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"It is the test of a good religion whether you can joke about it." GKC

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Richard Dawkin's presents

by Jeffrey Miller July 27, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

The Lord of the Rings

July 27, 2008 0 comment
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Wheat and Chaff in the Tidings

by Jeffrey Miller July 26, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

So what does the Archdioces of Los Angeles paper do for the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae? Though part of the blame can be put on the USCCB’s news service.

July 26, 2008 1 comment
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Here and There

by Jeffrey Miller July 25, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

Kansas Catholic has a funny bit between
the president of Ford and the Comic Book Guy.

Da Mihi Animas posts a video of the story of John Pridmore who went from gangster to
evangelist.

July 25, 2008 2 comments
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40 years

by Jeffrey Miller July 25, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

A prophet is not respected in his own
Country and when it came to Pope Paul VI, a prophet is not much
respected in his own Church.  Today is the 40th anniversary of
Humanae Vitae and sadly every prediction that Pope Paul VI made have
come true. We hear so many people today who say they have a prophetic
voice and they are almost always the same ones who have ignored the
prophetic voice of the Church.  The real prophets always
preached a message that was out-of-touch with the society, which was
why they had to preach it in the first place.  An easy general
test for false prophets is if you do not have to change anything to
conform to their message then they are a false prophet.  The
false prophets of today have the same message that the false prophets
in Ahab’s day did, that is to tell him “everything is going fine.”
 The false prophets of today see the breakdown of
marriage, family, and the treatment of women and then demand
that have more of the same that lead to the problems in the first
place.  The hubris of false prophets prevents them from being
embarrased that all the predictions they made on wide availibility of
contraception were not only incorrect, but exactly contrary to what
they said.  Every child a wanted child has turned into every
child is wanted by an abortionist.

Mary Eberstadt has written a great essay
in First Things the Vindication of Humanae Vitae which
goes through the predictions and concequences and uses secular sources
to back this up.  A real worthwhile read.

Marcel LeJeune has commented on the above
article with some good commenary.

In addition Joseph Bottum adds his own thoughts.

July 25, 2008 4 comments
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In violation of the conduct code

by Jeffrey Miller July 24, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

Jimmy Akin argues that P.Z. Myers must be fired for multiple reasons. He makes a good case especially in regards the universities’ code of conduct.

I do wonder if a Catholic was the one to obtain a host for him whether they fall under Canon 1367 or if this canon pertains to only the person who directly carries out the sacrilege and not anyone who intentionally helped it to happen.

July 24, 2008 19 comments
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Traddy womynpriest

by Jeffrey Miller July 24, 2008September 1, 2014
written by Jeffrey Miller

I do enjoy it when my own humor sparks others to their own hilarity. I jested the other day:

If women are being called to the priesthood then why is it only dissident women that are being called? Where are the women being ordained that have a preference for the extraordinary form of the Mass? Why do they always have a preference for Hippy stoles and not beautifully embroidered ones. Where are the traditionalist women priestesses who are being called?

Well Mulier Fortis answered the call to be a traddy womynpriest in a hilarious post that should be read in full.

If that wasn’t fun enough Fr. Z does a hilarious parady fisk of the questions asked by Mulier Fortis.

July 24, 2008September 1, 2014 5 comments
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When reporters do theology

by Jeffrey Miller July 24, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

Indulgences, which give Catholics time off Purgatory for good behaviour, are making a comeback under Pope Benedict XVI.

The article gets a little better, but you have to get to the end before anything resembling Church teaching starts to get inadequately explained.

July 24, 2008 2 comments
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Holy Scripture

by Jeffrey Miller July 24, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

I have a new post up at Stuff Catholics Like.

July 24, 2008 0 comment
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Six years

by Jeffrey Miller July 24, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

Today marks the sixth anniversary of when
I started blogging.  So once again thanks to my readers for
having made blogging so much fun and for the many things I have learned
from you and other bloggers.

Catholic New Media blogging conference.

Speaking of bloggers who inspired me to
blog originally.  Here I am sitting next to Mark Shea and Amy
Welborn whose comment sections on their blogs made me decide to start
blogging mysellf.  Also in the picture is podcaster/blogger
Lisa Hendley.

July 24, 2008 22 comments
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St. Peter Canisius Apostolate

by Jeffrey Miller July 23, 2008
written by Jeffrey Miller

New catechetical blog.

July 23, 2008 1 comment
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Jeff Miller is a former atheist who after spending forty years in the wilderness finds himself with both astonishment and joy a member of the Catholic Church. This award-winning blog presents my hopefully humorous and sometimes serious take on things religious, political, and whatever else crosses my mind.

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Jeff Miller is a former atheist who after spending forty years in the wilderness finds himself with both astonishment and joy a member of the Catholic Church. This award winning blog presents my hopefully humorous and sometimes serious take on things religious, political, and whatever else crosses my mind.
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