The Lewis Crusade

Tonight, the series finale of _House, MD_ airs, and on June 13, Larry Hagman will reprise the role of J. R. Ewing on TNT’s new _Dallas_, saying to his new sister-in-law, in a promo shown for almost a year now, “Guns don’t seem to have much of an effect on me.” And my thoughts...

My wife and I are constantly frustrated by sending emails and not getting replies from people. It occurred to me this morning that email probably signifies an interesting generation gap of the “8 track” variety. While certainly email has technically … Continue reading →

Supposedly, the main impetus of the “Occupy Various Random Places” crowd is the somewhat valid complaint that they’ve been encouraged to get good grades & go to college to “get a good job,” and now they can’t get jobs. Now, … Continue reading →

There are two reasons I am a conservative. The first reason is abortion. The second reason might seem more trivial but is just as important and perhaps moreso: Beauty. Both reasons tie to the fact that what I rejected were … Continue reading →

It’s that time of year again: first Communions, Confirmations, and, soon, weddings. “There is a time for penance and a time for partridge,” Holy Mother Teresa of Avila said, and celebration is great, especially when we’re celebrating Christ’s grace in … Continue r...

Even my trivia-minded brain couldn’t list the numerous adaptations of the DC super heroes without help. When we first started seeing ads for _Young Justice_ on Cartoon Network in Fall 2010, my wife said, “Can’t they come up with something … Continue reading →

One great irony of parenting is that your kids’ faults, or anything bad that happens to them, is always your fault. Anything *good* that happens to them or they do is like some random chance. “Your child misbehaved. Obviously, you’re … Continue reading →

No matter who wins this election, the Constitution is dead. The reason is that, all other issues aside, the two dominant parties are forcing us to choose between the two kinds of candidates the Founding Fathers wanted to prevent. Those … Continue reading →

In December 2013, hopefully, I am scheduled to take my definitive promises as a Secular Carmelite. I made my “temporary promises” (for the second time) in December 2010. In the ceremony, it’s the same promise, but the text has the … Continue reading →

Bishop Daniel Jenky has made headlines recently for a column rightly comparing Occupy the White House community organizer Barack Obama to Hitler and Stalin . The following individuals need to be fired from Notre Dame’s faculty: Katrina Barron, Mathematics Laura … Continue reading →