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• Arrogance Personified

  

  I confess to any and all reading that this guy is bringing the sinner in me to the surface far too often: “But all my friends in Congress, understand that how... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Yet to Go Viral but So Needs to

  Here's the liner to this video posted at YouTube by a group called 94 Maidens: 94 Maidens author, Rhonda Fink-Whitman interviews Pennsylvania public school... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 SOCIETY

• “'We the People' Has Been Temporarily Disabled.”

  

  How appropriate given who's running the show: With 74 percent of White House staff furloughed, decisions had to be made about where to save money. Apparently,... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Niceness is Problematic

  

  People who know me well know that at times, I'm anything but a nice guy.  Which sucks really because I think deep down, I am a nice guy.  At least, I think I... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 SOCIETY

• If You Have a Problem with This Pope...

  

  ... then you have a problem... a serious one: Pope Francis has given €200 (£170) to a pensioner who had been mugged after she wrote to him. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 SOCIETY

• The State of Journalism Today

  

  I think best exemplified by this question asked by Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher: “When I had a heart attack a few years ago, I was uninsured and I haven’t been... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Bob Costas: "Any Negative Reaction Comes from an Extreme Fringe"

  

  Bob Costas arrogance is surpassed solely by his pompousness.  Dan Steinberg over at the WaPo's DC Sports Blog provides the evidence: I know I’ll get yelled at... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "Your Legacy Will Not Be One of Grandeur and Brilliance; It Will Be the Legacy o...

  

  I suspect this letter, written by Matt Walsh, speaks for many people... but probably sadly, not enough people: Dear President Obama, You strike me as the sort o... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "An Astonishing Attack on Religious Freedom"

  

  The land of the free... is a most troubled land: In the wake of the government shutdown, despite provisions in the Pay Our Military Act, Catholics at Kings Bay... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "... the Essential Perspective for Lasting Renewal: the Perspective of Mercy"

  

  I love what follows from Léonie Caldecott, who writes with eloquence and effect about the need for the Church to do what it takes to draw in those who need her... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "Draw Them into the Poetry of the Game"

  Fr. Robert Barron speaks wisdom about the Pope, about Catholicism, about the Church, about what comes first, using every day language and analogies that... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "For Those Who Grasp It, No Words Are Necessary... for Those Who Can't, Nothing...

  

  Rocco Palmo: As previously noted, whenever the Theotokos comes around, the 266th Bishop of Rome simply loses himself and is spiritually transported to another... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 SOCIETY

• “From Boston to Zanzibar, There’s a Worldwide War on Christianity”

  

  Rand Paul has made himself the object of scorn after making these and additional comments in a speech before the Values Voters Summit on Friday: “Christians... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "There is a Curious Yet Unfortunate Belief in Many of the Faithful..."

  

  Far too many of us are adopters of the notion of karma.  Do something bad, something bad will happen to you.  Do something good, something good will happen to... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 SOCIETY

• The Adrian Peterson Story, Sadness Upon Sadness

  

  I was stunned yesterday after hearing about the death of Adrian Peterson's 2 year old son.  Who wouldn't be.  Now details are emerging that make the whole... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Tavis Smiley Deals Against Obama

  

  Mr. Smiley is a liberal commentator who has his own talk show on PBS which makes the following comments all the more revealing: HANNITY: Are black Americans... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 SOCIETY

• “Don’t Be Afraid of Taking Definitive Steps, Like That of Marriage”

  

  Setting aside, if only for a moment, my beloved bride, there are 4 people that I've grown to love with an immense love, a love that knows no bounds, a love I'm... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "... What is Perhaps Most Surprising About This Stunning Film is Its Clear and...

  

  I've already planned on seeing this film and every review I've read thus far only feeds those plans. This review from Fr. Robert Barron is no exception (though... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "... for the First Time in a Long Time, It Felt Like Home"

  

  Thanks to Pope Francis, Renée Schafer Horton did something she's not done in 10 years: To be clear, I haven't been totally absent from the sacrament of... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "Barack Obama Has Pursued the Most Aggressive 'war on Leaks' Since the Nixon...

  

  Quick... act surprised: Barack Obama has pursued the most aggressive "war on leaks" since the Nixon administration, according to a report published on... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 SOCIETY