Much talk in the Catholic blogosphere about the announcement of an apostolic visitation to religious communities, and of one snippy Sister’s response. For some crazy reason, I can’t help thinking that Sister Snippy’s community hasn’t welcomed any novices in a while. Then there are all the other stories about Sisters of a Certain Age who… Continue reading When vocations suffer, society suffers
Category: Racial and Social Issues
Good-bye, I’m Leaving
I have read from many people that we, all of us, democrats, republicans, pro-lifers and pro-choicers alike should rejoice because at least now we have a black president. Yet, all I want to do, as I described to friends, is take my bed to some foreign country, move it there and hide under it. I… Continue reading Good-bye, I’m Leaving
Because A Mind Is A Terrible Thing
Harlem Voters HT:Catholic and Enjoying It
Preach It!
Denver Archbishop: Planned Parenthood Offends Minorities A new Planned Parenthood clinic in a minority neighborhood of Denver should be taken as an offense, affirmed the archbishop of the city. Archbishop Charles Chaput said this at a prayer vigil and march at the site of Planned Parenthood’s new clinic in a primarily Latino and African-American suburb… Continue reading Preach It!
I So Shouldn’t Find This Funny, But I Do For Some Bizarre Reason
Yesterday my husband was working. He was doing a demolition job on an apartment building that had a fire in Saratoga. He was brining debris back and forth to a big industrial dumpster they had downstairs. During one of his trips, he said there was a little old Italian lady who asked “Do you mind… Continue reading I So Shouldn’t Find This Funny, But I Do For Some Bizarre Reason
So Let’s add Our 2 Cents
As a woman “of color”, I have to agree with Elisabeth Hasselback 100%. If a word is insulting, it is insulting across the board. However, I have never been a fan of black people using the “n” word simply because we “can”. It is low class. Many people, both black and white have fought hard… Continue reading So Let’s add Our 2 Cents
For My Father
In June, the doctors told my father that he was in remission and took him off of his chemo drugs. He was relieved because the side-effects made him feel not so hot. The Myeloma came back and attacked the bone in his leg and he cannot walk, at least not without crutches. The doctor told… Continue reading For My Father
Schools to Re-Examine Racial Integration
WASHINGTON (June 30) – What to do now? School officials around the country are asking that question following a Supreme Court decision rejecting racial integration plans in Seattle and Louisville, Ky. The 5-4 ruling prohibited those district plans but didn’t entirely shut the door on using race as a factor when making decisions about what… Continue reading Schools to Re-Examine Racial Integration