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Poem: "Before the Last Day"

Poem: “Before the Last Day”

Oct 6 11 • 0 comments

Before the Last Day Along the creek side Where the trail descends, before the riffles Seethe among the great round stones Gray knucklebones A brown Arabian Glowing in the sunlight Fifteen hands high The rider stops then slowly nears As one who steps up to a stranger Imparting confidential messages – It is the morning […]

Vision of a ‘Just Society’ is Just Plain Funny

Vision of a ‘Just Society’ is Just Plain Funny

Oct 5 11 • 15 comments

If you’ve been too busy holding down a job (or two), juggling the demands of a busy family, engaging in community service and occasionally taking the wife and children out for a pizza on a Saturday night, you may not have noticed that several thousand protesters have “occupied” Wall Street, the District and other locations […]

When Two Become None

When Two Become None

Oct 5 11 • 0 comments

Mexico City lawmakers are currently considering a further redefinition of the meaning of marriage. They are proposing to implement a policy that would allow couples to decide on the length of their commitment. The minimum contract would be two years, after which a couple could “re-up” if they decide they are happy with one another […]

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Most Important Religious Freedom Case in Decades

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Most Important Religious Freedom Case in Decades

Oct 5 11 • 0 comments

Today, U.S. Supreme Court Justices criticized the federal government’s argument that the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment do not apply to church decisions about hiring and firing ministers, calling the aggressive position “extraordinary” and “amazing.” The sentiment bridged the Court’s traditional ideological divisions, with Chief Justice Roberts, and Justices Kagan, Breyer, Scalia, and Alito […]

It's Not Easy Subsidizing Green

It’s Not Easy Subsidizing Green

Oct 5 11 • 0 comments

The bankruptcy of “green jobs” darling Solyndra is still in the news because it could cost U.S. taxpayers $535 million due to a federal “stimulus” program loan guarantee. The Silicon Valley solar-panel maker’s failure comes on the heels of another “green” corporate-welfare beneficiary going under, Evergreen Solar. These deals were big losers for Americans. Both […]

"Show Me the Records," Congress tells Planned Parenthood

“Show Me the Records,” Congress tells Planned Parenthood

When a Washington Post reporter broke the news last week that the abortion mega-provider Planned Parenthood is under investigation by Rep. Cliff Stearns and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Americans United for Life was quickly at the center of the debate as a result of AUL’s ground-breaking report, “The Case for Investigating Planned […]

The State of Our Personal Catholic Higher Education Bubble

The State of Our Personal Catholic Higher Education Bubble

Oct 5 11 • 5 comments

I am in a high state of agitation as I write this, because unless she is able to take off a year to work and then return to school with the same scholarship status, our daughter will have to leave a Catholic institution of higher learning after a straight-A freshman year. It was a calculated […]

Book Review: <em>In Our Backyard</em>

Book Review: In Our Backyard

Oct 5 11 • 0 comments

 There’s a brutal invasion sweeping across our country, attacking our decency and humanity from the inside out. While we enjoy eating fresh produce, consuming chocolate candy, staying at a clean hotel, or getting our nails done, human trafficking has often been crouching in the background as a ruthless supplier for these goods and services.  Other […]

A Soul's Journey: Rosalind Moss becomes Mother Miriam

A Soul’s Journey: Rosalind Moss becomes Mother Miriam

We are all on a journey — the journey of this life. It begins in the mystery of “not being” before we are conceived, and seems to end, humanly speaking, in the “not being” of death. From dust to dust. But faith — not precisely scientific, repeatable, experimentally verifiable knowledge, but a type of knowledge […]

Poem: "Proud Plum"

Poem: “Proud Plum”

Proud Plum In orchard of Peach and cherry Apple, pear and plum Children ran and Played so merry Picking fruit from some Apple, peach Cherry, pear Bade the children come But one tree Kept limbs up high She was the purpled plum Between her branches Green with leaves She was morose and glum From childrens’ […]

Take Good Care of Your Health Care Records -- Or the Government Will!

Take Good Care of Your Health Care Records — Or the Government Will!

Oct 4 11 • 0 comments

In another example of Obamacare overreach, the current administration is planning to pry into your private health care records. The proposed new regulation, issued by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), demands that insurance companies submit detailed health care information about the patients they insure.* What this means, in […]

New Movie Project, <em>Noah</em>, Prompts Hope, Trepidation, Prayer

New Movie Project, Noah, Prompts Hope, Trepidation, Prayer

Oct 4 11 • 0 comments

I received a press release yesterday about a new film project. In part it read: Paramount Pictures and New Regency Productions jointly announced today that Academy Award nominated director Darren Aronofsky will direct the feature film Noah, with Academy Award nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator) coming aboard to re-write the script by Aronofsky & […]

