODUCTIONI found or received suggestions for some nice, fresh Lutheran blogging and also discovered two sites needing updated links, one of whic ... discuss
1. I like Herman Cain. 1.(a) Well, I liked the Herman Cain who was giving inspiring speeches and firing up a movement. The blaming, obfuscating Cain? Not so much. 2. I do not want Herman Cain to be ... discuss
Much is at stake in the Greensboro City Council elections on Tuesday. The prevailing governmental philosophy in our city over the last couple of decades has given us massive job losses and decl ... discuss
I must say, I am shocked; I figured that they would keep it to silly posts mocking Herman Cain or Tut-Tutting him. But no, the Trent Lott syndrome subset of the Republican Party, that Lilly white Re ... discuss
I must say, I am shocked; I figured that they would keep it to silly posts mocking Herman Cain or Tut-Tutting him. But no, the Trent Lott syndrome subset of the Republican Party, that Lilly white Re ... discuss
Regarding the Vatican’s recent call for a One World Government, Rod Dreher writes: The conservative Catholic blogosphere is filling up with strong dissent from this document. Which makes sense ... discuss
This is a posting, which I have been meaning to write for a very long time; I just needed the right moment and the excuse to write it. As I wrote here earlier this week, President Barack Obama announc ... discuss
This is a posting, which I have been meaning to write for a very long time; I just needed the right moment and the excuse to write it. As I wrote here earlier this week, President Barack Obama announc ... discuss
Little Elm, TX (DFW Catholic) – Yesterday, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace released a document (well, actually a “note”) titled “TOWARDS REFORMING THE INTERNATI ... discuss
1 - I am working on very few hours of sleep due to my mother running to the hospital last night. My father took her in before midnight and they got back after three. She is doing just fine now. It tur ... discuss
If you've been monitoring the blogosphere regarding Bishop Zurek, Priests for Life, and Father Pavone, it seems that the deck is largely stacked against Fr. Frank. For example, Mark Shea, Ed Peters, ... discuss
There has been a lot of talk in the blogosphere about James MacDonald inviting T.D. Jakes to round 2 of The Elephant Room, to be held on January 25, 2012. Controversy has centered around the widesprea ... discuss
“Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi, Lex Vivendi.”The expression is attributed to Saint Prosper of Aquitaine, a fifth-century Christia ... discuss
About that priest from New Brunswick who was suspended for preaching Catholic doctrine on homosexuality, abortion and cohabitation: Reached in Caraquet on Wednesday afternoon, Gionet declined an in ... discuss
The article I promised below is now up at EtherZone. On Friday, American Spectator ran this feature article on the Obama/Ayers relationship. At the time of this writing it was up to 601 comments so cl ... discuss
yle="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Along my journey I’ve learned a lot that I never knew before. Being a cradle catholic and a product of the 70’s and 80’s cat ... discuss
So, the three of you who regularly read this blog have probably noticed I have not been keeping it up as of late. This is due in part to the start of the school year and the end of my care-free summ ... discuss
The problem is —- it does not matter one lousy iota. For back story on this go here. Now for the unedited version of the clip and yes, I do know where it is from; and you can zip it with the obj ... discuss
The problem is —- it does not matter one lousy iota. For back story on this go here. Now for the unedited version of the clip and yes, I do know where it is from; and you can zip it with the obj ... discuss
First of all, I have nothing personal against Donald Douglas. However, I feel this to be a bit nasty: I saw this Will Wilkinson piece earlier and read it all: “A Libertarian’s Lament: Why Ron ... discuss
First of all, I have nothing personal against Donald Douglas. However, I feel this to be a bit nasty: I saw this Will Wilkinson piece earlier and read it all: “A Libertarian’s Lament: Why Ron ... discuss
The people who suggest we should preemptively bomb Iran to prevent them from getting a nuclear bomb base this on the belief that due to Iran’s particular Shiite theology they will not be deterre ... discuss
Before you read any further, please refer to my comment policy. You’ll note that there’s only one rule: Be clean and polite! But while cleanliness is pretty obvious even to the most jaded, p ... discuss
Last Friday I posted an alarming item here showing what a bizarro Nanny State we're living in nowadays. The story concerned a federal raid on Gibson Guitar factories in Nashville and Memphis because t ... discuss
From: jimmy Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 Subject: [The] arrogance of being President while being black.This is an excellent article written by a someone who is realistic (and happens to be Whi ... discuss
The Big Blogroll O' Vark®™© Only two weeks ago, I added four new people to the BBOV. And now I have seven more blogs, including two I've been watching to see if the content would grow ... discuss
Beyond the obvious obligation we have as thinking human beings to clarify the status, and defend the value, of innocent, unborn human life, engaging in the pro-life project is also a way to make the c ... discuss
I know she would not want to hear it from me. As I have criticized her, when I thought she was wrong. But I have also praised her and even defended her, when I thought it was the right thing to do. Bu ... discuss
I know she would not want to hear it from me. As I have criticized her, when I thought she was wrong. But I have also praised her and even defended her, when I thought it was the right thing to do. Bu ... discuss
