I wrote about this James Martin’s wonderful Book My Life With the Saints the other day, and I have received several emails from folks who picked it up either on my Lenten recommendation, or from Julie’s recommend at Happy Catholic, and who have loved it: From DL: Most of all, the book really gave me a new perspective about my relationship with the saints. Merton’s discussion about being a saint-you gotta want to be one, and it’s all about being... Read more
Okay, you’ve been warned. I’ve now told you three different ways that if you are sensitive to naughty words, if the f-word makes you cringe (and I admit, there are limits to how much of it I can take, but in moderation naughty words don’t make me faint), if you don’t like the idea of a strange cartoon cat-type creature ranting about the effing news, about morning news shows – (“gotta listen to them giggle when all I want is... Read more
It’s a shame – a rather storied and celebrated career ends in the trash compactor like Jimmy Hoffa, all because the man could not control his ego or his hate. Bush Derangement Syndrome is going to do more than ruin a few careers, it’s going to destroy a once great political party. Not that the GOP is in any shape to crow – it is busily making itself as unattractive to the rest of the country as it possibly can,... Read more
Very cute satire from the Onion. Pope Benedict XVI returned to Rome today following a historic, three-day trip to Six Flags St. Louis, the first official papal visit to a major American theme park since Pope Paul VI’s Thanksgiving Mass at Wet ‘n Wild in August 1966 […] Early Saturday morning, Benedict delivered a children’s prayer in Looney Tunes Town, in which he urged “courage, resolve, and strength of stomach when you come face to face with the temptation of... Read more
Victorian Trading Co Taking a cue from comments left at his site by Ask Mom, Vanderleun is talking about pajamas and admitting that he seems to have lost track of all of his bottoms. Now, that is odd, to me. Back in the day, before we had kids, my hubby and I would share his pj’s; I would wear the tops, he the bottoms. Unless it was winter in which case he wouldn’t share because he’s a wimp about winter.... Read more
Lorie Byrd wrote an important piece yesterday, which I missed. We’ve been moving in this direction for a long time, but she is correct; we’ve finally gotten there: Any assertion, particularly if it’s made from the left, or by the press, is as good as the truth. When assertion replaces truth, language no longer has definite meaning assigned to it, and civility becomes a thing of nostalgia, the table is set for a dysfunctional debate that not only fails to... Read more
Sometimes someone emails me and says “remember when you wrote this?” And I have to admit that no, I don’t remember writing the thing, but I am kind of glad I did. With all the Democrat talk about ill-advised timetables for pulling out of Iraq, someone sent this piece to me, in which I had written: In order to succeed they need two things. They need time – to train their forces and police and to get their political infrastructure... Read more
Do I know a good book, or do I know a good book? All those times I directed you toward Rumer Godden’s In This House of Brede, I knew what I was doing (as so many of you have been kind enough to email me) and now, once again, I direct you toward a book you will be very glad you own. (Yes, I’m in an ‘It’s all about me’ mode. Live through it!) ;-) Jim Martin has a real... Read more
A very interesting second-parter over at CBS in their excellent three-part series on teenagers and the internet. Today – what is happening to your kid’s brain when they’re online. This is particularly interesting to me, as my Elder Son is super-connected, so to speak and has been fascinated by all manner of computer and ‘net technology since he was toddling around. While he’s an affable young man, sometimes I do feel like he’s a little disoriented with the “real world,”... Read more
It’s too sad on too many levels. When I finished her lower lip started to tremble and her eyes began to fill with tears, “Daddy” she said, “why are the Republicans doing this to the country?” Well, that was it for me: I finally fell apart. She just fell into my arms and we both began sobbing for several minutes. A grown man, who writes a lot like a woman, collapses into the arms of his young daughter because President... Read more
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