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America the Delusional: Lies and the Kavanaugh Hearings

Anthony S. Layne October 5, AD2018 7 Comments

Did Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assault Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in 1982? The Democrat base is convinced Kavanaugh is lying; the Republican base is convinced

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confess, repent, Confession, forgiveness

Standing in the Cesspool: The Complicity of the Commentariat

Anthony S. Layne August 22, AD2018 1 Comment

  Like you, Dear Reader, I was angered and sickened by the Pennsylvania grand jury report. But the lynch-mob mentality that quickly formed among the

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silence, burdens, Simon of Cyrene

Ask Tony: Did the CCC 2267 Rescript Change Catholic Doctrine?

Anthony S. Layne August 9, AD2018 1 Comment

  Many people argue that the rescript issued on August 2, which changed Paragraph 2267 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church to call the

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deism, probability, risk, advice, lessons, choice, change, morality

Probability, Chance, and the Death of Herod Antipas

Anthony S. Layne July 27, AD2018 No Comments

  When I first read Bob Drury’s article, “Bayesian Reasoning in Religious Studies”, I remarked to him tongue-in-cheek that Bayesian reasoning proves the reports of

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Cdl. Theodore McCarrick

Cdl. McCarrick and the Conspiracy of the Well-Meaning

Anthony S. Layne July 7, AD2018 1 Comment

If you ask me what I know of the accusations against the archbishop emeritus of Washington, D.C., Cdl. Theodore McCarrick, I must reply, very little.

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Hell, liberalism, violence, threats

Not Of the World: Catholic Tradition and Separation

Anthony S. Layne June 25, AD2018 1 Comment

  There’s a certain value to nonconformity, to separation from the rest of society. In “If 6 Was 9”, Jimi Hendrix wrote of “white collared

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Lent and the People of the Crucifixion

Anthony S. Layne March 9, AD2018 3 Comments

“We are an Easter people, and ‘Alleluia’ is our song!” Saint John Paul II spoke this phrase at least twice: once, during an address at

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death

Valentine’s Ash Wednesday: Death-to-Self for Love

Anthony S. Layne February 13, AD2018 5 Comments

  What are your plans for Valentine’s Ash Wednesday? Sex and Death The combination was bound to happen eventually; it will happen again in 2024

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life, miracle, wanted

Children, Global Warming, and Signs of Contradiction

Anthony S. Layne January 24, AD2018 29 Comments

We Americans are having a bad effect on Canada. Just the other day (January 13), Kristen Pyszczyk of CBC suggested quite nicely that perhaps it

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Just Another New Year’s Eve: A Reflection on Communion and Community

Anthony S. Layne December 30, AD2017 4 Comments

  Sunday night, as others are preparing to ring in the new year by getting plowed on mixed drinks, I will most likely be writing

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book

Book Review: Mike Aquilina’s “The Healing Imperative”

Anthony S. Layne November 20, AD2017 1 Comment

  Mike Aquilina is one of the most prolific Catholic authors today, having churned out over fifty books as well as numerous essays and articles.

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fire, hate, The Olympics, Hell

Frozen Embryos and the Utilitarian Gotcha

Anthony S. Layne November 9, AD2017 1 Comment

  In recent news, science-fiction author Patrick S. Tomlinson has created what I call a Utilitarian Gotcha. By “gotcha”, I mean that however you answer

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church, reform, revolution

Conciliar Reform in the 1960s: Politics Become Religion

Anthony S. Layne September 15, AD2017 2 Comments

  Why do many Roman Catholics put up so much resistance to reintroducing traditional liturgical elements to the Mass? In two recent articles, Catholic Stand

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liturgy, reform, Creeds

Ask Tony: Did the Pope Declare Liturgical Reform “Irreversible”?

Anthony S. Layne August 27, AD2017 19 Comments

Is liturgical reform “irreversible”? And what does that mean in practical terms? Pope Francis’ August 24 address to the participants of the 68th Italian Liturgical

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My Enemy is My Neighbor: Becoming a Good Samaritan

Anthony S. Layne August 22, AD2017 2 Comments

  “Who is my neighbor?” Today, I think, this question is more pertinent than ever. Social media is great at creating the illusion that we’re

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fear, evil, light, darkness

Fear, Trust, and Skinny-Dipping in the Platte

Anthony S. Layne July 27, AD2017 1 Comment

I have trust issues. It’s precisely this fact about me which limits my public self-revelation, and which more than anything else explains why I’m still

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Heaven, Evangelization, and Bumper Sticker Christianity

Anthony S. Layne July 18, AD2017 3 Comments

“Who did you bring with you?” That, Dear Reader, is the question God will supposedly ask us Christians when we beg admittance to the Heavenly

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book

In the Tangle of Our Minds: “Thoughtful Theism” by Fr. Andrew Younan

Anthony S. Layne June 8, AD2017 2 Comments

There are any number of reasons to believe that a God exists. But actually proving that God exists is much harder. And once you prove

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faith reason

A Matter of a Universe That Matters: Why I Am a Christian

Anthony S. Layne May 30, AD2017 2 Comments

“Always be ready,” Scripture tells us, “to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you”

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Confession

Can Christians Believe in a Christ Without Miracles?

Anthony S. Layne May 19, AD2017 No Comments

Do we really need to believe in certain miracles to be Christians? That is the question Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times asked Evangelical

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Thrashing Against the Zombie Hordes: Christianity and the Culture War

Anthony S. Layne May 6, AD2017 No Comments

  In a previous Catholic Stand article, “When the Needle on the Spiritual Tank is On ‘E’”, I said I hoped to explain more fully

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creation, creator, creature, genesis, being

What’s Wrong with the (Postmodern) World: Catholicism and Intelligence, by Fr. James V. Schall

Anthony S. Layne April 25, AD2017 No Comments

  Jesuit philosopher Fr. James V. Schall has been described as “America’s Chesterton,” according to the cover blurb from theologian Tracey Rowland. Like G. K.

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