In the Day of the Bully

October 11, 2010 By

Over the weekend, I mentioned to someone that I hate the tv ad for the Chrysler Town and Country–the one where a little boy is being chased by bullies; he dives into the open hatchback of a waiting minivan, and his mother–who apparently knows her son is the target of bullies, but parks some distance [...]

Filed Under: America, Blogs and Blogging, Bullies, Catholicism, Culture of Life/Death, The Fourth Estate, TV/Pop Culture/Music, Why can't weeee be ... Tagged With:

Wondering about Ameridolotry, Krugman, Absorption…

September 22, 2010 By

My plan to work, work, work, today is being interrupted by a family situation that needs attending-to (nothing awful, but important, nonetheless) so here’s some interesting stuff I meant to respond to or comment on. Now, you’ll have to do it! I’ve wondered several times over the past five years whether some Americans are allowing [...]

Filed Under: "Remaking" Ourselves, 9/10 Mindset, Alternative Energy, Barack Obama, Benedict XVI, Blogs and Blogging, Bloodless Coup, Catholicism, Christians in Exile, Constitutional Stuff, Crooks and Liars, Culture of Treason?, Dominican Order, Dumb Democrat moves, Media Excess, Nanny Statism, Obama White House, Passionists, Scandal, Secularism

Benedict's UK Triumph Ignored in US

September 21, 2010 By

Shamelessly cribbed from Lucianne.com Deacon Greg, who rarely has time to really sit down and write like this, hits one out of the ballpark, today, as he takes a look at the complete non-coverage of Pope Benedict’s triumphant visit to the United Kingdom. Really, it’s so good that it’s difficult to excerpt, but here is [...]

Filed Under: Benedict in UK, Benedict XVI, Blogs and Blogging, Bookchat, Catholicism, Christians in Exile, Crisis & Opportunity, Critical Thinking, Culture of Life/Death, Faith Perspective, The Fourth Estate, The Perpetual Adolescents

Thank you, a little slow at the gate!

September 15, 2010 By

Deplorable-looking woman, who has grown her mother’s nose and who sweated off her make-up, reviving with Guinness in Rome Sorry it’s so quiet. I awoke this morning with a really bad cold/sore throat thing going on and after doing the marketing realized I must be a little more jet-lagged than I thought. Who knew jet-lag [...]

Filed Under: Blogs and Blogging, Rome

All Hands on Deck!

August 30, 2010 By

Let me take a second to introduce everyone to a group of terrific, talented ladies who have agreed to help keep this place from falling into a mausoleum while I’m off gallivanting! Meet Danielle Bean, Simcha Fisher and Sally Thomas Danielle Bean is a little force of nature who writes everywhere – at Inside Catholic, [...]

Filed Under: Blogs and Blogging

Return to Bliss

August 28, 2010 By

Isn’t this a great picture? Flowers in the Utah desert, after a rain. Even what is hard and barren may be cracked open, to reveal an inner beauty hardly guessed at. Bliss. Let’s revisit a little bliss: . . . we are His raiment, and whether we consent to it or not, we will eventually [...]

Filed Under: Blogs and Blogging, Liturgy of the Hours, Patheos, Prayer

Must Reads Roundup

August 5, 2010 By

Haven’t cleared the tabbar in a while – here are some things you should try not to miss: dotcommonweal: Beautiful Bodies; Rotted Hearts, a remarkable piece of writing, and a look at the underbelly of free market capitalism that makes so many of the churches uneasy, even as they oppose the alternatives. Don’t miss it. [...]

Filed Under: Alternative Energy, Blogs and Blogging, Serving up hot links