Ignatius has published translations of Fr. Delp’s work as well as info on him. Go here for something about Father Delp’s life and here to read about how he made his vows to the Jesuit Order while in prison at the hands of the Nazis. Beneath the articles are more links to other articles by the Abtei St. Walburg community of Benedictines. You might also be interested in Father Delp’s anti-euthanasia sermon from 1941–it is available on Ignatius Insight under... Read more

Ignatius has published translations of Fr. Delp’s work as well as info on him. Go here for something about Father Delp’s life and here to read about how he made his vows to the Jesuit Order while in prison at the hands of the Nazis. Beneath the articles are more links to other articles by the Abtei St. Walburg community of Benedictines. You might also be interested in Father Delp’s anti-euthanasia sermon from 1941–it is available on Ignatius Insight under... Read more

Today, my shuffling hordes, I recoil in horror at the discovery that quite a number of you actually like lima beans. There’s no explaining the mind of the mindless, I guess. However, as a perfect penance for Advent I offer the following, courtesy of one of my readers: Baby Lima Bean and Spinach Gratin Preheat the oven to 375°F. Rub the bottom and all sides of a 6-cup gratin dish with: · 1 garlic clove, peeled and cut in half... Read more

Today, my shuffling hordes, I recoil in horror at the discovery that quite a number of you actually like lima beans. There’s no explaining the mind of the mindless, I guess. However, as a perfect penance for Advent I offer the following, courtesy of one of my readers: Baby Lima Bean and Spinach Gratin Preheat the oven to 375°F. Rub the bottom and all sides of a 6-cup gratin dish with: · 1 garlic clove, peeled and cut in half... Read more

Here is GOP Congresscritter Aaron Shock, dropping entirely the bullshit euphemism “enhanced interrogation” and the bullshit faux confusion about definitions that Catholic pro-torture zealots have used to fog the issue for years. Instead, he simply states, in a straightforward way, what the GOP has been arguing for ever since Bush/Cheney decided to piss away American honor and trample on both obvious Catholic teaching and traditional Just War doctrine: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640 “I don’t believe that we should limit waterboarding – or, quite... Read more

Here is GOP Congresscritter Aaron Shock, dropping entirely the bullshit euphemism “enhanced interrogation” and the bullshit faux confusion about definitions that Catholic pro-torture zealots have used to fog the issue for years. Instead, he simply states, in a straightforward way, what the GOP has been arguing for ever since Bush/Cheney decided to piss away American honor and trample on both obvious Catholic teaching and traditional Just War doctrine: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640 “I don’t believe that we should limit waterboarding – or, quite... Read more

…but it will work this way. Read more

…to extinguish all cerebral activity in the Thing That Used to Be Conservatism. Here he is, drawing our attention to the Grave Issues of Our Time: This is such an exquisite example of the way in which the Thing That Used to Be Conservatism has adopted *exactly* the Identity Politics that sane Righties used to sensibly reject. Oooh! He eats the wrong kind of mustard! That makes him Not Of Our Tribe! I remember getting exactly the same crap from... Read more

want diversity in the whole “make us rich by letting us cannibalize your young” scam. Millenial America: Where the rich get richer and the weak get dead. Read more

with the population planning enthusiasts in Copenhagen. It certain seems to make sense of the strategy B16 appears to be pursuing. Hope it works! Read more