2016-03-19 18:53
After mass fellowship will never look the same. Got this from facebook, happy to give credit to whomever first snapped this....Of course, we can add on! Pope Francis: Donuts bring joy… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
(A new series of blog posts on the Bible in shorthand. Based on teaching this gospel in depth to college freshmen for 10 years.)...They were amazed!...They were afraid. ...They were ama… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Word.http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Twitter=virtue? Looks like the Holy Spirit.New York City, NY: Catholic blogger Mariann Seneca did not expect to stop blogging forever at 10am this past Sunday morning. But due to… Read More
2015-03-18 13:00
(See what I did there?)Performance art is overrated.Hi all, how have you been doing? I hope well. I have been, um, busy! Let's see, I've been--trying to get a second (fully… Read More
2015-01-07 14:00
Explains so much.But admit it, you were expecting Calvin and Hobbes. Sorry about that.HT: Regina!http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2015-01-05 17:43
My extra editorially-enhanced husband, Jerry Windley-Daoust, has launched a small press imprint named Peanut Butter and Grace, focusing on family formation and spirituality: books for kids… Read More
2015-01-05 15:19
My sense is most people have no idea what academic study of sacred texts looks like. This ditty hints why you may not want to know....And a big hat tip to my friend Brian for pointing me to… Read More
2014-12-31 05:01
Hasta la vista, 2014! It's been great! Long! Yearsome! And, it's almost over. My bloggerly friends have been posting their "Top Ten" lists...Top Ten Books, Occa… Read More
2014-12-29 05:17
The Roamin' Correspondent of the IC, Regina Hiney, creates a timely and handy guide as a Christmas gift to Vatican-bound travelers.In light of recent unfortunate events of a topless feminist… Read More
2014-12-25 04:09
(The Christmas spirit--it's everywhere!)A Blessed Christmas to everyone!http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2014-12-17 16:12
I come, I come to the last week before,and wish to shop for presents nevermore.Make straight the way that leads to my bed,because I'm feeling re-ally dead.Rejoice! Rejoice! I com… Read More
2014-12-17 02:25
It's true: you probably heard about Stephen Colbert closing down shop at the Colbert Report to host Late Night. The end of an era, people. Busted Halo put up a few remembrances here (sniff… Read More
2014-12-08 15:43
And OH MY WORD, it's a Hallmark.Seasons Greetings, pagans!http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2014-12-05 14:35
Some ideas look good until you open them up....(informational advertisement)Ladies and Gentlemen, have you opened up your oven to the floppy, sad reality of a half-baked idea?There is no sha… Read More
2014-12-05 03:35
Hat tip to my friend Kelly Johnson, through facebook, who wisely noted "Well, it may be cheap, but it still isn't free."http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2014-11-12 17:46
Friends, let me introduce you to a young boy named "Tanner."Tanner is a 13 year old boy with Down Syndrome and some hearing loss. He lives in a country in Eastern Europe (not my son Al… Read More
2014-10-31 15:17
Meagerville, California: Mary Ellen Gallagher said the inspiration came from seeing miniature purple lights on sale at the local Target."I was going through the aisle of evil and trying not… Read More
2014-10-22 15:41
Yes, we should honor him for his holiness, his intelligence, his perseverance, his kindness. Maybe especially for his contribution to understanding the human person, which a certain pe… Read More
2014-08-28 16:06
Pear Crisp, anyone?Or will pears lead to a "crispy" life in hell?Yo ha ha ha ha ha ha.Or you avoid that road and just become a saint instead.If you got none of that, read Confessions, for cr… Read More
2014-08-25 13:16
So, ten years ago our family moved into a nice neighborhood in suburban Virginia. It had some bedrooms, some bathrooms, a basement, a two car garage and a decent yard with woods and grassla… Read More
2014-08-25 02:07
Drum roll please!Regina is funnier than this ecard.I am very happy to introduce Regina Hiney as "roaming correspondent" to the IC blog! If you encourage her, maybe she'll contribute on… Read More
2014-08-19 00:45
Not quite boiling.Barren, Minnesota: Inspired by a viral charity challenge that involves achieving a monetary goal and ice buckets, the St. Bartholomew youth group issued a "boiling bu… Read More
2014-08-08 03:23
Gratitude becomes key: gratitude for dry weather, warmth, fire, food, shelter, insect repellent.Lacking gratitude, you begin to grumble like the Israelites wandering through the desert for 4… Read More
2014-07-26 03:05
Original picture source.Washington, DC: The United States Council of Bishops' staff are very pleased with the response to their annual NSA Awareness Week, July 20-27. "This year was differen… Read More
2014-07-19 03:21
I think I found the title to my sequel!p.s. if you don't know what theodicy means, www.dictionary.com . You're welcome!http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2014-07-17 03:15
I am an open-minded sort of religionista. I think there is a wide subjective range of possibilities for sacred space that work well: gothic, white clapboard, stone, more.This church, a… Read More
2014-07-08 14:00
If any of the folks reading this blog are attending the Theology of the Body Congress in Phillie this week, let's meet! It's fun to have these email and social media conversations, but… Read More
2014-07-06 03:17
Urbana, IL: Dorothy Greenland, a long time parishioner of St Margaret of Scotland Church, has called a small riot by her prayers.She's not speaking in tongues. She's not praying for he… Read More
2012-07-13 12:02
HT to Brian Crane (source of the picture) and Kevin Curtis (through FB).
