To Pray For Michael Schumacher’s Recovery UPDATE

January 1, 2014 By Frank Weathers

UPDATE It’s been 91 days since Michael Schumacher’s skiing accident. Put into an induced coma for a craniectomy, Michael has not regained consciousness. Please continue to pray for his recovery. I found out early this morning that Michael Schumacher, the 7-time Formula One Champion (1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002,2003, 2004) who retired for a second time last year, sustained a head injury while skiing a few days ago. Please say a quick prayer for his full recovery, ok? I’ll provide you with more details on... Read more

BREAKING: Justice Sotomayor Blocks Enforcement Of The HHS Mandate UPDATED

December 31, 2013 By Frank Weathers

This just in from the Associated Press, WASHINGTON (AP) — Only hours before the law was to take effect, a Supreme Court justice on Tuesday blocked implementation of part of President Barack Obama’s health care law that would have forced some religion-affiliated organizations to provide health insurance for employees that includes birth control. (more…) Read more

Behold! The Stupidity Of Politicizing Everything Under The Sun In 2013…

December 31, 2013 By Frank Weathers

…will likely continue on into 2014. The latest example of this ludicrous trend? Determining where you stand politically by what you drink, of course. I mean booze, see? (more…) Read more

Having Some Bubbly Later? Thank the Monks of the Abbey of St. Hilare

December 31, 2013 By Frank Weathers

Joe Six-Pack knows who to thank. Now before you get yourself all up in a lather, breaking out sources from Bon Appetit Magazine to refute this assertion, etc., let me just skip you straight to the Wikipedia citation for champagne, complete with footnotes for you to follow up on. (more…) Read more

Cthulhu Sees You When You’re Sleeping; He Knows When You’re Awake

December 30, 2013 By Frank Weathers

He knows if you’ve been bad, or good. So be good for goodness sake. Because he’s in orbit, see? (more…) Read more

For Poems Like This For Childermas

December 28, 2013 By Frank Weathers

-Feast of the Holy Innocents Have you ever heard of Emily Hickey? Me either, at least not until just now. Born in 1845, she is a child of the Emerald Isle, an Irish lass born in 1845 into a family fathered by a Protestant Minister of the Church of Ireland. But somehow she decided to swim the Tiber and she was received into the Catholic Church in 1901. Prior to doing so, her literary talents were well known in her... Read more

Duck Dynasty Rises Again (The First World May Exhale Now)

December 27, 2013 By Frank Weathers

Phil Robertson and the suits at A&E have kissed, and made up. Or maybe it’s a simple example of justice and peace having met. The Hollywood Reporter sends, (more…) Read more

The HHS Mandate Loses Again

December 27, 2013 By Frank Weathers

This time to a couple of private, religious universities in the state of Texas, and a seminary in Pennsylvania. Good news from the front, via The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Washington, D.C. – Today a Houston federal court delivered a major blow to the controversial HHS mandate ruling in favor of East Texas Baptist University and Houston Baptist University. In a 46-page opinion, the court ruled that the federal mandate requiring employers to provide employees with abortion-causing drugs and... Read more

In Praise Of A Catholic Christmas Holiday Favorite: Mincemeat Pie UPDATED

December 27, 2013 By Frank Weathers

Readers of this blog know that I’m a convert to Catholicism (RCIA Class of ’08). Something else they know is that I enjoy rediscovering all things with Catholic origins that folks like me (former non-denominational Christian) never even knew were Catholic in the first place. Like my favorite pie for this time of year: mincemeat pie. (more…) Read more

Because You Never Know When Andrea Boccelli Will Show Up And Sing At Mass

December 26, 2013 By Frank Weathers

“For Christmas, I want absolutely to have a mass, and for this occasion, if they ask me to sing, I sing, I’m happy about it.” You know, to kick off the Octave of Christmas. That’s the case if you went to Mass at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Miami, yesterday. Roll clip, WSVN-TV - 7NEWS Miam Ft. Lauderdale News, Weather, Deco Pretty neat, eh? Read all about it. Read more