It occurs to me that I have fallen away from my ideal of Fridays being days reserved only for postings on faith. While my first post of the day followed through, I have since (of course) stepped back into the puddle of politics. But I just read this on a break, and liked it a lot -from Benedictus, Day by Day With Pope Benedict XVI once again: We can indeed recognize something of God’s plan. This knowledge goes beyond that... Read more
Courtesy of Perfunction. We all misspeak and say stupid things, sometimes, but after 8 years of the press and Dems making sure we saw every possible Bushian mistalkeration, I rather enjoyed this one: Also, Obama spent some time talking to the GOP today. Instapundit has a few links about it. Basically, if the freaking GOP would just understand his greatness, stop being so stupid and just fall in line, then America can be saved, and stuff. That’s tongue in cheek,... Read more
Still lots of talk in the blogosphere about the president calling out a co-equal branch of government before the whole nation and then inciting another co-equal branch to jeer against it, and Justice Samuel Alito’s reflexive, and unheard-only-lip-read reaction. I have followed with great interest the varying opinions, arguments, and thoughtful comments. I was particularly struck by Megan McArdle, though, who wrote: I’m sorry, I’m having a really hard time getting worked up about Alito’s “breach of protocol”. It’s totally... Read more
I love these two Haitian children. I don’t know who they are, but they are so beautiful, so charming -and they remind me of my sons in demeanor, the straightforward older one, the little hotdogger behind him. They have been on my desktop since I posted this piece, an update on Haiti, mostly from the perspective of Ed, a missionary in a city called Petit Goave. I get updates on Petit Goave, and Ed, from a reader named DeLynn, and... Read more
This comes my way via reader Dick, and I think we can all use a palate cleanser, about now. Bullied student tickled pink by schoolmates’ T-shirt campaignTwo Nova Scotia students are being praised across North America for the way they turned the tide against the bullies who picked on a fellow student for wearing pink. Two students stand up for the right to wear a pink shirt without being harassed (CBC) The victim — a Grade 9 boy at Central... Read more
Three posts are enough. But let me show you two images from the speech, both sent by readers: The story here is not J-Nap resting her eyes (or being transported into a happy place by Obama’s transcendent presence), but the expression on Rahm Emmanuel’s face. He seems rapt -as in enraptured- doesn’t he? I’m not sure if his expression is one of parental pride or deep devotion or basic smugness, but overall it’s cat-with-mouthful-of-canary to me. It begs a caption,... Read more
My Elder Son was on his way home from school and listening to the speech as he drove. He came in and said, “this speech is reminding me of Chesterton’s dictum that ‘The reformer is always right about what is wrong. He is generally wrong about what is right.'” I ended up surprising myself by live-blogging much of the speech, so you can read what I thought, there. Mostly I thought Obama was less fluent that he had been on... Read more
It’s no surprise that Obama will come out in favor of gays in the military; it’s a no-risk move for him to make, and it will regain for him a few friends who might otherwise be tempted away. Honestly, I think it’s an issue most people don’t really care about, and I am surprised he waited until he was practically backed into a corner before making that call. I expect Obama to make a good speech that the press will... Read more
If any of you happen to be near a radio at about 6:55 ET, turn to NPR and you’ll hear me, gassing away, (along with Fr. James Martin, among others) about the pope’s new blog. Specifically, I give him a bit of joking “advice,” such as: “try to get linked by Instapundit! Gets you more exposure, then you can charge more for blogads!” And, “…if I link to him, he’s got to link back to me!” Fr. Martin emails that... Read more
Meant to run this a while ago with my Vocation Awareness Week post. Heading out for an appointment, so I figured I’d serve it up today: Read more
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