Pseudo-intellectuals used to gravitate toward Nostradamus. Then, Edgar Cayce had a brief flurry of fame. Now, some think that the town of Medjugorge is the home of prophecies. It was said of the recent killer...
“The Media Just Isn’t Doing Its Job.”
Is a common complaint from the right. “If the media knew what was going on, they would have different opinions.” is another. Any innocent complaining about the failure of the media to uphold even the...
The Angry and the Bitter
When I had a television and was extremely bored, I’d sometimes turn to the plethora of liberal channels to see what talking points the repeaters were being told to make. At any hour, there always...
Sarah Palin and Glen Beck
Are the two most widely reviled people in public life. Those on the left are driven to mock, malign, insult, and belittle them at every opportunity. There is an ongoing, unspoken contest among liberals vying...
Reading for January 16, 2011
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Is 49:3, 5-6 The LORD said to me: You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory. Now the LORD has spoken who formed me as...
What Looks Like The World We Live On Is More Like a Special-Purpose Building
The world looks like a complicated, self-sustaining, rotating ball revolving around the sun. We spend a dozen years learning about various aspects of the world and the universe in which it’s placed during our years...
Preservation of What?
The faster a culture is decaying, the more things there are that growing numbers of people think must be “preserved”. Countless “Preservation Societies” work to preserve anything from old houses, barns, downtowns, old cars, wagons,...
Mr. Obama
Many Americans, when asked about our President, say something like “He hates us.”, “He wants to destroy us.”, “He doesn’t like most Americans and will do everything he can to hurt us.”, “He’s angry at...
Reading for January 9, 2011
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Reading 1 Is 42:1-4, 6-7 Thus says the LORD: Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, upon whom I...
Oh, No! The Canary Hasn’t Died. It Isn’t Even Sick!
Colors on the map above show today’s global temperatures. Almost all the world has white, blue, and green colors. They indicate temperatures that are average or below. Where, we may wonder, is Global Warming? Well,...
