Joshua Bowman

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Joshua Bowman

Joshua Bowman joined in full communion with the Catholic Church in 2010 after many years in the spiritual wilderness. He recently moved from his beloved native Virginia to Columbus, Ohio with his growing family and writes on religion, politics, history, and geographical curiosities in these pages and on his personal blog, The Prolix Patriot.

Recent Posts

"Paying the Tax," by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, c.1620

Conservatives? Harass them! Planned Parenthood? Fund them!

The Washington Post now reports that officials at the highest levels of the Internal Revenue Service were aware of the program to target conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status prior... More

Marriage of the Virgin (1523), by Rosso Fiorentino

Delaware and Rhode Island Substitute Human Folly for God’s Ageless Wisdom

In the last few days, Delaware and Rhode Island have joined the ultra-liberal bloc of mainly northeastern states that have redefined marriage. The institution of marriage has stood for thousands of ye... More

Bishop Campbell of Columbus (Catholic News Agency File Photo)

Bishop Campbell Speaks About the Hale Case

In an exclusive interview published today in the Columbus Dispatch, Bishop Frederick Campbell broke his patient silence on what was until now a purely internal human resources matter regarding the d... More

Only royal trumpeters should toot their own horn. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UPDATE: Columbus Diocese Remains Resolute, Lesbian Teacher Basks in Spotlight

The Columbus Dispatch reports that after meeting with the principal of Bishop Watterson High School, Carla Hale gave a press conference to her fawning supporters in the media vowing to “continue her... More

Bishop Campbell (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)

Lesbian Teacher Suing Diocese for Being Catholic

The Columbus Dispatch reports that a Catholic High School fired a physical education teacher last month after it became public knowledge that she is a lesbian who lives with her partner, in direct vio... More

Apollyon, "The Destroyer"

Dr. Gosnell and the Angel of Death

By now, you may have heard of the sad story of Kermit Gosnell’s barbaric butchery of mothers and babies. The story is saddest because it was allowed to go on for so long. The criminal investigation ... More

"He created them male and female and blessed them." Genesis 5:2

How Equal is Equal Enough?

Marriage “equality” is the defining civil rights issue of our time, or so we are told. The proponents of same-sex marriage have explicitly compared their struggle to ending segregation and miscege... More

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CV Exclusive: Pope Francis to Modernize Church!

VATICAN CITY, April 1--A correspondent for Catholic Vote has just learned from a prominent cardinal in the Roman Curia that Pope Francis is scheduled to make a major announcement tonight regarding his... More

Balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet by Frank Bernard Dicksee.

Marriage: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry today in what promises to be a historic case no matter the outcome. Meanwhile, supporters of marriage are mar... More

Saint Joseph with the Infant Jesus, by Guido Reni, c.1635

A liberal family goes retro with traditional husband and wife roles

New York Magazine ran a feature this past weekend of a liberal family that has embraced traditional roles as a sort of counter-counter-cultural reversal of the feminist program. It is perhaps ironic t... More


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