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And so, you graduate. The Seminary Lawn is filled with hundreds of graduates, faculty, family, and friends. Everyone is playing his or her part. Parents are proud, spouses are glad, friends are happy, ... discussDear Pro-Life Warriors, I am not going to try and make this fancy or use some long drawn out tale. We need financial support right now. With all of the Stand True Pro-life Missionaries arriving over t ... discuss
He was born in 292 in Thebes (Luxor, Egypt) to pagan parents. According to his hagiography, he was swept up against his will in a Roman army recruitment drive at the age of 20, a common occurrence dur ... discuss
the Abbot of Louth in Lincolnshire, was elected to the See of Canterbury in AD 790, through the influence of King Offa of Mercia who wished to find archiepiscopal support for his kingdom's interests. ... discuss
class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> In this chapter God spells out which animals are clean and which ones are unclean. God says, in so many words, “You shall eat this…you ... discuss
The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas in Austin contains a copy of what many people consider the most valuable book in the world. The Gutenberg Bible is not only the oldest surviving book ... discuss
(died 7 May 721) was an Angle bishop during the time of the kingdom of Northumbria. He was the Bishop of Hexham and then the Bishop of York which was the most important religious designation in the ar ... discuss
Most homeschoolers know that Charlotte Mason advocated that children learn from a literature-based curriculum, that she disdained ‘twaddle,’ and recommended the reading of many well-writ ... discuss
We know about Monnica almost entirely from the autobiography (the Confessions) of her son Augustine, a major Christian writer, theologian and philosopher (see 28 August). Monnica was born in North Afr ... discuss
I am too young to remember much about Margaret Thatcher and to know a lot about her role in world history. I will definitely read a biography of her at some point in the future and learn more about he ... discuss
Tonight is the next installment of our series in honor of the late Annette Funicello, in our continuing saga about a country girl who moves to the big city, where she learns about love, friendship, an ... discuss
The Boy Scouts of America recently sent up what appears to be a trial balloon. The resolution on allowing gay scouts and gay scout leaders has been modified to continue to exclude gay scout leaders ... discuss
Ribbon Placement: Liturgy of the Hours Vol. II: Ordinary: 1049 Psalter: Monday, Week I, 1106 Proper of Saints: 1795 Common of Doctors of the Church: 2095 Christian Prayer: Ordinary: 689 Psalter: Monda ... discuss
Mellitus was sent to England in AD 601 by Pope Gregory in response to an appeal from Augustine of Canterbury for a fresh band of missionaries. He was commissioned by Gregory to convey the pallium to A ... discuss
"In my gut, I am completely aghast at what goes on at that place. But I staunchly oppose anything that would correct this situation in law."Prochoice activist Janis Compton-CarrNo, this isn't recent ... discuss
Things are moving . . . really moving in terms of our relocation to The Philippines.All home repairs have been accomplished and the house is on the market. Tomorrow, we will be listed on the MLS. ... discuss
America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence; perhaps the only piece o ... discuss
Among the many strange creatures found in the Australian outback is one called the Frilled-Necked Lizard. He has this umbrella-like structure around his neck which, when threatened, he spla ... discuss
The cord of three strands is not easily broken. Even though Barbara and I were spliced together with Our Father as the third strand....I have still struggled to hold it together. The last few weeks h ... discuss
It is a day for celebration in our busy household!Today marks three years since our amazing, beautiful wonder-baby, Ezekiel, joined our family and brought us the kind of light and joy that came unexpe ... discuss
I remember the day that Pope Benedict XVI was elected. The words “Habemus Papam!” rang out from my television set and I sat down and burst into tears. I was pregnant at the time and emotional anyw ... discuss
Just a short time ago, the director of The Bartimaeus Project and his wife were in The Philippines.They were able to check up on a few of the children being served by The Bartimaeus Project and I'd li ... discuss
Sacrifice is a polarizing term. Some view it as a virtue. Others view it as a vice. For some, it represents an act of weakness. For others, an act of strength. But no matter what kind of connotations ... discuss
Yesterday my Twitter feed and Facebook Newsfeed blew up with Toure Neblett. Toure talked on MSNBC about his past experience facing an unplanned pregnancy conceived in a serious committed relatio ... discuss
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(With apologies and thanks from my friend, Chad Bird) Holy Cross Lutheran Church Rocklin, California Rev. Todd Peperkorn Advent 4C (December 23, 2012) Luke 1:39-55 12-23-2012advent4c.mp3 TITLE: “In ... discuss
