Month January 2008
A transgender person is suing a Catholic hospital, claiming medical officials blocked her from getting surgery there because she had a sex-change operation, according to San Jose Mercury News. Fifty-seven-year-old Charlene Hastings already had one major surgery she needed to… Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day—What is the likely reaction to Cardinal Rodé’s dressing down of the Jesuits? Karen Hall has the answer. Bill Clinton and the Magic Johnson Problem—The campaign was experience vs. change. And it wasn’t just change. It was… Continue Reading →
If you missed it, Slovenian Cardinal Franc Rodé gave a talk to the Jesuits in conference. The gist of it: After praising the order for “thousands of religious who generously respond to the Lord’s call,” Rodé cited several areas of… Continue Reading →
The campaign was experience vs. change. And it wasn’t just change. It was change wrapped in smiling charm. I’m of course talking about 1992. Bill Clinton faced off with George H.W. Bush. There was no doubt that Bush was more… Continue Reading →
FOCUS: Hope For the Future—DMAC returned yesterday from the national conference of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), held outside of Dallas. If you want hope for the future, here it is. Expelled: Ben Stein Takes on Darwin and… Continue Reading →
I returned yesterday from the national conference of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), held outside of Dallas. If you want hope for the future, here it is. Nearly 3,000 college students heard motivating talks by Fr. Benedict Groeschel,… Continue Reading →
Bill Maher appeared on Conan O’ Brien last night and said this of religious people: “You can’t be a rational person six days of the week and put on a suit and make rational decisions and go to work and,… Continue Reading →
I had the opportunity recently to preview Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, the forthcoming movie made by Ben Stein, best known for his game show “Win Ben Stein’s Money” and for being the teacher in ‘Ferris Beuller’s Day Off” who kept… Continue Reading →
An unintended line in an Associated Press story sent me through the roof today. See if you can see what’s incredibly and totally wrong about these paragraphs. Obama also has been criticized by the political arm of the American Federation… Continue Reading →
Republicans I just finished watching the GOP debate is New Hampshire. Matthew has been preaching the ickiness of Huckabee to me for some time and I must admit, I am now on the same page. Huckabee is Ickabee. There is… Continue Reading →