Monthly Archives: June 2014

The New Atheism – Part II

As I noted in “The New Atheism – Part I”, one of the New Atheism’s most striking flaws is its inability to account for the essential elements of being human. For example, one retreat director noted that, after an arduous … Continue reading

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The New Atheism – Part I

My son and I have had many conversations on the “new atheism”, whose main proponents are Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. Many aspects of the new atheism are alarming, chief being how rapidly it has spread and how widely and … Continue reading

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The War on Manhood

It so happened that my wife and I attended an “Unbound” conference this Father’s Day weekend at a local parish. The conference, based on the book and ministry of the same name by Neal Lozano, deals with the ministry of … Continue reading

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Creating a Catholic Home

I was reviewing the subtitle of this blog, “Thoughts from the heart on the new evangelization.” Something that I tend to take for granted, since it has been a part of our life for years, is the evangelizing power of … Continue reading

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