I’m not so much interested in the return on my money, as I am in the return of my money. Will Rogers I’ve spent quite a bit of time lately, trying to figure out our family finances going forward. I have an advanced degree in management, with graduate level courses in finance and accounting under my belt. I’ve even taught graduate level courses in management at one of our local universities. That does not mean that I have a... Read more
I’m taking off for the Labor Day weekend. I’ll be back Tuesday. Here’s hoping you and yours have a wonderful holiday. Read more
Opio Toure Opio Toure was my friend. We knew one another before either one of us was elected to office, back when we were both young and full of ourselves. Then, for a few blessed years, we served together in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. We differed, as people always do, on a couple of issues. But our hearts walked the same path. There was a time, and it wasn’t so long ago, when being black in the... Read more
A long time ago in a land not so far away, married couples often stayed married to one another, despite their disagreements and problems “for the children’s sake.” It was assumed that destroying a child’s home would damage the child. Underneath that assumption was another: Children have a better start in life when they are raised in their own intact families with their own biological parents. Along came the 60s and this notion of staying together “for the children’s... Read more
Kate O’Hare did an interesting interview with the attorney who handled the consecrated Host case for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. My favorite part: Daniels has claimed various things about how he obtained the Consecrated Host, which is kept under lock and key until distributed to a Catholic for communion by a priest, deacon, or authorized lay person. At first, Daniels said he got it from a “friend” in the mail. In a phone interview with Catholic Website Aleteia on Aug.... Read more
James Foley’s family and friends celebrated a memorial mass for his life in the family’s home parish this weekend. His funeral mass will be in October, on his birthday. His parents said in an interview I posted earlier that they did not expect ISIS to return Mr Foley’s body. Watching these videos makes me proud to be an American, and a Catholic. For more details about the memorial mass, check out Deacon Greg Kandra. This video starts with a small bit from James... Read more
Yesterday I took a nap. I woke to my outraged son, wanting to know why I hadn’t answered my phone. It seems that while I was sleeping, my 89-year-old Mama took off. She wandered the neighborhood until a wonderful neighbor took her in. The only thing Mama could get straight enough to tell her was my phone number. But I was asleep. The phone was on the bed beside me. Just in case. I vaguely remember dreaming about the phone... Read more
Yesterday I took a nap. I woke to my outraged son, wanting to know why I hadn’t answered my phone. It seems that while I was sleeping, my 89-year-old Mama took off. She wandered the neighborhood until a wonderful neighbor took her in. The only thing Mama could get straight enough to tell her was my phone number. But I was asleep. The phone was on the bed beside me. Just in case. I vaguely remember dreaming about the phone... Read more
So, the satanists obeyed a court order and gave back the consecrated host they’d stolen. Was it the “real” consecrated host? All I know is that they signed a document saying it was, and that they no longer possess a consecrated Host and they will not use a consecrated Host in their ritual. I’m guessing that if they turn around and lip off to somebody in the future, saying that they violated this court order, they might be in contempt... Read more
If you’ve seen the video of James Foley’s beheading, you witnessed a speech from his heavily disguised murderer giving political reasons for the crime. It turns out that the real reason was probably mostly about money. ISIS has been receiving large amounts of money as payment for freeing ransomed Western captives. If the claims that they wanted $132 million in exchange for James Foley’s life are true, then it may well be that one of the ways in which... Read more
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