“Dilly Dilly,” More Than Silly
“Dilly Dilly” is certainly silly. A medieval king demanding that his subjects pay homage with cases of Bud Light, leading [...]
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03, 2018
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03, 2018
The Morality of Giving Sanctuary
Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf is a prominent member of the movement to resist the deportation of illegal immigrants. She not [...]
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02, 2018
The Roots of Mass Murder
Since the beginning of this century, 36 mass shootings in 22 states have claimed the lives of 388 people. Although this [...]
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02, 2018
Egotism and the Abuse of Discourse
NBA stars Lebron James and Kevin Durant did an ESPN podcast. James opined that Trump “doesn’t understand the people and [...]
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02, 2018
Nancy Reagan, Nike, and American Culture
What could these three possibly have in common? In 1986 Reagan offered a message of restraint—“Just say no”—recalling a moral [...]
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02, 2018
A Different View of Catholic Renewal
My recent essay on the Dynamic Catholic movement ended by suggesting that, though its contribution to Catholic renewal is worthwhile, [...]
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01, 2018
“Are You a Dynamic Catholic?”
This question is being asked in parishes across the country, as a result of the efforts of Matthew Kelly and [...]
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01, 2018
About President Trump’s Tweets
Donald Trump’s tweets have been in the news since long before he ran for the presidency, and they have been [...]
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01, 2018
Death by a Thousand Slurs
This has been the mainstream media’s intention from the Republican primary, through the presidential campaign, and throughout Donald Trump’s first [...]
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01, 2018
A Different New Year’s Resolution
Common New Year’s resolutions involve quitting something such as smoking or drinking, eating too much, being too sedentary, being rude [...]