Call it a crisis or not, as you please, but the fact is that Medicare is facing a huge longterm shortfall. As they say in Al Anon, the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. But, assuming politicians are willing to do this, what should be step two? Writing in last week’s Wall Street Journal, congressman Paul Ryan offers one proposal: According to the Congressional Budget Office, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the rest of government will... Read more
Yesterday we celebrated my sister’s birthday and a friend’s birthday with a big family BBQ. As I looked around I realized how absolutely blessed I am that my family is present with me. My two brothers, who despite multiple tours to Iraq and Afghanistan, are home. My husband who was called up three times for duty in Iraq miraculously never had to go, due to what I consider answers to my prayers. When you have a loved one in a... Read more
Our newer readers might be interested in a piece I wrote for memorial day last year, as well as a shorter post on where I believe the focus of Catholic patriotism should be and a classic piece by Servant of God Dorothy Day about why Catholics should be “un-American.” Read more
At the conclusion of the Trinity Sunday liturgy at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Houston, the retiring pastor, Fr. John Morfin, announced that the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, has transferred the current rector of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Troy Gately, to St. John Vianney to be the replacement pastor. Today, at the conclusion of the Corpus Christi liturgy at St. John Vianney, Fr. Morfin asked the congregation to pray that a peaceful and edifying... Read more
Part I Constantine’s conversion to Christianity was an event of monumental importance; Christians believed that his baptism would be special, reflecting the significance of the event itself. It should come as no surprise that the lackluster historical reality — that Constantine was baptized more or less on his deathbed, at the end of a failed military campaign – did not follow expectations.[1] Eventually orthodox Christians saw his baptism by a heretical bishop to be totally unacceptable. This great man had called the Council of... Read more
For decades, malpractice lawyers and insurers have counseled doctors and hospitals to “deny and defend.” Many still warn clients that any admission of fault, or even expression of regret, is likely to invite litigation and imperil careers. But with providers choking on malpractice costs and consumers demanding action against medical errors, a handful of prominent academic medical centers, like Johns Hopkins and Stanford, are trying a disarming approach. By promptly disclosing medical errors and offering earnest apologies and fair compensation,... Read more
“One of the reasons women’s lives have changed is that they have been able to control their fertility, it is an important issue.“ — Cherie Blair (source: The Press Association) It’s sad when things come down to this mentality: women, to be free women in society, need contraceptives. However, given the way society has developed, it’s quite understandable why people think in this fashion: because they want a good (freedom) but they do not truly understand what that good actually is. (more…) Read more
First he ticked off the Nazi’s. Now he’s aggravating the KGB. Russian Communists are calling for a boycott of Indiana Jones the week before the United States celebrates Memorial Day. What are they thinking?!? Read more
First he ticked off the Nazi’s. Now he’s aggravating the KGB. Russian Communists are calling for a boycott of Indiana Jones the week before the United States celebrates Memorial Day. What are they thinking?!? Read more
We all know that Barack Obama is in favor of change. Less clear has been exactly what it is he wishes to change. For most of the campaign the assumption has been that Obama wants to change government. He speaks often, for example, of the need to take power away from the “special interests” (which is no doubt why he supported the ethanol mandate). But based on some of his statements, it seems his ambitions may run higher than that.... Read more
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