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I’ve been thinking a lot about how we live in a dualistic age, in which we are not connected to our bodies, or even actively despise them.
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In which I say the quiet parts about feminism out loud
An interview with Rob Marco
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Build Back Better: But Did We? Freedom of Speech; the Debate; and more!
Join Phil and me as we talk over some topics for this week -- our takes are different from all the others, so do tune in!
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Leila Marie Lawler
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Phil Lawler
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That late-term abortion "fact check" during the debate
The enduring mythology of Roe and how it prevents very few facts from sneaking through to the American public
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The Icon of the Nursing Mother in St. Francis de Sales' Treatise on the Love of God
A couple of weeks ago I was in Littleton Colorado giving a talk at the Restore Tradition Conference.
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The "two books" of God's revelation; observing the Pope's priorities in Indonesia; chatting about economics and a movie we watched!
Join Phil and me as we talk over some topics for this week -- our takes are different from all the others, so do tune in!
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Leila Marie Lawler
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Phil Lawler
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On the Feast of Glorious St. Gregory, Be Like Him in Your Own Place -- Make a "Pocket"!
Why we chose him to be the patron of the Pockets
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Part II: I really only had two reasons to "veil" at Mass
Obedience and solidarity in tradition
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August 2024

Joy vs. Happiness; Censorship and Zuckerberg; St. Francis de Sales and the icon of the nursing mother
Join Phil and me as we talk over some topics for this week -- our takes are different from all the others, so do tune in!
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Leila Marie Lawler
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Phil Lawler
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Musings on women covering their heads at Mass, Part I
St. Paul's practicality goes unnoticed, perhaps?
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Public health and mothers; Catholic bishops praying at conventions, a contrast; Rationalism
Join Phil and me as we talk over some topics for this week -- our takes are different from all the others, so do tune in!
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Leila Marie Lawler
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Phil Lawler
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Voting can be a duty, yes, but it's not a sacred act
Maybe we need to revisit our idea of the sacred
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