Was Mary's Pregnancy With Jesus "Wanted"?

Well?

"And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; ... And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house."

 -- Luke 1:39,56

Why "Roman Catholic Conservative" Is An Oxymoron

"Roman Catholic conservative" is an oxymoron because Catholicism positively reeks with respect for the very elites who are at best irrelevant and at worst inimical to the self-governed man.

"The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite." -- Thomas Jefferson 

There Is Nothing Hid From The Heat Of The Transcendent Moral Order

"The heavens are telling the glory of God . . . In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes forth like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and like a strong man runs its course with joy. Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them; and there is nothing hid from its heat. The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb." -- Psalm 19

The Theology Of Suds

The theology of suds: drowning the old man daily, preferably in a pail of lager.

There's The Everyday Helmet, And The Sunday Go-To-Meeting Helmet

Vladimir Putin's Indispensable Prop For His Tyranny Is Russian Orthodoxy

"What were the 2000s then? Through a miracle of God, with the active participation of the country's leadership, we managed to exit this horrible, systemic crisis."

"I should say it openly as a patriarch who must only tell the truth, not paying attention to the political situation or propaganda, you personally [Vladimir Putin] played a massive role in correcting this crooked twist of our history."

-- Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, quoted here