In the lead-up to the Gloria Allred presser, Gloria Borger, on CNN, said “a name and a face” was necessary if any hints and allegations were to stick to Herman Cain, or do lasting damage. So I was amused to hear Sharon Bialek say that she was putting herself forward to be “a name and a face” for just that purpose. In just those words. Just struck me as so neat, that’s all. Having said that — Sharon Bialek came... Read more
Mondays are always my worst and busiest day, but this Monday in particular is shaping up to be a killer. Check back later for something interesting, but for now… Read more
Once, when my kids were very small, we were at the beach with several families. One little boy and I were digging in sand, when the tide came up from behind us with a surprising, chilly force. He and I simultaneously gasped and looked up at each other, and then laughed with real joy. It was one of those moments, and a sweet memory I cherish. This is another one. Read more
Sexual assaults and rapes are apparently so numerous at Zuccotti Park in the New York “occupation” that the occupiers are installing single-sex tents: It’s a safe house from the sex fiends. Zuccotti Park has become so overrun by sexual predators attacking women in the night that organizers felt compelled to set up a female-only sleeping tent yesterday to keep the sickos away. The large, metal-framed “safety tent” — which will be guarded by an all-female patrol — can accommodate as... Read more
Friends, so many of you have been so kind and so generous with your prayers — you have left comments here, at twitter and Facebook and sent emails telling me she has been prayed for by name. Someone even sent word that a Mass they attended was offered publicly for her. We are so grateful for it, and humbled to know that people are thinking about her and raising her to God. Please keep praying, if you will. We visited... Read more
Well at least someone is getting it on the record: The federal government’s new contraceptive and sterilization insurance coverage mandate includes a religious exemption whose language was designed specifically to counter Catholic institutions’ conscience protections, one Catholic health care leader told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Nov. 2. The exemption’s “highly flawed” definition originated in a California debate about a state-level contraception mandate, William J. Cox, president and CEO of the California-based Alliance of Catholic Health Care, told a... Read more
This video by the Daily Caller is one of the most fascinating things I’ve ever seen, from start to finish. Just take in the following: The glaring whiteness of the room; all the privileged whitefolk rubbing elbows and throwing back a few drinks. Begin by noticing that Michelle Fields is covering a party for the launch of Chris Matthews’ latest book, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero, and the fact that the lionized Kennedy was a known womanizer, and a guy who... Read more
As Don Surber does, here Read more
We’ve all heard the story about how Newt Gingrich — heartless, horrible man — went to his cancer-stricken wife’s hospital bed and told her he wanted a divorce. We heard it so often, we believed it. I admit, I believed it. Did you? Well, his daughter says we ought not have believed it: My mother, Jackie Battley Gingrich, is very much alive, and often spends time with my family. I am lucky to have such a “Miracle Mom,” as I... Read more
Found via Francis Beckwith. It’s so good. Read more
The Anchoress
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In