UPDATE: Read Michael’s staggering last column, written the night before he died. And another good one here about a priest who is one of my “prayer partners.” Talk about the Communion of Saints! Today, when I said my rosary, I invited Michael to pray it with me, for his family. And I didn’t even know that Michael and Fr. Solanus Casey were acquainted! This is nice: OSV will double Michael’s royalties for his February book sales. Photo by Amy Welborn... Read more
Thomas Sowell: Everyone is talking about how much money the government is spending, but very little attention is being paid to where they are spending it or what they are buying with it. The government is putting money into banks, even when the banks don’t want it, in hopes that the banks will put it into circulation. But the latest statistics shows that banks are lending even less money now than they were before the government dumped all that cash... Read more
Got an email from someone today wondering why I did not write about Candlemas. Feb 2 is actually one of my very favorite feast days, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, (if I’d ever become a nun I’d have been Sr. Mary Whatever of the Presentation of the Christ) and I would write something about it, but Kansas Catholic has such beautiful pictures, and this priest has the info, so I’ll just send you over there. Meanwhile, some... Read more
Running errands after mass this morning, I happened to come upon a woman I know very vaguely. As Springsteen sings, I was walking in as she was walking out, and as we nodded to each other I noticed she was sporting a huge shiner and, before I could stop myself, I gasped and asked, “are you alright, were you in an accident?” “I moved my stuff out of my boyfriend’s apartment and he gave me this as a going-away present,”... Read more
The severe ice storm that has crippled parts of the midwest and devastated Kentucky is getting a little more attention from the press than it has since last Tuesday, when the storm hit. This is the Monday after. Time Magazine writes a professional-sounding piece that is completely devoid of emotion, mentions President Obama exactly once (in passive voice) and never ever strays into unfair wonderings such as “why isn’t more being done,” or “where is the President, why isn’t he... Read more
From November 2008 – reposted by request. I was helping someone find a quote about American Presidents, and in the process of searching, we found these from my own site. Thought as we ponder our latest election and the question of what the presidency means and where it might lead, I’d toss ’em out to you. But sticking to Clinton, and to the value of the American Presidency – it is worth noting. We are too enthralled with our partisanships... Read more
Crescat has a little contest going – see if you can identify which of these buildings are churches and which are not. I can’t wait for the era of ugly churches to end. I can’t even hazard a guess because I think it’s a trick question and they’re all churches. See what you think. Read more
I love this, from my Elder Son: Read more
Shadydowns: I know, an ice storm in Kentucky is not a hurricane in La. but still, thousands of people STILL without power, that’s heat and water. It’s cold here folks.Food is getting scarce in some places and I heard on the radio some places folks are getting water from streams etc. We not all a bunch of dumb rednecks who have no meaning or matter in this country. Where is the outrage about the lack of action? Where? Some pictures.... Read more
You’re looking at Liberty, touching the future… (Essam al-Sudani/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images) “Democracy! Whiskey! Sexy!” Predictably – because this was effected by President Bush – the American press is barely mentioning it (last night I could find exactly one story about it, and that was by the BBC) but 15 million registered Iraqis went to the polls today: One Sunni Arab man strolling through Baghdad, Ali Sabah, 26, told CNN he is looking forward to casting a ballot. “Democracy... Read more
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