Category: Current Events

Bettnet blogs about Fr. Minkler’s death being ruled a suicide-sort of. Here is an article from The Wanderer about some of the events that happened prior to Fr. Minkler’s death. I am tired of living in a “strange things going on” diocese. I want to live in a normal diocese with lots of pretty Churches… Continue reading Strange Things Going On Around Here

Well, I cannot complain. It’s not like I was in Atlantic City trying my hand at winning millions.

Lileks has a great Bleat today on Kerry’s appearance on MTV. Good comments on being a grown-up and giving grown-up answers; a great zinger on the generation gap between people like Kerry, who think that all of American history was preparation for — and then commentary on — the sixties and early seventies, and people… Continue reading Lileks today

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would make it a separate federal crime to kill or injure a fetus during an attack on a pregnant woman. Democrats on the panel called the legislation a thinly veiled attempt to erode abortion rights. Oh for crying out loud, why do they… Continue reading Silly and Tiring

Tastemakers To the Masses: Martha May Be Our Era’s William Morris (WaPo; registration)

Yahoo! News – Report Says Medicare to Go Broke by 2019

MADRID, Spain — More than 170 were killed and 600 wounded Thursday after powerful explosions rocked three Madrid train stations just three days before Spain’s general elections. No word yet at Sanctificarnos from Jesus — I hope he’s okay. Right now the attack is being blamed on Basqe separatists, but Al Quaida involvement has not… Continue reading 170 Killed, 600 Injured in Madrid