Daily Archives: 4 September 2008

Okay… duke it out over networks.
This thread is a bit unusual for me, but I think it can be done.
Rules:
If you are nasty, I won’t only delete your comment, I will permanently block your access to this blog.
If you attack … Continue reading →

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On The Politico I found this!
September 02, 2008
Fans of the Sci-Fi show Battlestar Galactica have previously noted that John McCain looks like Colonel Saul Tigh — a temperamental war hawk and ex-fighter pilot , who also … Continue reading →

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First things first.
As always, I want to thank those of you who have recently used the donation button on the left side-bar and on some entries.  I periodically remember your names at Mass when I offer it for benefactors, as … Continue reading →

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After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto is alleged to have said:
"Gentlemen, we have just kicked a rabid dog."
Put another way, as popularized in the movies:
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant."
My deepest thanks … Continue reading →

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When I speak to groups or congregations I will sometimes start with "hooks" people can hang ideas on as a hermeneutic, interpretive principle, for what follows.
Hook 1: Candidate Barak Obama, speaking without notes, referred to an unplanned baby as a … Continue reading →

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Our friends at Rorate are still on top of interesting things.
We are now informed that Pope Benedict, … well… read on:
In the Mass he will celebrate in Paris, the Holy Father will don vestments which belong to the Abbey of … Continue reading →

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In the wake of the Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s calculated televised attack on the Catholic Church’s teaching on when human life begins, some very prominent US bishops have issued corrective statements, making it clear just how wrong she is, and … Continue reading →

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