The completely true story of how my not-quite-2 yr-old nephew Oliver stopped a dining hall at the University of Chicago from burning down and killing everyone.

(fave part might be how my brother Henry is described as Oliver’s “trusty but slow sidekick.”)

Because I have a vested interest in promoting country music that is good, clever, and basically not BroCountry, here’s a funny little track from a new artist (Thomas Mac) I just heard.
open.spotify.com/track/5EhDgF2O…

St. Joseph is powerful—but not in the way the world understands power. Rather than imposing his own will, his strength and providence are used to allow others—Mary and Christ—to flourish. Like the Good Shepherd, this is the model of power constantly put forward in the Gospel.

I know Spanish and Italian well enough to be ashamed that I don’t know them better

“Being cut off from philosophical and theological tradition, progressivism must confess its encounter with Modernism. It’s work is not directed at continuing the tradition, but only at seeking an adaption to the modern world.”

—Del Noce, which Hanby applies to Faggioli

I wonder if someone had said “the church is alive, the future is bright!” in connection with young adults serving the poor or a group of accomplished female theologians if Steve would’ve had the same response: “they are not the Church.” Probably not, which raises eyebrows.

A deep dive on a contested matter that will be increasingly relevant as more+more Catholic churches are closed.

Here’s a piece I wrote on how this dynamic is playing out in a Chicago church that’s being sold to a developer who’s hosted “LGBTQ weddings”
👉ncregister.com/news/st-adalbe…

ChatGPT is like that obnoxiously overconfident guy on the trivia team who ensures you all he knows the answer when he has no clue, scaring off the shyer teammate who actually does. Will literally make stuff up to seem competent.

TIL when the US took control of Puerto Rico in 1898, it began enforcing policies to diminish Catholic influence, including banning liturgical processions and festivals celebrating local patron saints.

What do you think? Now that Caitlin Clark is officially in Indianapolis after being drafted by the Fever, I think Catholics need to extend an invitation for her to attend the National Eucharistic Congress this July 17-21 National Eucharistic Revival Bishop Robert Barron fathermikeschmitz Bishop Cozzens

A historic silver tabernacle, the start of the Mississippi River, the birth place of Judy Garland, and a piece of pie named after Elvis. Reporting in #Minnesota

This is awesome

Guys, this is loco

Some puertorriquenos called me “Dirk Nowitzki” on the basketball court today, so that was pretty nice

Introduce yourself with one book, one movie, one album, and one TV show.

My latest in The National Catholic Register. It is a short, but positive appraisal of Dignitas Infinita

gaudiumetspes22.com/blog/dignitati…

Three young couples discuss the vocation of marriage during a student-led panel at Notre Dame.
irishrover.net/2024/04/studen…

The TSwift-Caitlin Clark political analysis you didn’t know you needed to read (via 𝐄𝐝𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐤 😏), replete with explorations of Swiftian Normality, the Freak v Girldad Right, and TDS—Taylor Derangement Syndrome.

americanmind.org/salvo/swiftian…