St. Joseph Icon Via From my pocket notebook: What an exemplary man St. Joseph must have been! Wanting a wife and son, God entrusted him with His very own wife, His very own son, and for that matter, His very own mother, and His very own life. Perhaps Joseph’s silence in scripture is what makes some feel so distant from him; I wish I knew him better, in as much as I am conceited enough to think I can know... Read more
…it gives you an excuse to have a pretty notebook like this one in your purse: Then you can fill your notebook with all sorts of things you want to remember. Train schedules, addresses and phone numbers that you need all the time but simply can’t remember. Random thoughts. Snippets of conversations you want to think more about. Bad poems written by yourself; better poems written by others. Quick little prayers. Things you have observed around you and pondered, and... Read more
Likely Members of the LCWR The AP headline reads: Catholic nuns urge passage of Obama’s health bill: Some 60 leaders of religious orders representing 59,000 Catholic nuns Wednesday sent lawmakers a letter urging them to pass the Senate health care bill. It contains restrictions on abortion funding that the bishops say don’t go far enough. The letter says that “despite false claims to the contrary, the Senate bill will not provide taxpayer funding for elective abortions.” The letter says the... Read more
Pondering the possibility of America being “remade” under the auspices of a Health Care Non-Vote–Deeming, I found myself thinking of St. Patrick, and the conflict between the English and the Irish; the Irish famine and the longview of God, which we cannot see or understand. Source Many in America –a distinct majority, if polls are to be believed– are against the Health Care reforms we call “Obamacare” and they’re angry about the manner in which the Democrat-run Congress is trying... Read more
Reposted from 2007 It is not what thou art, nor what thou hast been, that God looks upon with his merciful eyes, but what thou wouldst be. – The Cloud of Unknowing. Keep before your own eyes that which you would wish to be. Don’t be distracted by what other people are, but keep focused as much as possible, on your own soul. We all have regrets. We all wish we’d not done some things in our lives (many things,... Read more
Other nations are proudly flying their flags as they assist Haiti in recovering from a devastating earthquake. But the United States is not. Our nation has conducted relief efforts for decades through our military, saving millions of people from death, disease, and starvation. Like France, Britain, and Croatia, we have flown our flag during those operations not to note occupation but to represent the American people’s solidarity with those suffering from disaster. That historical record is answer itself to the... Read more
Ever since Newsweek’s Evan Thomas admitted “of course we want John Kerry to win,” and that the press would be able to give Kerry a “10-15%” boost,” in poll numbers, I’ve had no time for the magazine; I miss nothing, as it has lately become a very, very thin weekly homage to Barack Obama. But this is interesting. Was this done on purpose? Who at Newsweek thought that inserting an image of -who is that, Karl Marx? Charles Darwin?- into... Read more
The faces are pretty hideous, but this made me laugh. Sent to me by the mildest creature on the face of the earth, who has just about had it with the whole boiling of ’em in Washington: UPDATE: Okay, after looking at those awful photoshops, or whatever, there’s something both pretty and funny…pretty funny. Read more
This is one I have got to see. Courtesy of Deacon Greg, who has seen the documentary and writes: ” . . .not without flaws, but it’s a beautifully realized celebration of life, and living, and learning. You will be uplifted and deeply moved. Look for it at a theater near you in April.” Okay! I will definitely look for it in April, along with this documentary, also, which I wish I could embed. Read more
“The function of the true state is to impose the minimum restrictions and safeguard the maximum liberties of the people, and it never regards the person as a thing.” — Kant “The more corrupt the State the more numerous the laws.” — Tacitus “Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them.” — Lily Tomlin Lots of upset people... Read more
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