because I’m sick of talking about myself. Pathology report in: your basic benign tumor, praise God! I always “knew” in my gut that all was fine, but I have to admit that when I first encountered the nurse yesterday, I began to wonder…she was just being TOO nice, WAY OVER THE TOP NICE…when she asked my age and I told her, she carried on about how she couldn’t believe it – I looked too good – she couldn’t see a... Read more
One of my sons was messing with the router – took me offline all day until hubby could fix it. Sorry for the quiet. I’ll make up for it in the morning! :-) Read more
Reading: I continually thank my God for you because of the favor he has bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, in whom you have been richly endowed with every gift of speech and knowledge. Likewise, the witness I bore to Christ has been so confirmed among you that you lack no spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day... Read more
George Will asks, Why Didn’t He Ask Congress? Gonzales answered that question yesterday, not that anyone in the press was listening in: In his news conference yesterday, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales addressed this. Question: If FISA didn’t work, why didn’t you seek a new statute that allowed something like this legally? Gonzales: … We’ve had discussions with members of Congress, certain members of Congress, about whether or not we could get an amendment to FISA, and we were advised that... Read more
“In the encounter with Christ every man discovers the mystery of his own life.” Pope John Paul II, Mystery of the Incarnation Thanks, to Klaire Read more
NYC Transit workers are striking. Illegaly. My bro Thom is in a fortunate position – he can take the day off and get his bearings, take his time getting a ticket for tomorrow’s ride on the Long Island Rail Road, but he’s watching the people shivering at Jamaica station, waiting in horrendous lines in the cold, waiting to buy their tickets, and he writes, “this is kind of cruel…” It’s an illegal strike. Writes Thom, “Apparently, the International Union that... Read more
Memo to John Kerry: You might want to stop carrying on about American troops terrorizing children in Mosul. Especially when, all too often, children are running to the Americans to get candy and play some soccer, or baseball. It is not the American GI who will hurt the Iraqi child, but the suicide bomber who drives a car into their gathering. I love this photo, from my archives: A beautiful child being treated with utmost tenderness, and am I the... Read more
My l’il brother, Thom, himself studying for ’07 ordination to the deaconate, points me toward this terrific post by Whispers in the Loggia: Marking the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph ordained a transitional deacon and gave a solid homily in the process. Speaking on a clear, crisp December day when the heavy Kansas City snow of two days earlier had begun to melt, Bishop Finn said that the deacon is called “to... Read more
Last week, I wrote that the left and the Democratic party are not serious. I think President Bush’s weekend trifecta of Saturday’s radio message, Sunday’s speech and Monday’s presser was his plea to the left to “get serious” about the war on terror, to “get serious” about winning, and to “get serious” about the threats that face us. There is nothing, of course, indicating that the Dems and the left are serious, still, about national security or the war. All... Read more
From time to time I get a notificiation from Amazon that someone has slipped a donation in through the Honor System button but without giving me a name to thank. While I would prefer to thank someone personally via email, I certainly understand the desire to be “anonymous.” But I still want to acknowledge someone’s kindness and generosity – so please accept my heartfelt thanks, you know who you are! Read more
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