Nope, she’s gone—she’s really gone!!—at least for a few days. And she left the three of us here to mind the store: Father Dwight Longenecker, Elizabeth Duffy, and moi. Far be it from me to malign Elizabeth’s feet, but wow! The Anchoress has left some Really Big Shoes to fill. I think we can do it, though, if we work together. I can easily see why Elizabeth Scalia brought in the other two to help out in her absence this... Read more
A combination of issues — doctors and deadlines and bears, oh my — has necessitated my asking for a little assistance on the blog, this week. Coming to my rescue are three outstanding bloggers who will inform, entertain and perhaps challenge. Kathy Schiffer is a writer and multi-media whiz whose blog Seasons of Grace admits to bearing “reflections on faith, family and the future of America, but if you’ve followed her at all on Facebook, you know she is capable... Read more
Regular readers know Greta comments here (on many threads!) and may have noticed that she has been absent, lately. Her husband Mark writes in comments here: My wife continues to decline. She was not supposed to go to the march for life but insisted and anyone who has seen her post knows that stopping her on anything to fight for life has a hard task. She just completed her second round of chemo in her fight with cancer a few... Read more
Photo: Ana Venegas/AP: Minka Disbrow discovered her daughter was raised by a Norwegian pastor and his wife and has six children including astronaut Mark Lee. Wow, what a story: On a summer day in 1928 while picnicking with girls from a sewing class, Disbrow and her friend Elizabeth were jumped by three men as they went for a walk in their long dresses. Both were raped. “We didn’t know what to do. We didn’t know what to say. So when... Read more
Diane at is Te-Deum blog is breaking the news: The Obama Administration has mandated that all food stores in the United States selling refrigerated goods, MUST sell beef! There is an exemption for vegetarians who only employ, and sell their goods to, vegetarians; and, for vegans who only employ, and sell their goods to, vegans. What are the vegetarian and vegan store business owners to do? […] If the food shop owner happens to be a Jain, then this mandate... Read more
Well, I must admit, given how CNN has gone out of its way to pretend there is no such thing as a connection between President Obama and the teachings/trainings of Saul Alinksy, I was surprised to see the Obama-Alinsky connection being made in a Catholic UK paper. Discussing the HHS’s decision to compel church-related employers to cover sterilization, artificial contraception and abortifacients in their employee’s insurance plans, William Oddie writes: So, American Catholics, you now know, if you didn’t know... Read more
Oh, pul-ease, honey! In what has been interpreted as an outdated and insulting move, a fashion blogger for the magazine’s site posted a piece about Michelle Obama’s sartorial prowess and the rise of a ‘black-geoisie’. New York Daily News goes so far as to brand the magazine as ‘racist’. . . To which one can only respond in one’s best Bette Davis voice, “but ya are! Ya are…” From the Daily News: When it comes to commenting on the Obamas... Read more
So, my first simple book giveaway has yielded three winners…which is good, because I only have three books! And the winners — totally drawn at random by Patheos employees at the home office — are: KathyJ — Bob Hostetler — Debbie Whitney Come on down! You’ve just won copies of Paula Huston’s excellent Simplifying the Soul! What are you going to do next? I know, I know, Disneyworld. But first, you’re going to send an email to [email protected] with a... Read more
A great little video. Words can build us up or tear us down, construct or destruct. Speaking of words and power, may I ask a few prayers of those of you who are inclined toward prayer, for a special intention of mine that is all about words and their power. I seem to have run out of them. Read more
Simcha Fisher is doing a book give-away, and it’s a book I completely and utterly want to read! And that reminds me: as the Patheos Book Club winds down its look at Paula Huston’s Simplifying the Soul, they’re giving me three copies to give away myself. We’ll keep it simple, because I like simple! In the comments section, tell us what you are feeling inspired to do for this upcoming Lenten season — are you going to give something up,... Read more
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