Jeff Culbreath, who shares many of my beliefs and no few of my goals for family, has been my opponent on our series of culture discussions. In a recent post I’ve just had time to read through today, he nails something down that is fundamentally important, and which I think is perhaps the strongest argument [...]

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Last night, in the midst of an IM conversation with The American Conservative’s associate editor, Michael Brendan Dougherty, I interjected that I had to go. Metro was running with major delays again (have they been on time yet this month?) and I was coming dangerously close to missing my connection with the older-fashioned trains of [...]

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Brad Thor is a travel show host who has also become a best-selling novelist. I am about halfway through his book, The Lions of Lucerne, and I’m enjoying it quite a bit.
When I watched this video, I have to admit to more than a little jealousy. Travelling and writing are my things, and this guy [...]

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My latest column for Inside Catholic went up last night. It’s entitled “The Rubrics of Coffee“, and appeared in a slightly different form on a prior version of this blog.
For those of you who weren’t around back then, I hope you’ll find it interesting. It’s a look at the way God has imbued sacramentality into [...]

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A seminarian friend I have is studying in Rome and is a regular reader of Fr. John Zuhlsdorf’s excellent blog, What Does the Prayer Really Say. This friend e-mailed me this morning to let me know that I had “hit the big time” - Fr. Z had picked up my weekend column about the TLM at Inside Catholic.
I am [...]

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There’s a bit of drama this morning at Inside Catholic over the supposed lack of charity both in Fr. Euteneur’s comments about Coach Majerus and in the blogosphere as it has covered the story.
I think it’s all a bit overwraught, and my latest blog at IC explains why.

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Just wanted to put up a quick post to announce something I’m rather pleased with - I’ve been invited to undertake the role of blogger/columnist/plucky comic relief for the website formerly known as Crisis Magazine, A,K.A., Inside Catholic.
It’s a great opportunity, and I’m happy to have it.

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While I’m waiting for the huge payday from my Inside Catholic piece to come in, I thought I’d put in a little plug for myself. I’ve had a taste of the good life - the writer’s life - and it’s crack, baby. Stone cold, rock cocaine.
I used to write for work quite a lot more [...]

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