The Luddite Blogger
We’ve been heavy hearted today so…here’s a bit of highbrow comic relief. A blog by someone who claims to be a luddite. Hysterical. Curses! After felling an oak tree and…
Quake in Haiti Leaves Midwest Mission Trip Grounded
In St Louis, plans for a mission trip to Haiti get derailed: The phone was ringing off the hook at Holy Redeemer Parish in Webster Groves Jan. 13 after a…
I wouldn’t want to spend eternity with Pat Robertson’s God
Pat Robertson opened his mouth and spewed his venom of hate all over those who are feeling disaster in Haiti today. CBS has details As Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive…
Archbishop of Port-au-Prince dies in Quake
A hat tip to bill_brown @ Twitter and the Miami Herald PARIS — A Roman Catholic priest in France says Monsignor Joseph Serge Miot, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince, has died…
Why Haiti Needs Help
Catholic Relief Services details some of the horror. In an e-mail from the capital, Port-au-Prince, Zelenka told his colleagues at CRS headquarters in Baltimore that damage was “incredible all around.”…
Help Haiti: Text “HAITI” to “90999.”
I’m listening to President Obama talk about the incomprehensible 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. I’m glad that he has dedicated the full support of the United States to a people who…
We All Knew
And speaking of lying and reputations… Cardinal George spoke to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their recent meeting and spoke directly about how they have a tarnished reputation…
Lying and the Information Overload
Mark McGwire lied. And his lying was in no way small potatoes as far as the world of baseball is concerned. Because of his deceit, many people, myself included have…
Mark McGwire’s Penance
While he’s not exactly breaking a story, Mark McGwire, the baseball-bashing slugger who captivated Major League fans and became the first player to eclipse Roger Maris’ single season home run…
Mary’s Freedom to Let Go
The good folks at Creighton University have some interesting insights on the Wedding Feast of Cana today: But the other words Simeon had spoken that day were words she prayed…