Civics Geeks

The last twenty years have been busy, and perhaps I've learned a thing or two worth sharing... 

The next time I hear someone say "science rules" or "science wins" I'm going to barf.

Our hope has received a necessary pruning. It is being cut back to what makes it authentically Christian and not worldly. The difficulties ...

Not sure, but to start... Pray for the victims of these horrific crimes,  pray for justice, pray for good will, pray for civility.  Pray f...

Rest in Peace, Father Schall You will be missed. In perhaps a strange way, the loss of a great person can cause one's soul to overfl...

"Kavanaugh would be less receptive to abortion and gay rights than Kennedy was." - The Associated Press This literally has not...

Now this radical readiness to change, the necessary condition for a transformation in Christ, is not actually possessed by all  Catholic be...

My son is watching Lilo and Stitch 2 so I figured I'd take a look at what FOCUS ON THE FAMILY says about the movie.  They make an inter...

A retrospective here I love Steely Dan.  Sad to hear he is gone.

"Silence is God's first language" - Looking for the source Bishop Barron applies to the liturgy in a recent article : Si...

 Jesus answered, “You say I am a king.  For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belong...

Read Andrew Bacevich  to understand the depth of the disservice our national press/media does to our country.  This congressional irrespo...

If you were in charge of a nature preserve and you noticed that the pregnant female mammals were trying to miscarry their pregnancies, eati...

"What adventure can there be if you must always have all the odds reckoned up?  Who wishes to sail to an unknown island with a calculat...

 “ nemo dat quod non habet ” (no one gives what he doesn’t have).

Thoughtful explanation of the utility of the Electoral College  here . Read Rod Dreher on "what to make of Steve Bannon" . Le...

These are good yes/no questions for our Pope: 1.    It is asked whether, following the affirmations of "Amoris Laetitia" (nn. 30...

On the presidential ballet this November, there is no morally acceptable candidate.  A vote for Hillary or Trump is a vote for a morally una...

Trump needs to step down.  Get out of the race.  Get out of politics, get out of the American public's eye, go away.  Shame on the Repub...

Over the past half century, the Reagan years notwithstanding, our ruling class’s changing preferences and habits have transformed public an...