Month September 2008
The Palin family’s often discussed and much maligned decision not to kill their own child in the womb because he’d been diagnosed with Downs Syndrome is causing at least one doctor to worry that abortions of Downs Syndrome babies might… Continue Reading →
Exciting Project From Fr. Barron—The beauty of Catholicism on DVD. Buchanan: Last Chance for Life—Don’t stand on the sidelines for this one. Lives hang in the balance. Is The Media Getting Worse?—Personal attacks and savage accusations are commonplace in the… Continue Reading →
Today, the Washington Post has a front page story on Cindy McCain’s past drug addiction. McCain has talked extensively about her addiction to Vicodin and Percocet in early 1989 after rupturing two disks and having back surgery. What possible interest… Continue Reading →
I’m not a Pat Buchanan fan. But this column he wrote today feels exactly right and I think is why all the poll numbers are tightening this campaign season. It’s all about life. Each side knows we’re close. The battle… Continue Reading →
Grandmothers Thrown Out of Vatican—All they were doing was planting a flag in front of St. Peter’s, burning incense, waving feathers, and dancing in a circle. Horror Story from Meet The Teacher Night—The saga of the soda stain brigade as… Continue Reading →
A group of old ladies planted a flag in front of the door to St. Peter’s Basilica, formed a circle, burned incense, waved some feathers around, channeled thoughts from others into prayers (not sure how this worked), and had the… Continue Reading →
The last few weeks the Bishops of the U.S. have displayed a refreshing and somewhat astounding amount of backbone in confronting prominent pro-abort Catholic politicians over their clear efforts to obfuscate clear logic and teaching on abortion. It seems that… Continue Reading →
This piece has no general point. There’s nothing to be learned from this except that I’m a dork and you should never bring a Gulp…no…a Super Big Gulp to a meeting. Last night was the “Meet the teacher” night where… Continue Reading →
New Video From CatholicVote.com—If you are Catholic, watch this video before you vote! He Gave All—A beautiful, salient, and touching story about a man who sacrificed himself for his son. Pols Talk Faith, Bishops Talk Fact—Irony in the bishops’ condemnation… Continue Reading →