A very moving video, beautifully done, inspiring in its message, to never let anyone tell you you cannot accomplish your dreams. I watched it and thought of the struggles of my own life, and those of family members. I thought of the people in Iran struggling today for the basic human right to live freely and determine their own future. That’s what this young man is doing; he is determining his own future, and not accepting any of the limitations... Read more
For those of you inclined to pray, if you missed the message, little Tommy did pass away, after a great deal of trial and suffering. Please pray for his family. Also, please continue to pray for Liz, who is 29, and dealing with an inoperable brain tumor. And for Sarah, who has brain cancer (why so much of this, suddenly, is it cell phones?) and was told by her doctor, “There are three types of healing, medical healing, miracle healing,... Read more
Now, it’s not like I didn’t give you enough warning! If you’re not inclined toward the Mystic Monk Coffee, you’re not too late for the Incredible Toffee offered by the Toffee House (see ad in sidebar). But there’s always Amazon Gift Cards! You cannot go wrong with one of those! Read more
Isaiah 2:2-5 In days to come, the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest mountain and raise above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it; many peoples shall come and say: “Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from... Read more
I’m not being at all glib when I say that this passionate homily by Deacon Greg gave me chills. It is spot on, and difficult to excerpt, but here’s a taste: Back in the 1970s, when there was a lot of liturgical innovation going on, Dorothy Day invited a young priest to celebrate mass at the Catholic Worker. He decided to do something that he thought was relevant and hip. He asked Dorothy if she had a coffee cup he... Read more
Let’s call this a “God-centered” round-up, compiled from many open tabs of stuff I need to share with you so I can finally close them! Our friend, Fr. James Martin, S.J.,, celebrates ten years as a priest and writes that he likes being one! Fr. James V. Schall, S.J., who is always a good and thought-provoking read, wonders, Does Christianity Exist? Politico-Religio Must Read: West Bank Settlements & Future of US/Israeli Relations. And, Why Israel is cool on Obama’s speech... Read more
Today is the 85th Birthday of our 41st President, George H. W. Bush. I believe he’s planning to celebrate with a skydive, weather and health permitting. (He did, Hot Air has the video.) I am late to appreciation of him; I was a liberal Democrat who believed he was a silly man, while he was president. I know better, now. His son, George W. Bush, the 43rd President, writes of the joy he takes in his father. One of the... Read more
I had this awful feeling, a few months into Obama’s presidency, that he had no wish to lead the nation, but to rule it. One of his minions (I can’t remember who, sorry) had actually used the phrase “when Obama rules” prior to his inauguration, but I’d excused it as a misspeak. Now, I am not so sure. In five years of blogging, I have never called a president by anything but his name or his title. I have booted... Read more
With the countless words being written about David Letterman’s foolish, boorish and uncalled for “jokes” about Sarah (“slutty flight attendant”) Palin and her daughter Bristol (who “did get knocked up” after all, and so deserves jokes implying she is promiscuous and a prostitute by the hypocritical puritans on the left), very little is being written about Sarah Palin’s pipeline. Jim Geraghty tweeted it first and writes: Back in March, I took a look at a Portfolio article on Alaska governor... Read more
Offered without comment. Just go over and watch, and imagine these bureaucrats in charge of health care. Props to Democrat Congressman Alan Grayson, of Florida, who seems quite properly appalled. Read more
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