Caption away in the midrash box.http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2012-07-13 03:10
I'll give up my aversion to skits to see this slightly Monty Python-esque version of the book of Esther.http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2012-07-10 02:50
That is, back after a month abroad with a new son, less weight, a lot to process, and a few somewhat ironic notes on Ukraine.Ukraine is a land constitutionally opposed to fans. Not Eur… Read More
2012-06-12 18:04
Greetings from the other side of the ocean! We've been in Alex's home country for three weeks now.
We go to court to try to adopt Alex tomorrow, Tuesday. It is at 2:30am Minnesot… Read More
2012-05-26 18:08
Jennifer here, guest posting for Susan who is currently just hours away from meeting Alex!
WINNERS! WINNERS! WINNERS!
On behalf of Susan and Vera, thank you so very mu… Read More
2012-05-21 14:54
It's like they've gone from Catholic fullness to Eckannar.
Carry on. You Wordpress people, be quiet.http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2012-05-21 14:53
If you are long time readers of the blog, you know that my husband and I are adopting (God willing!) a little boy named "Alex" with the help of Reece's Rainbow in Eastern Europe. Our f… Read More
2012-05-21 14:53
You all, words cannot express how grateful I am for your generosity to Vera's family and ultimately to little Harper. Their adoption grant fund stands at 16,147 as of Sunday night.&nbs&hell…Read More
2012-05-21 14:53
From the rounds at facebook.
Please remember to "social media share" and, if led and you have a dime, donate to the great big whopping especially for Catholic book lovers giveaway for Harp… Read More
2012-05-21 14:53
From facebook.
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Also, the great big giveaway for Harper is still going strong! Please help us by sharing this post with others and (if led and able)--make a donation yourself!&nb……Read More
2012-05-21 03:21
May 20 PM UPDATE: Since the adoption grant for Vera's family is within a hair's breath of being fully funded (THANK YOU) with Vera's blessing we are adding another family to the mix. … Read More
2012-04-27 13:14
Sometimes, there are no words.
Are those licorice snakes in the sugar dust? Um, nice.
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2012-04-25 13:01
Comment away in the midrash box.
WE HAVE A WINNER!LarryD: Sadly, only 9 disciples saw the risen Lord...http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2012-04-25 12:58
Comment away in the midrash box.
We HAVE A WINNER!Joe: One of the elders said to me, “Do not weep." Then I saw sitting in the midst of the malted milk eggs a Lamb that seemed to have… Read More
2012-04-25 12:54
Last Sunday, I was a little stressed. OK, a lot. For reasons not having to do with my family.
Had a brisk and grumpy conversation with my husband on the way home from church.&nbs&hell…Read More
2012-04-16 03:39
Or we can just call the current blog design my visual midlife crisis....obviously, a work in progress....http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2012-04-10 12:59
(from facebook)There is a reason the Easter Octave is a capella.From the days of yore: Liturgists, Musicians, Lectors Flood Rehab Post-Easter Masseshttp://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2012-04-08 12:56
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2012-04-06 12:34
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2012-04-06 12:31
A short poem(yes, I wrote it). Hey, the Korrektiv folks post their own material.Off the blog this Holy Week. Blessings to everyone.--Susan Windley-Daoustbased on Mark 14:6***In Memory Of Her… Read More
2012-04-05 20:20
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2012-03-28 13:55
HT to Michael Riecken.(Miss you all. Very busy.)http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2012-03-19 18:09
Wow, I am getting old. I missed my own birthday! Including the anniversary of getting hit by a mack truck!Sorry about the low posting lately, you all. I'm chin deep in kenosis and perichor… Read More
2012-03-16 15:31
See, he IS a saint!On that note, traveling out of town with kids. Later....http://www.ironiccatholic.blogspot.com Read More
2012-03-05 13:45
One must admit the man had a way with words....The one and only Martin Luther insult generator!(My favorite: "Your astute minds have been completely turned into stinking mushrooms.")HT to Ne… Read More
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