Recently Pope Francis spoke at the end of the 82nd General Assembly of the Union of Superiors General of religious men. With permission, he allowed notes to be taken and published by La Civiltà Cattolica, an Italian Jesuit magazine. The interview was published in the first issue of 2014 and is available in three languages. […]
Justice Sotomayor and protecting the Church
On New Year’s Eve, Sotomayor granted the Denver nursing home a last-minute, temporary reprieve from the health care law requirement that health coverage for employees include contraception. She will now have to decide whether to keep the temporary order in place, dissolve it, or take the issue to the other justices, who could decide to […]
So tired myths about Christian holy days
I had a wonderful Christmas. My wife and I spent time with kids, kids-in-law, and grandkids. We gained weight (oops), but it was delicious weight. Unfortunately, we also had to hear again about how (haw, haw) Christians took over a pagan celebration in order to convince the dumb pagans that there was really no change. […]
Another Chuck Norris joke
Heh, heh! Okay, I admit it. I like Chuck Norris jokes.
Blue police box trivia
For you lovers of Dr. Who, the above photograph is of a character named Jenny. She is Dr. Who’s daughter in the episode from the Tenth Doctor called, “The Doctor’s Daughter.” But, here is a spot of trivia for you. The real life name of Jenny is Georgia Moffett. She is the real life daughter […]
Duck Dynasty Phil back
As you may know by now, Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty has been restored to the show. Fox News reports it this way: The removal of the 67-year-old family patriarch triggered support from gay rights organizations but objections from many fans of the show, including such political figures as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and […]
Odd snowmen
Some of you may remember that there was a comic strip called Calvin and Hobbes. It featured what would be considered a very disturbed child with an incredible imagination. His imaginary (real?) companion was a tiger who only showed up when no other person was present. Otherwise, he looked like a toy stuffed tiger. Hobbes […]
The blindness of self-deception
There is a “performer” whose stage name is Tia Tequila. She is best known for, uhm, well really, for not much. She is close to being in the same class as other reality show stars who are famous mostly for being famous. However, back in 2007, she raised the ire of many by hosting a […]
YA (Young Adult) fiction and plot endings
WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD Lately another Young Adult fiction controversy has popped up. The final book of the Divergent series (Allegiant) was released in late October. Once young adults read the ending, the blogosphere blew up. Debates began about the ending and fans wrote alternate endings (fanfic) because they were so disappointed. Yet other fans vehemently […]
Of Ducks and Pope
We have been hearing about the controversy over the suspension of Phil Robertson from Duck Dynasty. He was interviewed for GQ and made various comments. But, of course, only two sets of comments have drawn attention. And it was those that had to do with homosexuality and with race relations in Louisiana prior to civil […]
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