Sermon – Advent 4 – Luke 1:39-45Grace Lutheran Church, Racine, WI“The Visitation”Dear friends in Christ, it's good to be here this morning with my favorite congregation. Since I ende ... discuss
He was born around 305, probably near the city of Egitania, Lusitania, in what is the present-day village of Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal, then part of the Western Roman Empire. His life coincided with th ... discuss
Advent 2Malachi 4:1-6“Action!” Today we turn our attention to the Old Testament Reading from Malachi 4. Some of the last words of the Old Testament, in fact, the words that are in a sens ... discuss
(Arabic: يحيى ابن منصور Yaḥyā ibn Manṣūr; Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος/Ioannês Damaskinos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus or Johannes Damascenus also known as John Damasce ... discuss
Dr. Bill Smith, Editor, ARRA News Service: Being Sunday, it is a good time to reflect on important issues! With the constant push by liberals / socialists to disarm Americans, the below column last Fr ... discuss
Born in Strasbourg on September 15, 1858, he grew up in a family which was a part of the French aristocracy. Orphaned at the age of six, he and his sister Marie were brought up by their grandfather, C ... discuss
by AF "Tony" Branco: "You go first!" Democrats: Unwilling to cut spending and pushing to increase taxes. They want the Republicans to raise taxes then they might talk about spending cuts. ... discuss
You are RE-invited to drop into my blog www.leonachoy.blogpost.com and graze at your leisure anytime—hopefully regularly. I don’t post every day, but quite often, sharing excerpts from my writ ... discuss
As you prepare for Thanksgiving this week and then, on to Christmas shopping and decorating, let me toss one more item at you that will require some time, prayer and energy . . .SUMMER HOSTING 2013!!! ... discuss
Phyllis Schlafly by Phyllis Schlafly, Eagle Forum: We heard a lot of loose talk during the presidential campaign about getting tough with Communist China. Since both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney cr ... discuss
(c. 658 – November 7, 739) was a Northumbrian missionary, known as the "Apostle to the Frisians" in the modern Netherlands. He became the first Bishop of Utrecht and died at Echternach, Luxembourg.P ... discuss
(Please note, this is a repost from last year) Apparently, the Tucson Weekly has a column called “Stupid Christian Idea of the Month.” I don’t know if this is actually a regular col ... discuss
The following is Part 2 of an open letter to Colonel Vaughn Doner and a critique of his 2012 book, Christian Jihad: Neo-Fundamentalists and the Polarization of America. Throughout the series, I addre ... discuss
Grew up in the household of Saint Bosa of York, and became his spiritual student, aide, and travelling companion. Benedictine monk. Close friend of and chaplain to Saint Wilfrid, and accompanied him o ... discuss
The Church warned us if we separated procreation from the physical act of love between a husband and wife, children would become commodities, man-made objects to be ordered from a menu to satisfy ... discuss
Over at The American Spectator, Jed Babbin offers a perspective on Benghazigate: The White House and Obama's media cohort believe they now have the Benghazi consulate attack story under control. The ... discuss
Is that not the sweetest, little face? If you're not sure who this is, and trust me I'd love to claim her if I could, this is my beautiful soon-to-be niece, Isabella Yong Mei.Isabella ... discuss
The new documentary Hellbound? has reignited discussion about the perennial topic of hell as well as revealed some very bizarre perspectives. Kevin Miller, the film’s director, who identifies as a C ... discuss
Hobby Lobby could be the next Chick-Fil-A. \"Hobby Lobby Sues over HHS Mandate\" Reverend William Owens from the Coalition Of African American Pastors in an interview with John Hawkins: \"Again that ... discuss
o'nocchio - "The Big Lie" class warfare: Marxist/Socialist/Communism/Fascism "All propaganda has to be popular and has to adapt its spiritual level to the perception of the least intelligent of t ... discuss
WARNING: o'clown's supporters fear truth about 'the one'. -- rfh From: Freedom Outpost Sent: Monday, September 03, 2012 Subject: Interview: Obama Had Marxist Vision Fo ... discuss
My latest article appears in Lay Witness magazine on p. 4 of the September/October issue. Are you a subscriber? It's an excellent (and beautifully designed) magazine and I'm blessed to be able to co ... discuss
From the e-mail newsletter sent to fans of MercatorNet, it's editor Michael Cook ponders the lessons learned this week from two different Armstrongs.Whenever we looked at the moon in this last couple ... discuss
Astronaut Neil Armstrong always modestly viewed himself, and preferred to be viewed by others, as the anchor man in a relay race. That race began in 1957. The Soviets had their own reasons for going t ... discuss
With Neil Armstrong's passing on August 25, who can forget the famous words he spoke on July 20, 1969: That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Having fulfilled President Kennedy's ... discuss
