He’s doing it to keep you safe. Feel safer or you might be an Enemy of the State. Read more

on life issues. If your parish doesn’t have ’em (or if you don’t) you should invest in a few since they are handy presentations of the Church’s common sense teaching. Warning to Death Penalty Enthusiasts: The American bishops do, in fact, accept the Church’s whole teaching, not only about things displeasing to damn libruls, but even about things unacceptable to American conservatives. This is not, contrary to popular conservative conspiracy theory, due to a plot by the ghost of Cardinal... Read more

as a sign of Hope. I do too, just as I saw the Tea Parties as a sign of hope. Both are protesting basically the same things. Insofar as they are opposed to the evil of the incestuous relationship between Big Caesar and Big Mammon, they are right and deserve kudos for trying to figure out ways to oppose this. Daniel writes: President Obama and other Democrats are already trying to co-opt the Occupy movement, just as the Republicans co-opted... Read more

Catholic Professionals of Seattle welcomes nationally recognized speaker Greg Wolfe. He’ll talk about the relationship between art and religion and its impact in the public square. Tickets for the December 2, 2011 breakfast are available online, see link below.  These meetings are terrific opportunities to meet fellow Catholic professionals.  We also enjoy a gourmet breakfast by SimpleFoods.  Space is limited at the UW Catholic Newman Center, so reserve your spot soon. Please spread the word among your friends and relatives... Read more

It’s over. You’re done. Goodbye. And Whew. That guy could have been President. What kind of screwy party allowed him to get that close to the levers of power in the first place? And why is it now turning to an astonishingly terrible choice like Newt Gingrich as its last Great Not Romney Hope? Read more

…of Gene Wolfe when a dunderhead attacks him. Don’t get in the way of Wright’s pen with foolish blather written against a good man and great writer. You just end up like C.M. Hyde did when dared to spit on Father Damien of Molokai in the hearing of Robert Louis Stevenson. The only thing people will ever remember about you will be that you were the slob who got what he deserved. Read more

One of the traitorous enemies of America in our Senate, Lindsey Graham, lies about the reckless and dangerous bill just passed by the Senate. Out of one side of his mouth he lies: Several, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), noted that a U.S. citizen suspected of aiding al Qaeda would be given his or her right to trial. “The idea that an American citizen helping al Qaeda doesn’t get due process is just a lie,” Graham said. while out of... Read more

No. Really. I’m not exaggerating when I say I fear our Ruling Classes much more than I worry about some guys in tents beating a few drums. Permit me to cut and paste this in full: Senate Set to Vote on Bill that Defines the U.S. as a Battlefield The Senate is set to vote on a bill next week that would define the whole of the United States as a “battlefield” and allow the U.S. Military to arrest American... Read more

A reader writes: Please pray for my husband who is out of work for the second time in a year. A large part of this is due to his inability to deal well with difficult people (of whom he is one!). This last job loss was probably a God-send since it made him recognize how poorly he treats people and I’ve seen dramatic changes (for the better). His father is a very hostile and critical person; I believe my husband... Read more

… is that he is the soul of chivalric courtesy, generous wit, and intelligent engagement. Here he is, f’rinstance, irenically replying to somebody whose worldview is utterly foreign to John’s in many ways, and doing it with grace and aplomb and with a generous appreciation for what can be held in common between them. And here he is, again very graciously and thoughtfully, replying to what he takes me to be saying about the OWSers. My good friend Mark Shea... Read more