Turns out the war in Iraq is over! All of our combat troops are gone from Iraq, sez the Prez. All that remains behind is a mere 50,000 troops who are getting shot at and blown up at this hour. But that’s not combat because the Son of Man, by the power of his Omnipotent Word, says it is not. Funniest reaction to this: What President Obama called the end of the combat mission in Iraq is a meaningless milestone,... Read more

There’s been a protracted discussion going on over at my Register blog about the Death penalty, sparked by Bp. Finn’s letter on same. As I predicted, any mention of actual Church teaching about the DP (Summary: It’s not morally equivalent to abortion. The State retains the right to inflict it under certain circumstances. Those circumstances are vanishingly rare in the modern world. It is legitimate, if you like, to oppose the death penalty entirely.) drew the Usual Fire from the... Read more

…on Rescuing the Miners. It is notable that the miners are remaining quite cheerful through this ordeal, not by reciting long passage from The God Delusion, but by doing normal human things like building shrines to Our Lady and singing songs of praise to God. The atheist contribution to such situations–“Where is the god of ‘love’ now? Your meaningless Khrister existence is all coming to a pointless conclusion now, isn’t it, you losers!”–is but one of the many reasons that... Read more

In celebration of the capture and return of #453 to the Village, I give you: Breaches of ettiquette are unseemly. Welcome back, #453. That is all! Read more

…about how “health care is not a right” to be a particularly barbarous manifestation of libertarianism run amok is illustrated by this brave, desperate, heartbreaking letter from a poor Catholic woman of my acquaintance: I have been having symptoms for quite a while but they seem to be escalating. I finally, after much angst, saw the doctor yesterday. Actually I had to in order to get my thyroid prescriptions refilled, but anyway, the dr. said that all my problems are... Read more

A reader writes: If you can, could you put in a prayer request for all the unemployed that they have gainful employment sooner than later? Many friends of mine, including myself, need all the prayers we can get. If you do make this request, make sure to mention “everyone” needing employment (I don’t want to be singled out). Father, hear our pray for work for all those who need a job! We ask this through Jesus your Son, our Lord.... Read more

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…the Pope spoke of St Hildegard of Bingen’s “exemplary ministry of authority.” Read more

…for the Jolly Lifestyle. Temperanormative viewers who feel “grossed out” need to learn to deal with their obesophobia by means of rigorous state-enforced education that teaches them to suppress their sense of revulsion and instead applaud, embrace, and consume. Your “natural” sense of being repelled by this art is just a sign of how backward you are. Read more

St. Thomas had the education of a modern 7 year old cuz the Church kept everybody stoopid. Evangelical Atheists: Napoleon Dynamite with a mean streak. Read more