Category Archives: Religion

The Honest Atheist

In the 2000s there was a sudden rise atheism due in part to the events of September 11th, 2001 as well as what is no doubt a myriad of other reasons. At this time, the names of Richard Dawkins, Sam … Continue reading

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He Chose Mary

I just finished reading Rome Sweet Rome by Scott and Kimberly Hahn earlier this week. I didn’t particularly enjoy the book purely as a book. There are a few reasons for this and a major one is it is somewhat … Continue reading

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Real-World Observable Arguments for Catholicism

Normally when discussing the truth of Catholicism, people employ theological, philosophical or historical arguments because these are probably the strongest. There are however other more down-to-earth things that are worth considering, especially for everyday people. What I’m going to attempt … Continue reading

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A Futile Attempt To Improve The Internet

A very simple post this time and also the first (and perhaps only), post this month. I went through and scanned all the images in an old Sunday Missal I bought a while ago. With the amount of horrible, vile, … Continue reading

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Transgenderism & Transubstantiation

In the Catholic Church it is believed that at the consecration the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ. Although they remain so in appearance, they are no longer bread and wine. The Catechism of the Council … Continue reading

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Captain Catholic or Captain Compromise?

Battlelines by Tony AbbottMelbourne University Press, June 1st, 2013 (first published in 2009) Not being good at being relevant, I decided not only to read but also review this book a decade after it was first published. This is after … Continue reading

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Ancient Egypt for Moderns

Ancient Egypt: All That Matters by Barry Kemp John Murray, December 3rd, 2015 I recently got in mind that I wanted to learn more about Ancient Egypt as I considered this a big general gap in my historical knowledge. So … Continue reading

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Political Theatre and the Supernatural

More than ten years ago while in the United States, I went on what I believe was called an “experiential learning trip” with a group of college students through famous areas of the civil rights area. This included places like … Continue reading

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Forgiven or Unforgiven?

I am ashamed of many things I did when I was a teenager. And if I could, I would go back and try to stop myself from doing them. I imagine many people feel the same way. There are even … Continue reading

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Ad hominem is a valid argument

I put it to you that in matters of religion and political philosophy – character matters. It matters a lot. It matters so much that the validity of a philosophy or religion should rise or fall based on the character … Continue reading

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