I’m going to keep this short. The number of diagnosed Coronavirus cases in the USA has increased dramatically over the weekend. In fact, it appears to be going up hourly. I say “appears to be” because the numbers can be a bit alarmist and deceiving. Here’s why. Testing for the virus is just now really going online. That means that we are officially “diagnosing” a lot of people who have had the virus for some time. Instead of indicating a... Read more
The National Institutes of Health is funding the first trials on a Coronavirus vaccine. The trial will take place at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. While this is a hopeful development, it does not mean that a vaccine will be available in the immediate future. According to news sources, “it will take from a year to 18 months to fully validate any potential vaccine.” This particular vaccine is just one of many that are being developed all... Read more
The best way to avoid germs is to wash your hands. The best thing to use when you wash your hands is plain ole’ soap. It turns out that hand sanitizers just don’t have the germ-killing mojo of grandma’s bar of soap and a generous rinse with clean water. So, if you want to stay well, lather up, rinse thoroughly, and use clean towels. You also might consider using soap to wash faucets, doorknobs, the cover on your computer keys... Read more
Here are the headlines about Coronavirus. About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Summary from the CDC. Seniors are the most vulnerable to Coronavirus. You can help protect them. Coronavirus Worldwide, the Numbers. Why have there been so many coronavirus deaths in Italy? Italy’s Health Care System Groans Under Coronavirus — a Warning to the World Number of US Coronavirus deaths will depend on how many elderly people are exposed. As Coronavirus cases overwhelm China’s hospitals, those with other problems are told... Read more
A lot has happened while I’ve been busy with my mama. The stock market has crashed. Joe Biden has moved to a commanding lead in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. We’ve begun bombing Iraq. And, of course, there’s the coronavirus. That name, “coronavirus,” sounds like we’re talking about a cross between a beer and a tiara, with a disease thrown in for spice. Actually, that’s not too far from the truth. The virus itself looks a bit like... Read more
Here’s the story. A group of American bishops from what news reports characterize as the American Southwest had a lengthy audience with Pope Francis. I am assuming that there was at least an implicit understanding that this conversation was off the record. One would assume that a bunch of bishops would be discreet and trustworthy participants in such a meeting. But, as it turns out, one would assume wrong. Evidently, one or more “unnamed” bishops hustled off after the meeting... Read more
Tick-tock, tick-tock. The pandemic clock is ticking on the Coronavirus. For several weeks now, all the king’s horses and men of international cooperation have managed to keep the virus more or less confined to a regional outbreak. China has taken most of the hit, with only a few other cases scattered around the world. Now, the number of cases in locations outside China is slowly building. It’s like a spark that becomes a blaze and then, if the winds change,... Read more
Bernie Sanders has come out with an expensive but absolutely necessary 1.5 trillion child care plan. Senator Elizabeth Warren also has a plan to provide for child care costs for working families. Affordable child care would go a long, long way toward allowing working families to have babies again. Most of today’s responsible young couples are like the guy in the movie who got his arm stuck between two rocks and couldn’t get loose. They are so in debt on... Read more
Jesus didn’t cancel the Ten Commandments. They are still the spine on which all our morality stands. Jesus completed the Ten Commandments. If the Ten Commandments, the thou shalt nots, are the spine on which morality stands, then the Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes are the arms, legs, and beating heart of that morality. You cannot follow Jesus and ignore everything He taught and said. You cannot label the Beatitudes and the Sermon on the Mount as “impractical... Read more
Don’t misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. I came to accomplish their purpose. Jesus Christ Jesus Christ did not cancel the Law and the Prophets of the Old Covenant. He fulfilled them. The old law called for atonement through repeated blood sacrifice. Mary and Joseph engaged in blood sacrifice when they offered two turtledoves at the Temple as ransom for Jesus. Notice what I said. They “ransomed”... Read more
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