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
Archbishop Paul Coakley announced today that the consecrated host at the center of the Archdiocese’ lawsuit against a satanic group has been returned. This happened as a result of a court order issued in response to a lawsuit brought by the Archbishop against the group. The Archbishop filed suit after leaders of the group made a number of comments claiming that they had obtained a consecrated host and planned to defile and desecrate it in a satanic ritual. Archbishop Coakley... Read more
I’m not going to say too much about this. It speaks for itself. Dr Richard Dawkins got into this Tweet exchange earlier this week: <@InYourFaceNYer I honestly don’t know what I would do if I were pregnant with a kid with Down Syndrome. Real ethical dilemma. >@RichardDawkins Abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have the choice. That caused a bit of an internet dustup. So, Dr Dawkins clarified things... Read more
We entered the age of run-away self-righteousness a long time ago. No matter how dastardly a thing is, the perpetrator of that thing will justify it by claiming that they are not, as common sense would lead you to believe, the scum of the earth, but they are in fact noble actors on the great stage of life who are doing this dastardly thing for what they claim is a greater good. Thus, in the James Foley video, we... Read more
Dr Greg Popcak wrote an interesting post today on the subject of job burnout vs job satisfaction in the helping professions. He cites a study that indicates that people who are motivated by giving of themselves (internally motivated) last in helping professions such as nursing, while those who are motivated by how people respond to their work (externally motived) burn out. I would like to add a single, thoughtful wordish little word to the conclusions of that study: Duh. If... Read more
This is the strongest statement I can remember from President Obama. Read more
Maybe the Supremes meant it when they said that marriage was a state issue. If they did, a lot of federal judges around the country didn’t get the memo. It’s old hat by now, the steady click, click, click of dominoes falling as one federal judge after another overturns state laws defining marriage as between one man and one woman. This action has long seemed to turn statements made by the Supreme Court that marriage should be defined by... Read more
Archbishop Paul Coakley filed suit today against the group which has said it will conduct a “black mass” at the Oklahoma City Civic Center. The basis for the lawsuit is that the group has illegally obtained property belonging to the Roman Catholic Church, i.e., a Consecrated Host. There are a number of statutes which might apply to this situation. According to an article in National Catholic Reporter, a “black mass” involves a naked woman lying on the “altar,” which... Read more
James Foley, an American journalist who was kidnapped by ISIS in Syria, has been beheaded. Mr Foley, who was wearing a mike, made what appeared to be a statement prepared by ISIS before he was murdered. This is followed by a statement from his ISIS murderer. This murderer speaks fluent, well-educated English with what sounds like a mix of a Middle Eastern and British accent. If you can help the FBI identify James Foley’s murderer, call the FBI. If you can help... Read more
Pope Francis is “profoundly saddened” by the loss of his family members in a recent traffic accident. According to Vatican Radio, the Holy Father lost his niece by marriage, and two great nieces or nephews, aged two years and eight months. A nephew, Emanuel Boracio Bergoglio, was seriously injured. Christians know that they will see their loved ones again, which gives us a unique comfort in times like this. At the same time, we also know that they are... Read more
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