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• Have Your Plans Been Disrupted?

  

  Maybe, just maybe, it's by design. From the Catholic News Agency: Reflecting on the story of the Good Samaritan, Pope Francis said in his homily at Mass today... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Yes, But... That Was Then... and This is Now

  

  Received in email, thought it was worth sharing: Revealing eh? Well, to many of us.  Not all... and there lies the crux of this country's problem. Obama of... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Pink Can Be Blue to Some

  

  In case you're living in a cave, it's Breast Cancer Awareness month, this noted and 'celebrated' by the color pink appearing pretty much everywhere you look. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Unprecedented Pettiness and Small-mindedness

  

  This goes beyond the pale: Blocking access to trails and programs at South Dakota’s most popular attraction was one thing, but state officials didn’t expect... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 SOCIETY

• The Secret to Forgiveness... is Obedience

  

  I love this from Pastor Tim: Simon Wiesenthal was an Austrian Jew imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during World War Two, and in his famous book The... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 SOCIETY

• '...there’s Really No Such Thing as an “unbeliever.”'

  

  Charles Chaput, the Archbishop of Philadelphia, has much to say to the culture, to those willing to listen: One of the conceits of our age is the idea that... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "Words Can Change Reality"

  Father Robert Barron speaks to the reality of the presence of God in the Eucharist. An excellent describing of the central doctrine of Catholicism.  Sit back an... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "You Never Know What’s Passing You By"

  

  Beautiful piece by Peggy Noonan: You’re on a busy city street in the morning when everyone’s going to work. The sidewalks are filled, people are rushing by.... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "It Was a Catastrophic Impact. That's the Only Way I Can Describe It."

  

  That from Norm Hooten, a Special Ops team lead, in this riveting CBS News piece: Most Americans know what happened in Mogadishu, Somalia, during America's... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "... What is Unclean About Not Giving Harry Reid Everything He Wants?"

  

  I think I might've fallen into a bit of a trap.  Stay with me. I'm inclined these days to say that the whole lot of the politicians running this country ought t... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Eric Holder’s DOJ; Fundamentally Transforming Justice

  Guest posted by tim, The Godless Heathen Some light reading for tonight or this weekend. While our great republican can easily handle another government... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Obama Made Her Do It

  I suspect we'll see much more of this sort of thing.  After all, isn't Obama stalking the entire country? Investigators have found indications that the woman wh... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "He is Waiting for Us"

  

  What follows is longer than most videos found on blogs.  Let's face it, if it's longer than 3 or 4 minutes, it's likely not going to be viewed.  Which is a... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 SOCIETY

• “I Guess It Could Be a Coincidence, but I Never Had Been Audited Before and Neve...

  

  That from famed nuerosurgeon, medal of freedom awardee and frequent Obama critic Dr. Ben Carson: Just months after he gave a speech earlier this year that... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 SOCIETY

• It Must Be the Shoes!

  by guestblogger, BroKen “Don't judge a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes.” There is a lot of wisdom in that saying. Lately, I've been thinking... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Dueling Catholics

  

  Are two of Patheos' heavy hitters involved in a fracas over Pope Francis' latest interview? Let's first go to The Crescat: Below you’ll find some excerpts from... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 SOCIETY

• "The Day My Wife Told Me She Was Pregnant Was One Such Time..."

  

  Joel Garrison, like yours truly, is a revert.  Someone born into the Catholic faith who leaves but comes back.  As regular readers know, I'm pretty fond of thes... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Your Government Shutdown Social Media Status of the Day

  

  Coming from Drew Bowling: A government shutdown that doesn't first shut down the salaries of the President and all congressmen would be a national embarrassment... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 SOCIETY

• Something for My Boys and Their Girlfriends to Think About and Consider

  Two things struck me in what you're about to see. The father speaking to the effect one life can have on another and his related plea to young people. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2013 SOCIETY

• La Sagrada Familia

  

  Nearly a year ago, the missus and I were able to take a European cruise and one of the places visited was the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family i... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 TRAVEL