Month June 2012

Bishops, like old dogs, eschew new tricks. The US Bishops, as a collective, had long been enablers of that wretched party. It seemed that no amount of policy minutiae was to be beyond their purview as long as it involved… Continue Reading →

Sr. Carol Keehan of the Catholic Health Association was given one of the commemorative pens used by President Obama in signing the heath care reform bill. I’m sure it holds a prominent place on her mantle. But now Keehan has… Continue Reading →

It’s being reported that the two turtles Bibi and Poldi have refused to share the same cage at the Austrian Zoo after being each other’s companion for 115 years. It seems that the female turtle Bibi attacked Poldi, biting off… Continue Reading →

This is the best summation of the fiscal doom facing us that I have read. The economy is now beyond the control of national governments, and therefore outside the remit of democratic politics. It has become truly global, and thus… Continue Reading →

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has closed down a lot of Catholic schools recently including the elementary school my five children attend. But we’re far from alone. I was searching around the internet about all the different school closings when I… Continue Reading →

While I sorta support the ends, the means are totally unjustifiable. President Obama, completely bypassing Congress, will grant amnesty and work permits to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin… Continue Reading →

Catholic governor Christine Gregoire can stop doing her victory dance that she started when she signed her gay marriage bill into law. Now, let’s see how the people feel about marriage. The National Organization for Marriage is fighting hard for… Continue Reading →

I’m sitting here in the waiting room of a hospital, waiting for my wife to get out of surgery. It’s not life threatening or anything but I prayed the rosary and all sorts of other prayers anyway. So as I… Continue Reading →

You can understand just how good an idea school vouchers are by how vehemently the teacher’s unions, the left, and their wholly owned subsidiary the New York Times hate them. Like many other parents, Governor Mitt Romney would prefer to… Continue Reading →