So, my husband has just left to go to a showing of Wolverine, and he did not understand why I was disinterested. All of the wives were disinterested in the film, and so it is ending up being a “boys night out” for him (and he deserves and needs one) but he couldn’t understand why I would not go, particularly since Saturday-morning viewing of the outstanding X-Men cartoons is such a happy family memory. I couldn’t speak for the other... Read more
Deacon Greg says the Shroud of Turin will be exhibited next year. Reminds me of a piece I wrote during last years Online Retreat, which you can find here, or in the right-hand sidebar (remember, the earliest posts of the retreat are toward the bottom, and the last at the top). Poof! The Shroud of Turin is a most interesting artifact. Whether or not it is indeed the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth is perhaps unprovable at this time.... Read more
Last year my header contained a quote attributed to Malachy McCourt: Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other guy to die. It’s a great quote, great sentiment, and I shared a little of my experience with real, spirit-shredding resentment, too. I have actually been struggling with resentment, recently, for the first time in my life, and I can attest to the poison-power of it. The mild aggravation and eye-rolling impatience I have for Mrs. Clinton are nothing... Read more
Got this email today from reader Sally: It was entitled: Mystic Monk Coffeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! I am at this moment polishing off my first 12 cup pot of Mystic Monk Coffee. Momentarily I will start a second pot brewing — will try Cowboy Blend next. Would you like me to run to NY and clean out all your closets? I can be there by Noon, I swear. Ordered 10 gift sets (nine for family at the Catholic wedding we’re attending next week)... Read more
Obama gets his first nomma…nee Although it was an empty moment of glory, I do believe I may have been the first to Twitter about Souter retiring from the SCOTUS at the relatively young age of 69. You can’t blame him. It’s so arduous, being a Supreme Court Justice. He wants some downtime before he dies. Obama gets his first Supreme Court nominee. I am frankly surprised. I was under the impression that John Paul Stevens had been sucking formaldehyde... Read more
Had an email exchange with a reader who calls herself Owl in the Ruins, and given that we both feel like we’re being nudged to “do more,” I reprint much of it here, with her kind permission: Dear Anchoress, I just saw you on In the Area talking about blogs. … I think it’s sweet that Fr. K has so much faith in the fact checking mechanisms in newspapers. I am considering doing something tomorrow that I think I’m supposed... Read more
“If you are what you should be, you will set the world on fire” – St. Catherine of Siena St. Catherine of Siena – one of my all-time favorite saints. She was not -as many believe- a professed nun of the Order of St. Dominic (Order of Preachers) but rather what we would today call a “lay” Dominican, like our new friend Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati. She was a woman who bucked every trend of her time, and dared to... Read more
The incredibly patient techie who has been manfully dealing with the complications of porting me (and Spengler and others) into First Things has sent me a message saying: “you may still need to put a notice on your blog telling people to update the feed. It’s unclear it if does it automatically or not.” Now, let me tell you what I hear/read when something that is spoken or written to me: “bzzzzzzblahblahvingvingvinggocrysomewhere.” And yet…I am still convinced I could run... Read more
Okay, so I tweeted my first twitter. It looked like this: So, here we go, I have tweeted my first twitter. It looked like this: http://tinyurl.com/cdzpdm is how Obama votes “present” on prosecuting Bushies for keeping us safe (per Friedman http://tinyurl.com/c4ha97 ) What that means in real lingo is: in this piece Kim Priestap, expresses shock and outrage that President Obama may decide to co-operate with Spain in prosecuting Bush Administration officials who, even Tom Friedman admits kept us safe,... Read more
My husband came home from work today at 5 P.M. This is something he has not done in our 26.5 years together, so understandably, I was concerned; he immediately began rummaging the kitchen for dark chocolate, which is his one vice. I held my breath and asked the dread question: “You didn’t get laid off, did you?” “No,” he said, munching. “Well, er…if you’re feeling unwell, you probably shouldn’t be eating chocolate.” He raised his eyebrows. “This from the woman... Read more
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