Pray He finds figs
If you’ve ever had the chance to speak about the Christian faith with a Muslim, chances are that you will have heard the following objection raised to the divinity of Jesus (whom they call “Isa”):...
View ArticleFriday Frivolity: A whole lot of memes…
Memes make a regular appearance for Friday Frivolity, but today there’s a whole bunch. ChurchPop has a collection of 21 of the best recent memes. Please click on the picture below…
View ArticleThe way my brain works…
So my friend posted this in Facebook… A beautiful sentiment, right? My response was just as touching…
View ArticleQuick Apology: Sinai Bible vs KJV
Last week I published an article outlining my response to an abortion meme posted on Facebook by a friend. Today I would like to do something similar. Below is a meme which I also saw on Facebook...
View ArticleThe Communion of Saints
A few days ago I created the following meme in an attempt to explain the Communion of Saints and the Canonization process to some non-Catholics on an Internet forum. I posted it on my Facebook page and...
View ArticleEastern Memes for the Great Fast
If you belong to an Eastern parish, then Lent starts tomorrow with “Clean Monday”. This means it’s time for strict abstinence: no meat, no dairy, no eggs…yaaaaay… In an effort to cheer myself up, I...
View ArticleAtheistic Iceland Meme
My, there are a lot of atheism memes being posted on Facebook at the moment! Here’s one a friend recently posted: My first reaction to this meme is one of puzzlement. As is often the case with memes...
View ArticleQuick Apology: Circumcision and Abortion?
During my blogging hiatus, one of my friends posted the following meme: When I first saw this meme I sat there for a few minutes trying to work out what argument it was actually making. It’s trying to...
View ArticleLogical Errors
I’ve said for a long time that if I ever have kids, I’ll make sure they’re well schooled in logic and debate. Some days I almost want to cry when I see my Facebook newsfeed littered with logical...
View ArticleFriday Frivolity: St. Anthony (Hammer of Heretics)
Today is the Feast Day of St. Anthony of Padua. St. Anthony is the 13th Century Saint who is the patron of finding lost articles. He’s also one of the several Saints in history known as the “Hammer of...
View ArticleHappy Solemnity of St. Joseph
I put together a couple of memes for the occasion: Everybody knows that Mary received a single angelic greeting from Gabriel, but a lot of times people forget about the messages given to Joseph. How...
View ArticleFriday Frivolity: Happy Feast of St. Simeon!
Not too many people are aware of St. Simeon “The Stylite” who lived on top of a pillar for thirty-seven years. To celebrate his Feast Day, I made some memes… Click to view slideshow.
View ArticleFriday Frivolity: The Nativity Fast
Another great one from Eastern Catholic Memes to celebrate the Nativity Fast. If you have Eastern Catholic friends and they look sad at the moment, this is why…
View ArticleTerrible lessons for men
Yesterday I posted some terrible lessons from the movies for ladies. Today it’s the turn of the men…
View ArticleCatholic Bibles: Bigger, Better.
Earlier this week, Joe at Shameless Popery produced an excellent couple of posts (Part 1 | Part 2) in response to an hour-long presentation by Evangelical Brian Edwards. In his lecture, Pastor Edwards...
View ArticleTim > Chuck
Last month I went to the Catholic Answers Gala. Patrick Coffin was the Master of Ceremonies and introduced Tim Staples, the Director of Apologetics and Evangelization, with a series of Chuck...
View ArticleFriday Frivolity: Hey Girl
My friend Jenna, a life-long lover of Ryan Gosling, sent me a link to Eastern Orthodox Ryan Gosling, a variant on the Hey Girl meme. Here were some of my favourites:
View ArticleUSCCB appoints new spokesman for Meatless Fridays
Two days ago, Cardinal Dolan gave his presidential address to the US Bishops. In his speech, he focused on the need for penance and suggested the possible reintroduction of the traditional Catholic...
View ArticlePunch-A-Heretic Day
Today is the Feast of St. Nicholas, the Bishop of the Early Church who allegedly punched Arius in the face at the Council of Nicaea, so I thought I’d put together some memes in celebration:
View ArticleSt. Nicholas Day follow-up…
I thought of this one while driving from boot camp this morning…
View Article“Roe vs Wade” 40th Anniversary
Last weekend we had the “Walk For Life” here in San Diego (I’ll try and do a write-up soon) and today is the 40th Anniversary of the “Roe v Wade”: Yup, it’s true.
View ArticleSomething a little lighter
Given Pope Benedict’s recent announcement, there has been a lot of serious talk among Catholics and a lot of ridiculous talk from secular news outlets. Fortunately, the satire website Eye of the Tiber...
View ArticleYou put the “Rad!” in “RadTrad”
I haven’t posted either a Ryan Gosling Meme or a Catholic pick-up line in quite a while, so I decided it was time to kill two birds with one stone…
View ArticleFriday Frivolity: Facebook Confession
I’m going to receive the Sacrament of Confession this weekend. The problem is that I’ve been bad on Facebook, very bad indeed… The article Facebook Confession first appeared on RestlessPilgrim.net
View ArticleFriday Frivolity: It’s one higher
(If you don’t get the reference or why this is funny, please click on the image) The article It’s one higher first appeared on RestlessPilgrim.net
View ArticleSong Anniversary
Ten years ago this month, Matt Maher and Jenny Pixler wrote a song together. Today, at the wedding of Jackie Francois & Bobby Angel, Jenny is singing that same song with Tim Foley. So, in honour of...
View ArticleMega Mass Meme
In the Diocese of San Diego we’ve had various “Mega”-themed events. It all began with “Mega Mass”, then “Mega Adoration” and then “Mega Rosary”. We even had something akin to a “Mega Bible Study” at...
View ArticleFriday Frivolity: Sittin’ Here
Since I got to speak about my favourite Pope today… What has Pope Benedict been doing recently?
View ArticleWhen there’s nobody around to hear
A few days ago, this came across my Facebook newsfeed: "My favorite parts of the Bible are when Jesus is alone talking to God (himself) and someone who wasn't there is writing about it". How might we...
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