Rosary for Job-Seekers – UPDATED

August 2, 2010 By

UPDATE: I have written an expanded version of these rosary meditations for OSV; you can order pamphlets of it for your church or group, here Reading about these especially horrific numbers and the endless squeezing of the Middle Class, and watching my son–still trying to find a real, full-time job now that the temporary one [...]

Filed Under: America, Catholicism, Crisis & Opportunity, Crucible of Faith, Faith Perspective, Prayer, Social Security, The Rosary

Questions in the blogosphere

April 22, 2008 By

I’m kinda pooped from all the Benedict blogging of late. Meanwhile, a quick lookaround: From the Dept. of Silly Quesitons: Q: Did Laura Bush wear white to host the pope at the White House because she believes she is a monarch’s wife or because she is signaling an assent to the rampant rumors that President [...]

Filed Under: Answers & Questions, Barack Obama, Baseball, Benedict XVI, Bush Bad?, Election 2008, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Hoo-Hah & BS, Serving up hot links, Social Security

A Far Out Animation, SocSec, Anti-Semites and More

May 7, 2005 By

Patrick at Paragraph Farmer brings us an animation that is both far and near. It’s very cool. Go look. David Brooks had a terrific column today that basically lifts the mists and spells out exactly how the Democrats have revealed themselves to be completely phoney in their concerns. Or, maybe not phoney. I don’t think [...]

Filed Under: Social Security

An interesting rebuttal

April 15, 2005 By

A front page story at the SF Chronicle says President Clinton would have saved Social Security – if only the damn Republicans hadn’t been so obsessed with Monica Lewinsky. Seems to me, we keep hearing that President Clinton would have “reformed Education, if only he hadn’t been distracted with Monica Lewinsky and those damn Republicans.” [...]

Filed Under: Social Security, Why can't weeee be ...