Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. — Saul Alinsky Which is why when the Washington Post can’t make any reasonable fact-based criticism, they turn to Robin Givhan, the “fashion writer”. What a sweet gig that must be — to get a paycheck and a byline in a major newspaper for writing slam book entries and… Continue reading A suprising entry in the Sunday Washington Slam
Author: Peony Moss
Faith isn’t a feeling
Wish I’d understood this in my twenties. Faith is not some state of feeling we get ourselves into. It is much simpler than that. It is simply believing in God and therefore believing everything he has revealed – no matter how we feel. “God said it, so I believe it, and that settles it.” Feelings… Continue reading Faith isn’t a feeling
An apple a day
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Peony’s Seven Quick Takes
1. Thanks to all those who send me kind words after my car accident. Looks like I’ll be driving that loaner for a few more weeks. Wondering what good God wants to bring out of this. 2. As I write, Hambet is trying to assemble some kind of Bionicle-type creature and is starting to pitch… Continue reading Peony’s Seven Quick Takes
I guess the President is having a press conference or something tonight?
Here’s something to help you follow it: Straw Man Bingo
There is no language without love
The idea of a word, for a contingent being, implies the existence of one who is not myself (the one to whom I speak) and the existence of a truth that is not myself (that about which I speak). Language is a robe for love. — Anthony Esolen
In the spirit of “fake it till you make it”: the collision insurance edition
I was in a car accident this afternoon. Everyone’s fine except my car, which is fixable but in the body shop. I’m just rattled. God is very pleased with those who recognise his goodness by reciting the Te Deum in thanksgiving whenever something out of the ordinary happens, without caring whether it may have been… Continue reading In the spirit of “fake it till you make it”: the collision insurance edition
Archbishop Chaput on the Mass Media
From an address to the Legatus Group: …Most readers who follow the columns of George Will or Paul Krugman do so because they share the author’s views or because they want to know what the other side is saying. And because Will and Krugman are both opinion journalists, we expect them to argue a certain… Continue reading Archbishop Chaput on the Mass Media