How many people do you have to kill before you’re not pro life anymore? How many people do you have to kill before you’re not pro life anymore? That’s not a rhetorical question. I’m serious. How many? If I offer you $50 to go shoot some random man on the street and you do it, but you quote Bible verses and wear a shiny cross and loudly proclaim how much you support the unborn, are you pro life? Or, are... Read more
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. 14th Amendment, Section 1, Constitution of the United States of America The Supreme Court just handed down what is almost certainly the most destructive and downright stupid ruling in its 250 year history. Donald Trump wants to repeal birthright citizenship, which is clearly spelled out in the Constitution. This is not a... Read more
The Persecuted Church. Fridays. Persecution in America I’ve decided to revive my series of Friday posts on Christian persecution. I will post this on Friday for what I think is an obvious reason. Our Lord was murdered on a Friday. He is still being murdered, tortured, raped and unjustly imprisoned today in the guise of his persecuted followers. Totalitarian regimes seek to control the religious faith of their citizens. Dictators, whether they are fascists or communists, want the church under... Read more
You may be anti-vax to the max. But make an exception to your hatred of vaccines. Make sure your kids get tetanus shots. Tetanus, even with massive medical intervention, has a mortality rate of 20% among people who have never been vaccinated. The mortality rate declines if the victim has had at least one shot at some point during their lives. But the lowest mortality rate for those who contract tetanus is still around a whopping 15%. Up to date... Read more
My sister died a month ago and I’m still trying to wrap my head around it. I stood next to her bed while she died. I stayed while the nurses washed her body and covered it with sheets. I peeked under the sheets and saw what was left of her mortal remains; eyes wide and fixed, mouth dropped open, so very dead and not really recognizable as my sister. I sat by her dead body for hours, waiting for the... Read more
My sister died a few days ago. She suffered greatly for months. I still don’t feel like writing blog posts, but I do have a brief comment I want to make. I have had cancer. I wouldn’t wish cancer on anyone, including Donald J Trump and his whole indecent posse of cruel, bottom-dwelling thugs. I remember when Trump made fun of a disabled man by mocking him, and his crowd of MAGA cheered. I have heard my self-righteous fellow... Read more
Anybody can make mistakes. I’ve made them myself, and I know, no matter how hard I try to source things I write and get them straight, I will continue to make mistakes. The only honest thing to do when that happens is to go back and correct the mistake. If it’s a big mistake, one that attacks a person incorrectly, or misleads people into harm, I must acknowledge the mistake, apologize and correct it. Anything else would turn an honest... Read more
God our Father, send us a Holy Pope, all for the sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all for the Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart of Mary, in union with St Joseph. Amen. I felt safe with Pope Francis on the throne of Peter. I believed he was a caring and loving man who had no inclination to bring the letter of the law down on people’s heads to control and diminish us. Hubris was not in him. He had seen... Read more
All those who put their hope in God place their feeble hands in his strong and mighty hand; they let themselves be raised up and set out on a journey. Pope Francis, Ubi et Orbi, Easter Sunday. Our beloved Pope Francis has finished his race. The news release from the Vatican did not tell us the exact time or manner of his death. Even though he was still very weak and ill from the illness that almost took his life earlier... Read more
‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’ Matthew 25:45 I had no intention of writing a blog post this week. I’ve been using these last days of Lent to pray and read Scripture. But if I did not say something about what is happening in our country, I could not take communion. I would not be worthy to enter the church. Satan has given... Read more
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