Not just that over 50 people were slain in the midst of celebration and joy, but the perpetrator is rumored to have been no more than a child. There is, was, and always will be evil. Each generation has its own versions to confront. May God bring peace and comfort to those who were lost or who have experienced unthinkable suffering from this power of darkness. And may God give us the courage and wisdom to admit and confront the... Read more
I guess when you really are against a political candidate, there’s nothing left to do but put up life sized, naked statues of that candidate around the country. Read more
A top Louisiana newspaper has asked President Obama to cut short his vacation and get down to the flood ravaged disaster areas. The same thing happened with Bush during Katrina, as the article points out. And I think we can all remember the outrage, the scandal, the fury. When Bush didn’t get down there pronto, he was skinned in the media and by pundits alike. This time, however, the story has been the story of those who apparently are bothered. The press... Read more
Dad finds kids’ pot brownies, eats four, insults family cat. Read more
These, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1867): The catechetical tradition also recalls that there are “sins that cry to heaven”: 1. The blood of Abel (Gen 4:10) And the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen; your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground! 2. The sin of the Sodomites (Gen. 18.20; 19:13) Then the Lord said, “How great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin! For we are... Read more
How about that. Many pundits have noted he didn’t specify what offensive remarks he was apologizing for. I figure we can give him a break. If he listed everything he has said that was offensive, it would take all day. FWIW, I am not happy with what Trump has said at different times. My problem with him, however, is not that. We are post-moderns. We venerate Comedy Central and have no problem acting like Trump on social media. Like my boys said,... Read more
Carl Olson unpacks some problems with the statement Pope Francis made about religion and violence and those rascally fundamentalists. Blaming fundamentalists today is a little like making fun of gay people back in the 60s and 70s. You could do that with impunity in the day. Today, you can do the same with fundamentalists by mocking them, making fun, insulting, blaming, calling them evil and violent. As I tell my boys, every age and every culture needs its ‘them’, those... Read more
Michael Flynn can rest at ease. In this post, he expressed concern that Transgenders could upset the sports world by men simply donning a skirt, and then competing in women’s sports. We’ve walked this tight rope for decades. On one hand, women can do anything a man can do. If you think otherwise, you’re a sexist. Hence women in front line combat. And yet, we still assume that women can’t do anything a man can do, because women are weaker... Read more
There are too many more like him. War is never good. War is always the result of sin. Even if it is justified, it is only necessary because of sin committed somewhere by someone. Pray for this poor child and the thousands like him who we don’t hear about. May the Lord of peace himself give them peace at all times and in every way. Read more
Here is why. The catch is here, the article containing the original story as I saw it on CNN. That’s deliberate editing. Can you imagine if a white woman said the exact same thing? Do you really – and I mean really – believe that CNN would have edited out the disturbing elements of her rant, of calling for violence and burning in other neighborhoods? If you do, you have more blind faith than I can muster. This doesn’t... Read more
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