A Visit to Assisi: Blessings and Spiritual Growth

A Visit to Assisi: Blessings and Spiritual Growth

Oct 4 11 • 0 comments

Today, October 4th is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.  Last year, on a pilgrimage to see the Shroud of Turin, north of Assisi in Italy, my travel companions (three teenage girls) and I got to spend a few special hours in Assisi.  Seeing the Shroud left an indelible impression on me and spending time in […]

Win One of 5 Copies of Disney’s <em>The Lion King</em>

Win One of 5 Copies of Disney’s The Lion King

Oct 4 11 • 22 comments

Robert Guillaume, 83 years young, provides the unique voice of Rafiki in Disney’s classic film The Lion King.  Mr. Guillaume’s 50-plus year career includes accolades in both theater and TV.  He won two Emmys (for Soap and Benson) and received a Tony nomination for his role in Guys and Dolls.  I recently interviewed the charming […]

Book Review: <em>Francis Woke Up Early</em>

Book Review: Francis Woke Up Early

Oct 4 11 • 0 comments

One of the most vivid childhood memories is sitting in my parish church, gazing up at a large fresco of the Child Jesus and St Josephworking in their carpentry shop. I wondered what the pair discussed amid the rasping of their tools and fragrant wood shavings. My childish faith imagination helped me forge a deep […]

The Drama of Grace

The Drama of Grace

Oct 4 11 • 0 comments

In the Gospel of St. Matthew there is Jesus’ parable of the merciful master and the merciless servant. The master holds one of his servants accountable for a debt owed to the master, and is ready to order the servant and his family sold into bondage, and all of his property sold as well, for […]

Study: The Pill Causes Memory Changes

Study: The Pill Causes Memory Changes

In case you missed it, the world celebrated Contraception Day 2011 on [September 26]. Here is USAID’s recognition of the day, complete with a happy Indian family with two children, (the average number the UN statisticians say Indians, and every other nation, will have by century’s end and a one child less than the average […]

Poem: "1927"

Poem: “1927”

Oct 4 11 • 0 comments

1927 Revolution virgin-pure Covered now in filthy sores, I wonder what he’d think of this: The paradox of class and war Between the lowly and the state – No servant of the Comintern Foretold which class the Party ate: I knew him at one hundred one Channeled Chinese generals For the International, Tangled with the […]

He Said What?! The How <em>and How Not</em> of Teaching by Personal Experience

He Said What?! The How and How Not of Teaching by Personal Experience

Oct 3 11 • 1 comment

“He said what?!”  These were the first words that came out of my mouth when I heard my Confirmation teacher explicitly go into detail about how it was perfectly all right to have sex with your girlfriend if you truly “loved” her. Naturally, he told us he had sex with his girlfriend because he loved […]

Gov. Christie, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson and God's Call

Gov. Christie, Ronald Reagan, Woodrow Wilson and God’s Call

Oct 3 11 • 2 comments

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is being urged to seek the Republican presidential nomination. There is a genuine groundswell for Christie. Asked [last] week at the Reagan Library whether he will enter the race, Christie gave a very interesting answer. Citing the example of Ronald Reagan, he stated: “I know, without ever having met President […]

Ladies, We Can't Let Mormons Be the Only Ones with Empowering Underwear

Ladies, We Can’t Let Mormons Be the Only Ones with Empowering Underwear

Oct 3 11 • 4 comments

Over the years I’ve shared many an undergarment adventure–from the Invisible Underwear investigation to the Perfect Panty my niece insisted I buy (yes I still talk to her). Finally, it appears my quest for THE brand has ended. And you know me, I’ve even found where to buy them at a discount. I mean please, […]

The Secret Weapon Against Abortion: An Interview with ‘180’ Creator Ray Comfort

The Secret Weapon Against Abortion: An Interview with ‘180’ Creator Ray Comfort

Oct 3 11 • 0 comments

After the pro-life documentary film 180 was published on the Internet [last] week, the spellbinding display of young people changing their views about abortion in real time was an instant hit, garnering over 320,000 views on Youtube in only four days (Click here to watch the movie on Youtube.). New Zealand Christian minister Ray Comfort, creator […]

Reflections for Sunday, October 9, 2011

Reflections for Sunday, October 9, 2011

Oct 3 11 • 2 comments

Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion     (Isaiah 25:6-10; Psalm 23; Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20; Matthew 22:1-14) Accepting God’s Invitation to His Heavenly Wedding Banquet Many are invited, but few are chosen. (Matthew 22:14)  “Don’t touch the stove; it will burn your fingers!” “Don’t cross the street until you look both ways.” Just as […]

The Good and Bad of Fear

The Good and Bad of Fear

Oct 3 11 • 0 comments

We have often heard the quotation, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” The correct quote reads, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” This quote comes from the Inaugural address of Franklin D Roosevelt in 1932. Right after the infamous stock market crash of 1929, which led to the Great […]