Lotsa work. See youse later! By the way, please pray for Tasha. She’s having massive headaches as a consequence of her epidural. Thanks, all y’all! I don’t say it often enough, but I deeply appreciate and love you that you pray so faithfully! Read more

I think it was Kathy Shaidle who said, “In the future, everyone will be Adolf Hitler for fifteen minutes.” For eight years, Godwin’s Law was SOP for Lefty’s who routinely denounced Bush as Hitler. The argumentum ad Hitlerum is a cherished tool in every Internet Idiot’s bag of trick. And now, not to be outdone, the Right is, of course, turning to this Lefty trick as it seems to have embraced so many other parts of the playbook in its... Read more

Yale University publishes a book about the Danish Cartoon Riots–without the cartoons. Rationale: They are chicken. So Yale University and Yale University Press consulted two dozen authorities, including diplomats and experts on Islam and counterterrorism, and the recommendation was unanimous: The book, “The Cartoons That Shook the World,” should not include the 12 Danish drawings that originally appeared in September 2005. What’s more, they suggested that the Yale press also refrain from publishing any other illustrations of the prophet that... Read more

The guys at Korrectiv are reviewing each of the films on their list of 52 Movies for the Year of the Priest. Cool idea! Read more

I wrote a post yesterday about the proper role of the laity in onlineapologetics (it’s here), and it prompted some good discussion. Specifically, this response post, is far more interesting than anything I’d originally written. The crux of the discussion is: “Will a lay-dominated Internet presence harm vocations to the priesthood by making Holy Orders seem irrelevant in the way that Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion did?” I answered a tentative yes, but that it was somewhat unavoidable, given the... Read more

Today I have prepared a special treat for you as part of the ongoing festivities in celebration of Lucy’s birth. Your assignment: sing along with the “Ying Tong Song”: We are all Goons now! That is all! Read more

I’m busy, busy, dreadfully busyYou’ve no idea what I have to do.Busy, busy, shockingly busyMuch, much too busy for you.Larry: Oh, I see. Archibald and Doctor: We’re busy, busy, dreadfully busyYou’ve no idea what we have to do.Busy, busy, shockingly busyMuch, much too busy for you. ‘Cause we’re busy, busy, frightfully busyMore than a bumblebee, more than an ant.Busy, busy, horribly busyWe’d love to help, but we can’t! What this means is that starting tomorrow, I’ve got a big fat... Read more

are poppin’ out the vocations! Speaking of vocations, the Dim Lord (he’s not exactly *Dark*) Fr. Philip Powell, OP writes all the way from Rome: Dear Darker One, Despite your vain attempts to smear me and my minions, I am going to allow you to link to my prayer book. It will be ready for shipping on Aug 21st. I am sure Lucy wants several copies. Treasures Old & New: Traditional Prayers for Today’s Catholics (vol 1). (Congrats on the... Read more

One reader writes: I vote that we adopt a 28th amendment, allowing Lucy Shea to run for president in 2012! Haven’t the babies (and by then, toddlers) been disenfranchised long enough? There is much rejoicing as this is seconded and carried! Of course, there are always some who just hate goodness and beauty: My question is… how do we really know Lucy was born on U.S. soil? This may be a clever trick. Also, it has been stated that Lucy... Read more

…man was made for the law, not the law for man. That is all I can make of his bizarre statement that This court has never held that the Constitution forbids the execution of a convicted defendant who has had a full and fair trial but is later able to convince a court that he is ‘actually’ innocent. At issue is whether a guy convicted of first degree murder should be executed when most of the evidence used to convict... Read more