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Lots of Protestants are uneasy with the way that Catholics personify the Church as “Mother Church,” and refer to the Church as She.  They’re also uncomfortable, of course, with Catholics referring to Mary as “Mother.”  Both of these practices, however, are derived from Scripture. I. The Church Personified Now, the Church is frequently personified in Scripture.  Paul… Continue reading “Mother” Church? “Mother” Mary?

(1) Catholic Information Center is hosting Yuval Levin from 6 PM onwards tonight as part of its monthly CIC Young Professionals Happy Hour. The name of Levin’s speech is “Beyond the Welfare State,” and CIC has issued an open invitation to “Gather the Jews,” a the Jewish counterpart to CIC Young Professionals, and is offering… Continue reading Three Quick Notes

I was struck in last Thursday’s post by the references in Exodus 16:8 and Ex. 16:12 tying the manna with the quail meat: “meat in the evening, bread in the morning.”  It struck me then, and still strikes me, as rather Eucharistic.  Then I started to think about the other places we see this.  Two… Continue reading Lamb of God, Bread of Life

I got a job in D.C. as an attorney. It’s the job I’d been wanting, with a firm I love. I couldn’t be much more thankful! Thank you to everyone who prayed for me: it made a difference.

Thanks be to God!

Wall Street Journal: “To Protest Hiring of Nonunion Help, Union Hires Nonunion Pickets“ Get this. Unions are protesting two things: that certain companies hire nonunion workers, and that the pay is low. But the union members don’t want to actually protest themselves, so they hire nonunion members to protest for them… and pay them minimum… Continue reading Ironic Beyond Belief

Two words: free donuts. At Krispy Kreme. Okay, more than two words.

A few weeks ago, I foolishly planned out how I was going to address the sex abuse scandal on this blog. Since then, I’ve been dealing with four papers (three of which are due, or will be presented upon, next week), and the flow of new accusations and news stories has far outpaced my ability… Continue reading Upcoming Post on Sex Abuse

I just found out that Michael Spencer, better known as iMonk, has died. You may recall that back in December, I mentioned his Catholic radio experiment, where he listened to EWTN Radio for an entire day, and then reported on what he felt were its strengths and weaknesses. His approach was so obviously charitable, and… Continue reading iMonk, R.I.P.

A couple days ago, I sent this e-mail to Abp. Chaput, which I posted yesterday. That afternoon, he responded with a pretty fantastic e-mail of his own. Hopefully, he won’t mind my posting it: Dear Joseph, Thanks for your kind email. Regarding the second point in your email, I’m not sure what I said off… Continue reading Abp. Chaput Responds