2014-12-31T14:39:39-07:00

…chronicles Mark Steyn’s health issues and his own as well as lots of other stuff. Strong suspicions that Splenda and Aspartame (courtesy of Dick “Evil” Cheney) are behind it. (It’s safe(ish). There’s money for a giant corp to make! Approved! I’d expect nothing less from the great man.) Prayers for Binks would be appreciated. Especially as he fights the soft tyranny of Soviet Canuckistan for the free speech rights that we take for granted when we observe that men like... Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:40-07:00

Here’s a little piece on her and on Julianne Wiley, who is trying to alert more Catholics to this treasure of our communion of saints. Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:40-07:00

Please continue praying for Lorna, who is suffering greatly from back pain and who is afraid she may require surgery. Pray that she not need it and can begin her rehab. Also, a reader writes: May I request prayers for a friend’s baby grandson named Jude who is very ill and may have menengitis. Father, hear our prayer for Jude and grant that he be healed swiftly and restored to health of body, mind and spirit through Christ our Lord.... Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:40-07:00

Please continue praying for Lorna, who is suffering greatly from back pain and who is afraid she may require surgery. Pray that she not need it and can begin her rehab. Also, a reader writes: May I request prayers for a friend’s baby grandson named Jude who is very ill and may have menengitis. Father, hear our prayer for Jude and grant that he be healed swiftly and restored to health of body, mind and spirit through Christ our Lord.... Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:40-07:00

that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 is anything like the equal of The Empire Strikes Back.Warning to non-nerds: The Nerd Toxicity Rating of this discussion is so high that prolonged exposure to it could result in nerdy children down to the tenth generation. Exercise caution before clicking the above link. Me: I thought the piece was great, but I’m a lost cause in the nerd department. I not only know the name of James Tiberius Kirk’s brother,... Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:40-07:00

Reader Stephen Haliczer, creator of the Explore Church History site, writes: I wanted to let your readers know about the fascinating exhibition now on show at the main branch of the New York Public Library. The exhibition is entitled “Three Faiths; Judaism, Christianity , Islam” and it seeks to demonstrate how the three great Abrahamic religions can be defined by several basic commonalities. In putting the exhibition together, the New York Public was inspired by a 2007 exhibition held at... Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:40-07:00

Sherry Weddell sez: In all my travels, I’ve never encountered a parish like the one I taught at last weekend in Brooklyn. Make the time to check out this link and pray for them. I think you’ll be inspired and have even more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:41-07:00

…isn’t too complicated for Jonah Goldberg. Amazing how easy it is to understand something simple when you want to do it. Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:41-07:00

Your kid will never be punished for bringing a pencil to school by a bureaucrat frightened of her own shadow. According to UPI: ‘A Massachusetts school district superintendent said a memo banning sixth graders from carrying pencils was written without district approval. North Brookfield School District interim Superintendent Gordon Noseworthy said Wendy Scott, one of two sixth-grade teachers at North Brookfield Elementary School, did not get approval from administrators before sending the memo to all sixth-grade parents, the Worcester Telegram... Read more

2014-12-31T14:39:41-07:00

My shuffling hordes: Recently some nasty rumors about my less-than-flinty heart have been circulating among the groaning lickspittles in my pits of despair. Accordingly, it has become necessary for me to stamp out this flickering flame of hope as brutally as possible. Lest any of you fall into some sentimental hope of appealing to my better nature as Christmas approaches, it behooves us all to remember the sort of demented cruelty of which my highly unstable mind is capable: Any... Read more

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