Grotto at Lourdes, shamelessly cribbed from Fr. James Martin …a dirt-poor, uneducated girl saw a beautiful lady in the most humble of places. Thus begins a true story whose epilogue has not yet been written. The key to the story of Lourdes is not the Marian apparition. It is not Bernadette’s story. It is not the healings which have taken place at this holy spot where heaven kissed the earth. It is the notion of service to others. It is... Read more
In her sympathetic interview with Katie Couric, Hillary whines that Obama hasn’t had to deal with negative ads, a “meanie” press that has been so “tough” on her (she wouldn’t last a second in the cauldron they’ve set for W these past 7 years!), and then she talks about how she wants to “unify” the country, too. The thing is, she wants to unify us into agreeing with her. Asked if the media has treated her the same way as... Read more
At Pink Flamingo, the question is, why didn’t any of the “true conservatives” back Brownback: I don’t know about you but I am sick and tired of listening to the far right multi-million dollar, radio show, talking, narcissistic heads reject Sam Brownback’s Presidential bid? He’s nearly the perfect Reagan conservative. He has charisma, TV-Q. He is smart, handsome, personable, and would have gone far if conservative talk radio had jumped on his bandwagon. Sam Brownback was the PERFECT conservative candidate,... Read more
Clearly, Barack Obama has not yet peaked. He just resoundingly won Maine, and he even beat the Clintons out for a Grammy! Hey, the dude does have a great voice. It is both inspiring and a little nerve-wracking to read that he, without planning or security, gave an impromptu rally outside a Maine meeting hall, when it was too full to admit everyone: We waited in the longest line I had ever seen in my life for almost two hours…we... Read more
I thought Shuster’s comment re Chelsea was tasteless and classless and said so. But I also think MSNBC’s groveling response to it is way overboard. An apology. A few days in the penalty box and a memo saying “grow up and class up, people” would have more than met the case. Since the “pimp” remark, MSNBC, the most penitent sinner I’ve ever heard of, has already cancelled programming to promote Mrs. Clinton. Now this apology – this “without limit” apology... Read more
Jonah Goldberg has an insightful piece up at NRO that compares and contrasts Republicans and Democrats: First, look at the Democrats. Listen to the discussion about their strategies. Hillary needs to win more blacks and men. Obama must capture more Hispanics and peel away more white women. Both need to fight for “the youth.” Now look at the Republicans and how we talk about them. Can McCain win over conservatives? Should he apologize for his support of amnesty or his... Read more
Deacon Greg get his hands on the best pictures From Ash Wednesday: Read more
Hillary Clinton has every right to be seriously teed off at MSNBC and David Shuster: In a conference call with reporters, Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson Friday excoriated MSNBC’s David Shuster for suggesting the Clinton campaign had “pimped out” 27-year old Chelsea by having her place phone calls to Democratic Party superdelegates on her mother’s behalf. Wolfson called the comment “beneath contempt” and disgusting. Well, that’s absolutely right, and the decline in professionalism within the mainstream media continues. Shuster’s comment... Read more
Blue Crab has the news and notes that Blair is maintaining a sense of humor. Blair is feeling good enough to kick at those sorts that Jonah Goldberg has been writing about. The “tolerant” folks who want to purge newspapers of conservative columnists, jail politicians who don’t buy into global warming and Surrender Common British Law where it gets too scary to apply it. I’d say Blair is batting well. The news that Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is... Read more
It’s always the sermon. I don’t know what it is with priests, but they just don’t get it. Without a laughtrack or a commentator or a jumbotron we only have a four-minute attention span, and they keep insisting on giving us 10-12 minutes, even on Ash Wednesday at 5 PM when people tired and thinking about supper and the kids are getting cranky. Yes, I did the 5PM service today. Just a Service of the Word, not a mass, and... Read more
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