One Giant Leap for Mankind!With those words (accidently omiting the a before man), Neil Armstrong became the 1st human being to ever walk on the surface of the Moon. This past Saturday, Neil Armstrong ... discuss
Our super-smart, highly educated and well financed scientists tell us they don’t operate on faith; instead they operate on logic and objective evidence. Yet when you examine their chain of thought ... discuss
"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Who could ever forget the words of Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon at 9:56pm (Houston time) July 20, 1969, as he poet ... discuss
What's it like to look up at the moon and know your footprints are there?Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon, the first human being to step on its surface.Billions of people have live ... discuss
In a way it is fitting that I learned about Neil Armstrong's death while dropping off one of the Troglotykes (#2) at college. In addition to my father, there was no greater influence and ins ... discuss
One of our local heroes, Astronaut Neil Armstrong, has died at age 82 from complications of cardiac bypass surgery. “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” is A ... discuss
The Summer of '69 "it was the best years of my life", as the song goes. a few months before I met my girlfriend and future wife. A time of war but a time of extraordinary achievements. A time when ... discuss
CINCINNATI (AP)—Neil Armstrong was a quiet self-described nerdy engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made “one giant leap for mankind” with a small s ... discuss
born in 1214 and became a devout Christian and king of France. He attended Mass often, prayed frequently, was given to charity (as evidenced in the building of a hospital for the poor and blind) and w ... discuss
The following article is from pro-life activist Bud Shaver about his recent encounter in front of the University of New Mexico abortion mill. Read more of his experiences and insights at Prayer ... discuss
The Martyrdom of St. BartholomewTIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista1722Today, August 24, is the feast of St. Bartholomew, apostle and martyr.Saint Bartholomew is one of the Twelve Apostles, mentioned sixth in ... discuss
I searched the ‘net for the loopiest reaction to the news that Augusta National Golf Club has knuckled under and agreed to admit women. I found it at the Washington Post: The recent token actio ... discuss
"It is a precedent fraught with danger for the country, for when Congress once begins to stretch its power beyond the limits of the Constitution, there is no limit to it and no security for the people ... discuss
The movement to cull the population of the developing world has taken a leap forward due to the work of a high-profile advocate. Melinda Gates, wife of the famous founder of Microsoft, used the multi- ... discuss
“You can drown understanding in facts. Anyone who fails to perceive the mystery at work within the facts of nature or of history is just stuffing his head and his heart with a lot of things that ma ... discuss
Memories of Milton, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty Remembering Milton Friedman. Landsburg on Median Income, David Henderson | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty ... discuss
From Art Laffer's piece at the WSJ one can clearly see that in country after country, increased government spending acted more like a depressant than a stimulant (click image to enlarge). Laffer w ... discuss
Former atheist poet reveals details of her Catholic conversionBy David Kerr Rome, Italy, Jul 27, 2012 / 03:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- "Until two years ago, I was a really committed atheist ... discuss
We’ve also included the audio recording of this presentation that you can listen to online or download to your computer or iPod. Click the arrow below to start the playback: e link below to sa ... discuss
This post sponsored by Poise. Opinions and stories within are my own. We need to talk. My mother and I have very different memories about the ‘talk’ I allegedly received about those bodily chang ... discuss
"But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." Mathew 19:26 I just want to remind you that our God is as God of the impossible! T ... discuss
Contact: Kenny Jahng, 973-500-8536, kenny@liquidchurch.com MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 23, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- This week, Pastors Tim Lucas and Tom Kang from Liquid Church in NJ are taking a le ... discuss
I wrote this over the weekend but wasn't able to post it because I had problems with my Internet server. :) Sharing this with you all now before I forget. :)----It's 4 a.m. here in Manila and (as usua ... discuss
We cannot grow accustomed to the culture of death in our society any more than we couldgrow accustomed to racial discrimination in our society. We cannot wearily sigh and lament the evil of abor ... discuss
I imagine--which is often followed by a dangerous leap--that it's rare that one can log on to Amazon and purchase the work of an early Church Father that was not previously translated into English.&nb ... discuss
