2017-01-24T17:57:03-05:00

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:57 pm   By

In all the years I’ve sat in pews in the Catholic Church (eighteen as a non-Catholic, and four as a Catholic), I’ve never heard any partisan political words uttered by a parish priest. Maybe I wasn’t paying close enough attention, but I don’t think that is the case. Here’s the reason why. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:57:06-05:00

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:57 pm   By

It doesn’t get much better than this… (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:57:08-05:00

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  Hemant Mehta has a post up entitled Why Are Religious Conservatives So Bad When It Comes to Discussing Abortion? He notes that, When it comes to the 100% pro-life position regarding rape/incest exceptions, here’s an argument against allowing them that I can understand: (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:57:10-05:00

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For me, anyway. No, I’m not talking about Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper, who Don McClean sang about in American Pie. No, I mean the day the music died for me. It was on August 27, 1990, when Stevie Ray Vaughn died in a helicopter crash at the age of 35.  SRV boarded a chopper after a show shorty after midnight for a quick hop to an airport, only the pilot flew into a low hill and... Read more

2017-01-24T17:57:12-05:00

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Over at Mental Floss, there’s a great recap of the life and career of Neil Armstrong. I’ll provide you the link in a moment. But first I wanted to share the following narrative of the landing as told by astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton (with able help by writers Jay Barbree and Howard Benedict) in their book Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America’s Race to the Moon. This is a lot like an episode from Paul Harvey’s  The... Read more

2017-01-24T17:57:15-05:00

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My children headed back to school twelve days back. But it still feels a bit like summer, though this year it seems as if all the seasons are running three weeks ahead of schedule. Though the scorching of July made headlines, and has been followed up in the news with leading questions by seemingly all-knowing journalists wondering if this is because of global warming, my electric bill says otherwise. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:54:22-05:00

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:54 pm   By

For those of us who missed the broadcast (me included)… (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:54:24-05:00

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This just in from Los Angeles. Another ally in the fight against the HHS Mandate. Have a look. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:54:25-05:00

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Have a coffee with Jesus… There’s more where that came from. Check ’em out at RadioFreeBabylon. Read more

2017-01-24T17:54:26-05:00

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Uh-oh. Ecco Homo non amplius? You know, there is wisdom in admitting your limitations. More details over at the Guardian. Read more

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