Please pray for Buster – UPDATE

October 10, 2008 By

He’s away at school and very sick. The damn health center made him wait a day for an appointment even though he had a fever, and now he’s very sick, and his appointment is not until afternoon. I’ve written many times about how when he gets sick, he gets really sick, and I am anxious [...]

Filed Under: Buster, Mary, Medical

Abortion Survivor on Obama's Vote

September 16, 2008 By

The way I understand it, the Infants Born Alive Bill was introduced to the IL Senate and Obama voted against it because he wanted it to have the same language as the Federal Born Alive Bill. When the bill was re-presented containing that clause, Obama voted against it again. So, given the chance, twice, to [...]

Filed Under: America, Barack Obama, Culture of Life/Death, Election 2008, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Faith, Feminism, John McCain, Medical, Our Hillary!, Parenting, Sarah Palin, The Pelosi

The Power of One

August 17, 2008 By

Deacon Greg has a homily up for this Sunday that is a cut-and-a-half above his usual superb offering: This week, in the Boston Globe, I read the story of an elderly couple named Sol and Rita Rogers. They’ve been married 61 years. They’ve raised a family and lived a long and happy life together. A [...]

Filed Under: Catholicism, Culture of Life/Death, Euthanasia, Faith, Free Speech?, Medical, Philosophy, Prayer

Insomniac quick hits II

July 23, 2008 By

George W. Obama: Jim Geraghty identifies what would be an Obama Bushism, if such things were being observed and tallied: “You know, it’s always a bad practice to say ‘always’ or ‘never.’” — Obama, speaking in Amman I know another: “Only a Sith speaks in absolutes.” But I never could stay awake through that movie. [...]

Filed Under: America, Barack Obama, Benedict XVI, Bush Bad?, Culture of Life/Death, Election 2008, Feminism, Medical, Serving up hot links, The Fourth Estate, The Pelosi, The Perpetual Adolescents, TV/Pop Culture/Music

The Heart and Soul of Baseball

July 10, 2008 By

Thank reader Brendan for this one: Sister Edwin moves from room to room, singing show tunes. She laughs the laugh of a right jolly old elf. She jingles her rosary beads the way a maintenance man jingles a ring of keys. She perspires at the lip and brow, hustling from patient to patient. “Is your [...]

Filed Under: America, Baseball, Catholic Vocations, Catholicism, Euthanasia, Faith, Medical

Is Universal Health Care a "done deal?"

July 8, 2008 By

I wonder about it in my latest PJM piece. Once the thing is put into motion, there will be no pulling back. American presidents may peacefully surrender their power, but bureaucrats never do. It’s actually generating a very interesting comments thread. I’m appreciating all the feedback from people outside the US.

Filed Under: Medical

Quick hits from the Insomniac

June 25, 2008 By

The good thing about insomnia: in the wee small hours, you get caught up on your blogging and finally have time to link to all those things you’ve been meaning to. Got some email answered, too. Please forgive me if I have not responded; I try, but lately there is so much of it, that [...]

Filed Under: Alternative Media, America, Bookchat, Catholicism, Charitable Stuff, Katrina/Rita, Medical, Socialism doesn't work, TV/Pop Culture/Music