This endless electoral process, begun much too soon, continues. Oregon and Kentucky today. Clinton will take the “hard working white people” and Barack will take the elitists who want us to get permission from other countries before we drive our SUV’s, heat our homes or have a cannoli. Is it just me, or is Barack not only saying stupid, stupid things (over and over) but he’s saying them badly, too. “We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as... Read more
On Sunday, May 18, an editorial critical of George W. Bush and his increasingly aggressive negativism was published in the NY Times. What follows is that editorial in its first draft. After nearly 8 years of what we now admit was sometimes over-the-top vilification of the man, we need to take a step back this morning, and declare a truth to the American public and most of the world: George W. Bush is not a bad man. We have rightly... Read more
Buster and my husband are undertaking a difficult charge today – one that will challenge their Christianity, charity and maturity. If you would, please whisper up a prayer for their intentions, that they may do something good and helpful, something that may bring about healing, and most especially that Christ will be present with them. Thank you. UPDATE:Mission Accomplished – difficult but done. Whether healing comes from it, only time will tell, but they met the challenge with the help,... Read more
Good morning! Breathe. Get quiet. Breathe some more. The Holy Spirit moves on air. Related: A Light Shines In the Darkness A Gift of Morning Prayer Your Morning Dose of Beauty Read more
Deacon Greg Kandra at The Deacon’s Bench celebrates the first anniversary of his ordination with a homily for Trinity Sunday that you may like: We touch our heads for the Father – the one whose mere idea, whose smallest thought, created us. This is where we began, in the mind of God. We touch our hearts for the Son – the one whose unceasing love took him to the cross, and the one who taught us, as well, how to... Read more
Reading around, both left and right, I get the very distinct impression that very few people actually bothered to read the full text of President Bush’s speech to the Knesset – that folks of all ideologies, opinions and persuasions have contented themselves – for their own reasons – with focusing on the press (and Obama’s) foolish fixation on 83 words which are actually some of the least impressive parts of an extremely emphatic speech. One reads this speech and wonders... Read more
Tom Harken says, fear the military; McCain is too militaristic; which goes directly against the 2004 narrative wherein John Kerry was to be esteemed for his military service. Apparently, all military service is suspect, but draftees are more honorable than volunteers. Got that? It’s going to be a hell of an election. Okay, then, moving on: I’ve invented a new word: Obnoxism. It describes taking an obnoxious, infantile and ultimately extremely illiberal behavior and then encouraging others in it until... Read more
Posted my thoughts on the California ruling a little while ago at Inside Catholic – my concern is for the welfare of the churches, and by churches I don’t mean only Catholic churches but all religious affiliations that could possibly find themselves hounded by the government and lawyers on this issue. …once again – as with Roe v Wade, an activist court (not the legislative body) has overturned what was essentially “the will of the people.” That never serves us... Read more
I tried, I really tried to watch this over-the-top rant by Keith Olbermann. I couldn’t do it. I kept thinking any second a fuse was going to pop out of the crown of his head and begin to sizzle and burn until his head exploded. Kaboom! He opens his mouth and all I can hear is a guy completely owned by hate, and out of control with it. I wonder if the irony is lost on Olbermann that this year... Read more
Is it just me or does Pajamas Media seem to be firing on all cylinders, lately, and doing a bang-up job of providing excellent coverage on breaking stories like the situations in China and Burma, and the politics of the day? From its very humble launch, which had many people betting it wouldn’t last six months, PJM has become a pretty impressive publication and I like that it links throughout the day to all sorts of blogs, not only those... Read more
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