"One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind," stated Neil Armstrong, JULY 20, 1969, as he became the first man to walk on the moon. He, along with Colonel Aldrin, landed their lunar module, ... discuss
I read a wonderful blog post this week by one of my fellow Patheos peeps, Zeke Pipher, about the fallacy of formulaic parenting. According to Zeke, the formula many Christian parents try to plug in lo ... discuss
In June, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force drafted a recommendation that “clinicians screen women of childbearing age for intimate partner violence (IPV), such as domestic violence, and provid ... discuss
I am super excited. I’ve told you all before about how folk music helped one of our girls get through her attachment issues. When we adopted her she was very hostile to me, specifically. She w ... discuss
Born to a patrician family. His father Lazzaro died when Anthony was two, and his mother, Antonia Pescorali, widowed at age 18, devoted herself to her son. He studied medicine at Padua, receiving his ... discuss
Misleading. The American Academy of Pediatrics shared its findings in a July 2, 2012 press release stating evidence that: Spanking (is) Linked to Mental Illness. The article would have been more accur ... discuss
By Patrick J. Buchanan For John Roberts, it is Palm Sunday. Out of relief and gratitude for his having saved Obamacare, he is being compared to John Marshall and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Liberal ... discuss
Patriarch of Constantinople from 449 to 458. Known for his simple, austere life, his charity to the poor, his zeal for the faith, and his opposition to heresy.He opposed the heretic Dioscurus at the C ... discuss
There is always a hot market for books on marriage, even among men. Every husband is aware of his inadequacies and every husband is genuinely eager to find solutions, especially if the solutions are s ... discuss
Saint John, Bishop of the Goths, lived during the eighth century. The future saint was born in answer to the fervent prayer of his parents. From an early age, he lived a life of asceticism.The saint m ... discuss
(also called Adelbert of Egmond) (d first half of the 8th century in Egmond) was a Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon missionary. He was one of Willibrord's companions in preaching the gospel in Holland and Fri ... discuss
Emotional goodbye for heroic young mother Pro abortion movement terrified of ultrasounds World Health Org publishes killing handbook Gay superhero 'wedding' lauded as 'big leap forward' ... discuss
Religious Freedom Under Siege: The Bishops Respondby Matthew J. Franck and William E. Simon Jr.June 20, 2012 The American Catholic bishops’ “Fortnight for Freedom,” which begins tomorrow, c ... discuss
Issues Etc. recently had a very interesting interview with Dr. Thomas Ice. I appreciate the fact that Issues Etc. often has guests that disagree with the theological position of the program so that we ... discuss
The Watcher’s Council You Can’t Really Prove Obama’s a Commie?… Try KeyWiki Alea iacta est… the Council has spoken and the results are in for this week’s Watcher’s Council match-up. ... discuss
Sometimes I think Isaac will wake up talking... that's OK, it's something to shoot for. Today happened to be one of those days where I needed to get some things done for him, paperwork wise, and it wa ... discuss
In November of 2010 Californians rejected a candidate for Governor who pledged to do much of what Scott Walker has done, and instead elected a Governor who is bought and paid for by labor unions. It w ... discuss
Click here to subscribe to The Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends, Recently in Bekasi, Indonesia, “a mob of 300 Islamic extremists threw bags of urine and ditchwater, rotten eggs, stones ... discuss
Born at Argyll, c. 516; died c. 610; he has a second feast on October 27. If you are confused by the many saints named Colman, there are 126 Irish saints bearing that illustrious name. Today's saint w ... discuss
Born to the nobility, Norbert was raised around the royal court and served as almoner for Emperor Henry V. In the court he developed a very worldly view, and took holy orders as a career move, joining ... discuss
May 31 is the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary .And Mary rising up in those days went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda. [Lk. 1:39]How lyrical that is, the openin ... discuss
I love summer time in North Carolina (well, it's summer enough with temperatures in the upper 80's and humidity making it's presence known even in the early morning).Almost every morning, hubby and I ... discuss
Bede (IPA: /ˈbiːd/) (also Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, or (from Latin) Beda (IPA: [beda])), (c. 672 or 673 – May 25, 735), was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Wearmouth, ... discuss
Like Packers fans across the country, I did my part to help secure the prestigious "Mirror Ball" trophy for Donald Driver on Dancing With the Stars.This is the first season of the series I've watched. ... discuss
