Fortunately, he was just a Christian, so he totally had it coming. Move along. Nothing to see here. Read more

But a Kennedy suddenly decides to make a big deal about it in November 2009. Compliant media compliantly complies with the narcissitic martyrdom narrative of a rich man. Read more

When ideologues want to demonize opponents, they always use the word “we” to mean “they”. So, for instance, here’s an academic who wants to study the phenomenon of “hatred”. He’s not sure what “hate” is, but he is quite sure that “we” are full of it. And by “we” he means, “Some people seem to hate President Obama. Some hate Muslims. Some hate homosexuals.” Unless this academic hails from the pool of Talk Radio devotees, I’m pretty sure that when... Read more

Please ask your readers to pray for Miranda, age 9, baptised in the Russian Orthodox Church, to remain a Christian in spirit throughout her life, and please pray for her atheist Russian Communist grandparents to convert, according to their limited lights, to faith in the Holy Spirit. Father, hear our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ. Mother Mary, pray for these people that the Father’s will be done in their lives. Read more

Thirty years is about the limit of the GOP blathering that abortion is the central moral issue of our time while, you know, doing as little as they possibly can about it while still exploiting it as a vote-getting tool. I think no small part of the reason they keep guys like Ron Paul marginalized as lunatics is because the GOP would have no idea what to do with a candidate who really meant to end abortion by taking actual... Read more

Big Enthusiasts for culling the herd, not of gigantic carbon-producing countries, but of countries with what they deem to be way too many brown-skinned or almond eyed folk. Here’s a typical “World Ending: Women, Minorities Hardest Hit” SWPL appeal for still more herd culling among the inferior orders. Climate change: is there anything it can’t justify? Read more

I’m writing from FOCUS, The Fellowship of Catholic University Students, to let you know that our National Conference is coming up on December 30, 2009 – January 3, 2010, and to see if you would be willing to help us spread the word! The conference is FOCUS’s largest outreach event in two years. We had 3000 young people attend the 2008 National Conference in Grapevine, TX, and we expect to have close to 5000 this year in Orlando. Check thou... Read more

Between Thanksgiving, family parties, errands, and huge work project, I’ll mostly be gone next week. I will check in now and then to post links to a couple of pieces of mine that will be published next week but that’ll be about it. Just so’s you know. Read more

Could you please post these two prayer requests? First, my brother-in-law has been out of work for a long time and is very depressed. Please pray that he gets a job and for his depression; we’re all very concerned about him. Second, my mom’s friend’s granddaughter’s pet dog was stolen Wednesday night from their front yard. A neighbor’s surveillance camera caught footage the suspects running away – two adults and a little girl, believe it or not. They posted it... Read more

Steve Greydanus gets noticed by the MSM. The more sane Catholic voices in the pop culture media, the better! Congrats, Steve! Read more