Who I am Talking About? He’s responding to this. A vigorous conversation ensues, and I reply as follows: Pat: If what I wrote does not apply to you, then I rejoice. However, if you are wondering whether it doesn’t apply to anybody on the Right, then I can only suggest that you read my comboxes (or several of the comments right here). The examples I gave came from my own readers. So, for instance, A Proud Conservative reads all criticism... Read more

The weekend in Boyne Mountain went very well.  Such lovely and good people!  However, what with travel yesterday that didn’t get me in bed till 1 AM and two essays to write today, blogging is out till tomorrow.  However, I do have several prayer requests.  Our friend Dierdre (AKA Lorna) continues to do amazingly well, but she still has a hard struggle.  Her sister writes: Lorna almost didn’t sleep at all last night, which, for those of us watching at... Read more

First off, I want to thank you for your prayers fro Dierdre.  She is starting to come around and is showing hopeful signs (giving thumbs up when requested, responding to people’s voices, and trying to communicate a bit).  She also has sensation below the break in her back.   So thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ.  May she continue to heal and find complete healing in body, soul and spirit!  Please keep praying for her and her family!... Read more

Cuz I agree completely with Glenn Beck. “This is not only anti-gay, it is anti-human. It is bigotry for sport,” – Glenn Beck on the torture of two gay teens and a gay man in the Bronx. Not that this isn’t a no-brainer.  Gay people should be protected from this sort of thing because they are people, not because they re gay.  I hope they throw the book at the creeps who did this. Read more

What *am* I up to?  Today, over at the Register blog, I stuck up a humorous little video in which some wags with guitars register their lack of enthusiasm for the Amateur President.  Immediately, a reader complains: I would prefer a more evenhanded critique of ALL politicians. I am amazed that anyone believes any good comes out of politics. I’m sick of certain segments of the orthodox Catholic bloc who think only in black and white. Conservative good/Liberal bad. They... Read more

So here’s a story about Wellesley Middle School in Massachusetts, which took a gaggle of kids off to some local Islamic Cultural Center for some multicultural field trip. In the course of it, the guys running the center said their prayers and some of the kids decided to join in. Somebody videotaped the thing and now there’s a lawsuit being filed against the school for violating the establishment clause. In a sane world, none of this would be happening. Wellesley... Read more

delivers himself of a magnificent essay on the bowdlerization of the vampire and the excision of the crucifix from the mythos. It’s probably just as well he gave up on Buffy when Spike got all gooey. The slide in goddess worship would have made his head explode. Man, can that guy write. I hope I can be like him when I grow up. Wonderful stuff! Read more

are growing, particularly Catholics. It will be interesting to see if they can find a way to join forces with their Palestinian Catholic brethren and help work for peace. Read more

at a science fiction story. Read more

When you stop believing in God, you don’t believe in nothing; you believe in anything. Read more