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Until the Sirens Went Off

May 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

We were in legislative session when the sirens went off. For the first time that day, the room fell silent. It was the kind of bottom-dropping-out, free-fall silence that occurs when people face their omnipresent dread. Tornadoes are an omnipresent dread in Oklahoma. Their unpredictability, coupled with their potential for absolute deadliness are the source of our nightmares. I don’t personally know a single native-born Oklahoman who does not have tornado nightmares. Fear of these … [Read More...]

Things You Don’t Say to Your Wife

May 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Men: Take notes! http://youtu.be/SZ3SC-gVvy0 … [Read More...]

I Have Terminal Cotton Brain. It’s Time for a Break

May 17, 2013 By 2 Comments

Note: I originally said I'd be back Monday, May 20th. I meant to say Tuesday, May 28th. This kind of cotton-brainedness is why I need to take off for a few days. Never fear -- I'll be back, and I'll do it on the 28th, which, if my calendar knows its stuff, is the day after Memorial Day. We're coming up on the end of session … [Read More...]

Book Review: StrangeGods and the Idolatry of Me

May 17, 2013 By 1 Comment

To join the discussion about StrangeGods, Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life, or to order a copy, go here.  I'm going to suggest that my book club read StrangeGods, Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life for its July discussion. The reason is simple. Author Elizabeth Scalia has written a book that is so thought-provoking … [Read More...]

Pope Francis: Walking Past Lazarus on the Way to Hell

May 16, 2013 By 4 Comments

"Financiers, economists and politicians consider God as manageable, even dangerous because God calls man to his full realization and independence from any kind of slavery." Pope Francis When money is your god, you are well on your way to creating a hell on earth. We have gone so far down the road of making money our god in … [Read More...]

Part 2: What’s So Bad About Gosnell?

May 16, 2013 By 7 Comments

It's a matter of timing, not killing.  No one questioned that Dr Kermit Gosnell had killed a lot of babies. After all, that was his business. He killed babies for a living. And he made a killing at killing. According to some reports, Dr Gosnell made millions from killing babies. That was never the issue. Because killing babies … [Read More...]

My Vocation Story by Fr Jason Smith

May 15, 2013 By 2 Comments

"God our Father, send us holy priests, all for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus all for the Immaculate Heart of Mary in union with St Joseph. Amen." Prayers don't get much more Catholic than that one. With its talk of eucharistic and immaculate hearts, it's enough to confuse the average protestant for days.  My rosary … [Read More...]

Part 1: What’s So Bad About Gosnell?

May 15, 2013 By 2 Comments

Remember this? This video is from this legislative session in Florida. It reflects the current attitude of Planned Parenthood concerning babies who are born alive during late-term abortions. That's the same Planned Parenthood we seeing throwing Dr Kermit Gosnell under the bus and condemning the very practices they … [Read More...]

Fortnight for Freedom 2013

May 15, 2013 By 3 Comments

Fortnight for Freedom 2013  is around the corner! The Fortnight, which begins June 21 and ends July 4 is a call for both prayer and activity on behalf of our first American Freedom -- Freedom of Religion. From the USCCB website: The Fortnight for Freedom, which we celebrated for the first time last year, takes place … [Read More...]

Gosnell Gets Life Without Parole x2

May 14, 2013 By 4 Comments

Dr Kermit Gosnell accepted a deal in which he received life in prison without parole in exchange for giving up his right to an appeal.  He will be sentenced Wednesday for the third conviction, which is for involuntary manslaughter. I think this is a good deal for everyone involved. I doubt that the 72-year-old Dr Gosnell … [Read More...]

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Pope Francis: Satan Always Rips You Off

May 14, 2013 By 5 Comments

  Live for yourself! Lookin' out for number one! Do unto others before they do it to you first! Greed is good.  Survival of the fittest.  He who has the gold, rules.  These sentiments are how we make a little hell of our time here on earth. They enable us to lie, steal, cheat and destroy everything that gives real … [Read More...]

Abortion Advocates React to Gosnell Verdict

May 14, 2013 By 10 Comments

"They" are spinning the Gosnell verdict as best they can.  "They've" filed lawsuits against pro life legislation. "They've" lobbied -- often successfully -- to kill bills that would require abortionists to have hospital privileges, to give women informed consent before performing an abortion, to require parental notification … [Read More...]

Gosnell Found Guilty

May 13, 2013 By 8 Comments

Dr Kermit Gosnell, screen shot Dr Kermit Gosnell stands convicted of 3 counts of first degree murder. The charges stem from the deaths of babies that were born alive at Gosnell's late-term abortion clinic and then subsequently killed by Dr Gosnell and members of his staff. According to testimony in his trial, Dr Gosnell most … [Read More...]

Cancer Drug Costs Could Skyrocket Under Obamacare

May 13, 2013 By 2 Comments

Containing health care costs is a little bit like trying to stuff an elephant into an old-fashioned telephone booth. You push one part in, and another part comes busting back out.  The Affordable Health Care Act was supposed to control health care costs and make health coverage available to all Americans. It was also supposed … [Read More...]

Motherhood: Your Brain on Babies

May 13, 2013 By 3 Comments

Moms are different from Dads. As I learned while we were raising our kids, it takes both moms and dads, with their different approaches, to do the best job for children. My kids used to think I could read their minds. My husband joked about how they could spout off a string of baby jibberish and I would understand every word of … [Read More...]

You’re Really Going to Love Mom

May 12, 2013 By 3 Comments

The beauty of motherhood. … [Read More...]

Things Moms Say

May 12, 2013 By 2 Comments

Hey moms: How many of these have you said to your kids? http://youtu.be/7RS5XRNIeko … [Read More...]

A Shout Out to Papa on Mother’s Day: Pope Francis Joins the March for Life in Rome

May 12, 2013 By 6 Comments

I am soooo in the bag for Pope Francis!  He is my spiritual leader, and I feel that he genuinely cares about the likes of me … and the likes of you. He showed that again today when he made the "highly unusual" move of joining the annual March for Life in Rome.  We have a Walk for Life here in Oklahoma each fall, and we are … [Read More...]