I do believe that Rocco Palmo’s Whispers in the Loggia may have been first to break the news, but New Advent might have won by a nose. And it’s big news, indeed — the beleaguered and hurting Philadelphia’s new bishop is Denver’s Charles Chaput: Rocco — from whom I shamelessly cribbed the picture — writes: He is brash, outspoken and fearless — energetic, colorful, cultured… indeed, even hard-core…. And if multiple indications from near and far have it right, he... Read more
It’s not about sex. Sex abuse and rape are always about asserting power and dominance and control. (H/T) And it is always evil. Today, despite his hospital treatment, Jean Paul still bleeds when he walks. Like many victims, the wounds are such that he’s supposed to restrict his diet to soft foods such as bananas, which are expensive, and Jean Paul can only afford maize and millet. His brother keeps asking what’s wrong with him. “I don’t want to tell... Read more
Paul Krugman says: “some years down the pike, we’re going to get the real solution, which is going to be a combination of death panels and sales taxes…” UPDATE: I did not immediately realize that this video is from last year. Which would make sense, actually — the MSM has very quietly allowed the term “death panels” to go away. They don’t argue about it, they just don’t bring it up! Read more
Last month, we were asked to keep two little ones in our prayers — Baby Michael David, who suffered distress at birth, and young Jadon, who came down with an life-threatening infection after two bouts of chemo for leukemia treatment. Michael David is doing well, and has gone home, but the news on Jadon is not as hopeful. From reader Karen: Jadon’s prognosis is now “grim” according to his granddad. . . Since last I wrote he has been started... Read more
Max Lindenman has a really good analysis up over at his place, looking at why the press is making a mistake in trying to treat Michele Bachmann like Sarah Palin: Heading up Matt Taibbi’s Rolling Stone profile is a caricature in which a a wild-eyed Bachmann sits astride a horse, wearing armor and brandishing a sword. This is not rally a picture of Bachmann at all; it’s a picture of Sarah Palin with Bachmann’s face, or something like it. If... Read more
Matt Emerson writes today of Peace of Mind. Why don’t we have it? Do we really need it? What brings it? Of late, however, I’ve been unsettled less by the headlines and more by the trepidation of friends and family. I’ve sensed a growing unease and a strident wish to know when and by what means the economy gets fixed. At root, I sense a desire for peace of mind. But the cure we seek may never come. Gas prices... Read more
Regular readers may recall that I have have ardently sung the praises of Mystic Monk Coffee for ever and ever — or at least since the boys opened shop. The Carmelite Monks, based in Wyoming, are hoping to soon begin breaking ground for the building of one awesome monastery and church, and it’s mostly being build on the basis of their incredible coffee. My day isn’t right unless I’ve had a couple cups of Hermits Bold Blend in the morning... Read more
Today is the feast day of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, one of my favorite beatas and the first Native American put on the path to sainthood. Pat Gohn does an excellent job of looking at this young women who many of us hold in great affection: Born in 1656 in the Mohawk River Valley in what would become Auriesville, New York, Tekakwitha had a Christian Algonquin mother and a pagan Mohawk warrior father. Tekakwitha’s battle with the small pox left her... Read more
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