What I really want to know is how the powers that be in charge of the apocalypse bother to make the players so politically correct. Not the movie makers, you know, the fates, like in Angel or Charmed… The world is destroyed and the people who are left are a smart white guy, a little… Continue reading My Mother’s Take on Terminator Salvation
A good quotation for the feast of St Philip Neri
As troubled as I am by the notion that Christians should be unable to judge right and wrong in our lives and in our culture, simply because we are not exempt from sin, I am more troubled by the notion that Christian love is about reminding people of the law that’s written on their hearts… Continue reading A good quotation for the feast of St Philip Neri
Quote of the Day
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,” ~Justice Sonia Sotomayor Pansy’s commentary: Dubya tee eff?!? HT: Roseblue
Shiloh: A Requiem
Skimming lightly, wheeling still, The swallows fly low Over the field in clouded days, The forest-field of Shiloh – Over the field where April rain Solaced the parched ones stretched in pain Through the pause of night That followed the Sunday fight Around the church of Shiloh – The church so lone, the log-built one,… Continue reading Shiloh: A Requiem
Today is the Day of Prayer for the Church in China
Hat tip: Julie, who passes on this prayer composed by Benedict XVI: Virgin Most Holy, Mother of the Incarnate Word and our Mother, venerated in the Shrine of Sheshan under the title “Help of Christians”, the entire Church in China looks to you with devout affection. We come before you today to implore your protection.… Continue reading Today is the Day of Prayer for the Church in China
Index verborum prohibitorum
One of the many, many detestable habits of the chattering class kids is their trick of finding some eight-bit word (perhaps vaguely remembered from the days of Vocabulary for the College Bound) and then using, using, and using it again. And again. And again. And again. And again. Remember “gravitas” in the late ‘eighties or… Continue reading Index verborum prohibitorum
Peony, regarding your ND post below
enough is enough already. Please explain to me why for crying out loud, why one of the countries most notable universities named after our Blessed Mother, 12K people who sought a Catholic education, none of those people in the auditorium knew what our faith is. I don’t understand it. This campus should have bells chiming… Continue reading Peony, regarding your ND post below
“Obama Scored Big at Notre Dame”
It’s all about the photo op; the President got what he wanted. And as for “dialogue”, what has Notre Dame as an institution done to clearly speak up for life, particularly in the actions-that-speak-louder-than-words line? William McGurn: In a letter to Notre Dame’s Class of 2009, the university’s president, the Rev. John Jenkins, stated that… Continue reading “Obama Scored Big at Notre Dame”