Pope Francis’ message for All Saints Day was straight from the Gospels. The Beatitudes, he told us, are the path to holiness. From Vatican News: Path of the Beatitudes And this path to happiness as indicated by the day’s Gospel, the Pope said are the Beatitudes which is contrary to the way of the world. The Gospel says blessed are the poor, while the world says blessed are the rich. The Gospel says blessed are the meek, while the world... Read more
I’m having a biopsy today, which is no fun. However, this is fun. Read more
No news today. I have doctor visits. This is Psalm 53 sung for Pope Francis in Aramaic, which was Jesus’ native tongue. It is haunting, beautiful. The fools says in his heart “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. 2 God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. 3 Everyone has turned away, all have become... Read more
Christianity without Christ would seem to be an oxymoron that anyone could identify. But millions of people today are attending churches that preach and teach a fake christianity that either ignores or flat-out denigrates the basic teachings of Christ. Liberal churches are prone to ignore the demands for justice, while conservative churches ignore the demands for mercy. Both of them trim Jesus out of their teachings to make those teachings fit into the framework of the sins they love more... Read more
I may not write specifically about the latest mass shooting. I’ve been dealing with the tragic death of a close family friend, a young person who should have had their life ahead of them, and that makes this terrible tragedy too painful. I am so sorry for the lives that were taken Saturday. It echoes the shooting in a black church a few months ago. Like them, these people were gathered in their house of worship, and they were shot... Read more
Pope Francis homily at mass today was an important message for all of us. We sometimes forget that the way of Christ is not the way of the world. Humility, gentleness nd patience are not virtues that our culture promotes. But, the Holy Father told us, they are the way of peace. From Vatican News: Difficulty in making peace The path to peace in the world, in our societies and also in our families is that of humility, gentleness, and... Read more
The Supreme Court is considering hearing a case that could lead to the overturn of Roe v Wade. From the Los Angeles Times: Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court is weighing whether to hear its first abortion-related appeal with newly seated Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. The case involves whether conservative states may exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from the Medicaid program that provides healthcare for low-income women. Access to abortion is not directly at issue, but some states object to providing... Read more
The FBI came through, and it didn’t take them long to do it. They have arrested a suspect in connection with the mail bombs that were sent to President Trump’s critics in the past week. The suspect has been identified as Cesar Sayoc, a 56-year-old Florida resident. President Trump followed the arrest with a presidential-sounding statement, calling for national unity and applauding our quick-acting law enforcement. Earlier in the day, he had been referring to the “bomb stuff” as a... Read more
James Clapper gave a phone interview immediately after he learned that he was the target of a mail bomb. I am impressed by his even and balanced attitude. We need level, intelligent people like this in positions of power. Read more
An arrest warrant has been issued for Álvaro Rafael Saravia, a 78 year old former army officer who is alleged to have been the trigger man who murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero while he was saying mass. Archbishop Romero has since been canonized a saint. From Catholic News Service: A court in San Salvador issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of the March 24, 1980 killing of Saint Oscar Romero, who was canonized this month by Pope Francis. The... Read more
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