Obama Refuses Perry's Letter

August 10, 2010 By

What kind of president is this? All hat, no cattle Gov. Rick Perry’s meeting at the Austin airport with President Barack Obama on border security lasted a mere 34 seconds, and Perry had to hand a letter on the issue to presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett because Obama declined to personally accept it. That did not [...]

Filed Under: 'Remaking' America, Bloodless Coup, Buster, Crisis & Opportunity, Crooks and Liars, Economic woe, Obama Bad?

Desecration in Scranton

August 9, 2010 By

This is not good: It is believed that sometime overnight on Aug. 3 or early morning on Aug. 4 someone broke into St. Rose of Lima Church in Carbondale. The person was able to open the tabernacle, the receptacle on the side altar in which the vessels containing the Blessed Sacrament are kept. The person [...]

Filed Under: Buster, Catholicism, Christians in Exile, Communion of Saints, Crucible of Faith, Culture of Life/Death, Eucharist, Saints

Down Memory Lane & Nordlinger

June 17, 2010 By

After taping an interview with Melissa Clouthier, this morning (I will let you know when it airs, if you can stand listening to me) I ran out to do some errands. On the way home, I decided to stop at a 7-11 for a cup of coffee. Before me on line was a college-age kid [...]

Filed Under: 'Remaking' America, Buster, Chris Christie

Homework & Hospitals

April 29, 2010 By

Elder Son & Buster, long ago Longtime readers may recall that while he was in High School Buster frequently landed in the ER usually from a rash move on the playing field: Now he’s away at college, and here we are again. Only Buster can apply himself to his homework and land in the hospital! [...]

Filed Under: Buster, Parenting, Prayer

A wee prayer request

April 27, 2010 By

Buster says: Pray for me! For any so inclined, if you could whisper up a prayer for Buster, today. He is auditioning for a singing job that actually pays and if he gets it, it will be a big help to all of us, while he is still in school, plus it will give him [...]

Filed Under: Buster

Little Black Book of Violence

January 25, 2010 By

Over at PJTV, Dr. Helen talks to Lawrence Kane about his book, The Little Black Book of Violence: What Every Young Man Needs to Know About Fighting. I had seen this book recommended at Instapundit last year, and put a copy of it into my son Buster’s Christmas stocking. Watch Dr. Helen’s enjoyable chat with [...]

Filed Under: Bookchat, Buster, Parenting, Social Entrepreneurship

"You will always have this…"

January 8, 2010 By

A Puffy-Eye’d Crybaby with Monkey Face Inside Catholic is reposting something I’d forgotten that I’d written, and upon re-reading, I think it’s worth recommending to you: I knelt at my seat, thanking and welcoming Jesus, as I’d been taught, and suddenly I was in the grip of something I had never felt before — an [...]

Filed Under: Buster, Catholic Vocations, Catholicism, Communion of Saints, Eucharist, Nun News, Reposts by request