…Jan, eldest son Luke and wife Tasha, second son Matthew, friend J Mac, Jan and I went to the Neptune Theater in the University District in Seattle to go hear Stephen Tobolowsky, character actor extraordinaire and fantastic storyteller, regale us with some of his wonderful tales. You’ve undoubtedly seen him because he’s been in jillion movies and TV shows, but he’s always playing some odd character part like Buttcrack Plumber, or Officer #2, or (most famously) Ned Ryerson in “Groundhog... Read more

So down below, I noted that a reader had sent a note to the effect that the same dude who underwrites RealCatholic TV is also hiring E. Michael Jones, author of “The Revolutionary Jew” and pal (and publisher) or anti-semitic kook Bob Sungenis. My reader, a conservative Catholic, was not surprisingly disturbed by this. Lo and behold, what should happen next but that not once, but a twice a “T Burnham” should turn up in my comboxes to announce: Thanks... Read more

A reader writes: I have a prayer request. Actually, two. 1) I’ve been unemployed for 5 months, and I’m still unable to find work. I’m getting interviews, but ultimately(even when it seems very likely I’ll get the position) I’m rejected. I was even told by one company they were going to hire me, only for them to back out without explanation. I’ve been living off a credit card for 3 of the 5 months and I’m worried about what will... Read more

1. God King who just stripped us all of habeas corpus and arrogates to himself the right to jail forever and/or murder American citizens sez Republicans threaten the “very core of what this country stands for”. He even does the Goering trick of gesticulating and pointing to Osama bin Laden and saying “Be afraid! Be very afraid!” He’s learned the “Either you are with me or with the terrorists” rhetoric of the GOP very well. Meanwhile, of course, the reality... Read more

It’s not a secret I’m no fan of Rick Santorum and greatly fear what his (thankfully unlikely) administration would do. That said, the egregiously horrible treatment he and his family have gotten from the child-hating Left over how they chose to grieve the loss of their baby has, once again, revealed the deep and visceral hatred of both motherhood and children among many on the talking head left. First Alan Colmes and then Eugene Robinson have elected to make public... Read more

Here he is, offering a reply to a typical New Atheist worshipper of the intellect who has no idea what Christians think of the sciences but is cocksure they are wrong for thinking it. As a bonus, he ties it in with science fiction writing and gently suggests that worshippers of the intellect should a) actually find out what Christians historically had to say about the use of reason rather than declare, by faith, what they must think, and b),... Read more

There are now eight words you cannot say on television: “Israel is more than capable of defending itself,” as Cpl. Jesse Thorsen learned — Ron Paul supporting soldier speaking out against the wars cut off on CNN. The business of our troops is to go suffer and die for our damp-handed chickenhawk Ruling Classes and their End to Evil theories (and then return to joblessness and Congressional schemes to strip them of their benefits (if they live) or be dumped... Read more

It’s the Catholic Spring Break Mission Trip! Note, gentle Catholic reader, that this *Catholic* mission trip is being sponsored by YWAM. That’s right. An Evangelical parachurch organization is doing what it can to throw its weight and resources behind a Catholic missionary initiative. That’s worth celebrating right there. Read more

A reader, who poses as a faithful Catholic but who is no doubt a member of the Conspiracy of Damn Libruls motivated solely by hatred of the Faith, America and babies, writes: I thought you might be interested to know that Marc Brammer, the Opus Dei supernumerary who funds RealCatholicTV, is starting a new think tank, the Institute for New Media, for which he plans to hire E. Michael Jones. Yes, that E. Michael Jones. The one who claims St.... Read more

A reader writes: I write hoping to make the blog prayer requests. A friend of mine just received a diagnosis for her unborn child. Trisomy 18: Incompatible with Life. It seems hopeless, so all I can think of doing to trying to bomb heaven with prayers for a miracle–even if it is only for the healing of her family in their time of grief, especially the big brother and sister who were so looking forward to having a baby sibling.... Read more