From BBC News US & Canada: Several shots have been fired inside and outside the nation’s parliament in Ottawa, leaving one soldier wounded. A gunman fired at the National War Memorial and then ran into parliament nearby, continuing the attack. Canadian broadcaster CBC and several MPs report that one gunman has been killed but that is unconfirmed. The incident came hours after Canada raised its terror threat level following a fatal hit-and-run attack on two soldiers earlier in... Read more
Canadian authorities are doing something that American authorities appear to be incapable of doing: They are telling the truth. They have named a recent hit and run in which Martin Rouleou-Couture used his automobile to murder one soldier and injure another at a strip mall as terrorism. The attack ended with the police shooting and killing Mr Rouleau. Mr. Rouleau, who was Muslim, had been monitored by Canadian anti-terrorism forces since June. According to police, he sat in his car... Read more
I cleaned out my office the Monday after session adjourned. My son and one of his friends drove over and carried it all out. Now, after leaving them stacked up for months, I’m figuring out what to keep and what to toss from the things I brought home. I remember Princess Diana, after her divorce, selling all her old clothes. That was a smart move. I’m going through a decidedly low-brow version of that this week. I’m tossing out... Read more
Photo Source: Catholic News Agency Remember the lies? Gay marriage would not lead to polygamy, they said. But before gay marriage is even fully out of the gate, the court movement to legalize polygamy is afoot. Gay marriage will never lead to ministers being forced to perform gay marriage wedding services, they told us. Well, so much for that one, too. David and Evelyn Knapp, ordained ministers of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, have been told by... Read more
I was bugged all day long yesterday by one of my own posts. The post in question in this one. It was the post in which I compared the recent Synod on the Family with the United States Congress. I tried twice last night to write another post, essentially taking back some of the sharp-edged harshness of that one, but I couldn’t get there. Here’s what I finally came around to. I was wrong (and this is what was... Read more
First, Boko Haram. Then, earthquakes in Oklahoma, Russia in the Ukraine, and then ISIS, followed by an Ebola chaser. What’s next? It seems that what may be next is spiders the size of chihuahuas. These adorable critters, are known by the nifty little name, the South American Goliath Birdeater. The Goliath Birdeater has a leg span of almost a foot, weighs in a half a pound, spits barbs into assailant’s eyes and has two-inch fangs capable of puncturing a mouse’s... Read more
This video is the first person story of man who converted to Christianity from Islam. In the process, he had a powerful, personal encounter with the Risen Lord. Read more
How was the Synod on the Family like the United States Congress? Here are four ways. 1. We switched from hoping that they would accomplish something good to praying that they didn’t do any harm. By the time the Relatio came out, most faithful Catholics were just hoping and praying that the Synod managed to get through the next week and adjourn without trashing the sacraments and deep-sixing 2,000 years of Catholic teaching. We were no longer looking to the Synod... Read more
President Obama summarizes what’s happening with Ebola in the US. Read more
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