Tom Barrett's plan to spend more than $100 million on a two-mile trolley exemplifies the sort of reckless, wasteful spending that put Wisconsin on the road to ruin. In November 2010, when we took back ... discuss
Paul Out? on Nicholas Fitzgerald - One man just trying to make a difference.This Washington Times reporting Ron Paul is “out” of the race is interesting given the circumstances. As I state ... discuss
Australians are mourning the death of the man known as the "Angel of The Gap", who stopped hundreds of people from leaping to their deaths at Sydney's most notorious suicide spot. The Gap at W ... discuss
He was born in 292 in Thebes (Luxor, Egypt) to pagan parents. According to his hagiography, he was swept up against his will in a Roman army recruitment drive at the age of 20, a common occurrence dur ... discuss
One of the most explicit situations of motherhood in the Bible is in Luke chapter 1, when Mary is visited by an angel, St. Gabriel, and is told, “Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt b ... discuss
the Abbot of Louth in Lincolnshire, was elected to the See of Canterbury in AD 790, through the influence of King Offa of Mercia who wished to find archiepiscopal support for his kingdom's interests. ... discuss
(died 7 May 721) was an Angle bishop during the time of the kingdom of Northumbria. He was the Bishop of Hexham and then the Bishop of York which was the most important religious designation in the ar ... discuss
From Luke Chapter 923 And Jesus said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoe ... discuss
There are similarities between Obama’s “Forward,” and liberal TV network MSNBC’s slogan “Lean Forward;” Communist Chinese Dictator Mao Zedong’s “The Gre ... discuss
We know about Monnica almost entirely from the autobiography (the Confessions) of her son Augustine, a major Christian writer, theologian and philosopher (see 28 August). Monnica was born in North Afr ... discuss
'Political Correctness' Running Amok! And, "they walk among us"...those that will vote for this man ...'the one' who called for emailing the White House to report "enemies of the state."-- rf ... discuss
Obama embraces Islam: If Islamism is OK for Egypt, why not America? Editorial By THE WASHINGTON TIMES, Wednesday, April 25, 2012 From: The Washington Times Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 Subj ... discuss
NOTE: This is Part 9 of a 10 day series on Accidental Unschooling that is taking me LONGER than 10 days to write (sorry). I have had a little distraction in my life last week (hosting a blogger retr ... discuss
Opposing Views of the Week is a chance for you to learn what the other side thinks (if you're pro-life) or for you to learn what the other side thinks of you (if you're pro-choice). I will be featurin ... discuss
Well, it's that blogaversary time of year again, and since Studeo is now officially "alive" again, I thought it would be fun to take you (and really myself) on a little tour of some favorite moments f ... discuss
I'm not exactly sure when I first heard the song, but I suspect my sister Dale heard it first, and immediately wanted it. She ran down to the Morrison and Putnam music store with neither title nor aut ... discuss
Today is our sweet Justin's 12th birthday. I am SO grateful my daughter Sophia appealed to my conscience when we were asked to consider adopting him and I felt too old and too tired to take on ... discuss
Tweetby Jonathon Van Maren“The compact with which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell.”These words of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison are ... discuss
The Flight from Conversation - Sherry Turkle writing for the New York Times: “We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation fo ... discuss
Mellitus was sent to England in AD 601 by Pope Gregory in response to an appeal from Augustine of Canterbury for a fresh band of missionaries. He was commissioned by Gregory to convey the pallium to A ... discuss
One of our other discussions at our high school Bible discussion group as we finished up the Gospel of John was about John's other #humblebrag, the title "the disciple whom Jesus loved" which he uses ... discuss
This special column by Wende Right is a summary of the Florida Pro-life Network project. I’ve been watching this develop for the last several years with great interest. The information shared here ... discuss
His mother was a professional basketball player who was scheduled for an abortion, then prayed to God for guidance, got a pretty clear answer the next day in a sermon at church and cancelled her appoi ... discuss
Before we get the usual apoplectic messages about why we are not getting in line behind the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, we will say the following:No candidate is yet close to ob ... discuss
We love sharing stories about rebelutionaries making a difference. That’s especially true when we believe that what they’re doing will serve as a catalyst for other young people to do the ... discuss
Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. He gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena ... discuss
Fools spring eternal—through all cultures and all eras. No exception for our own. But rather than discount them as burdens, we’d do well to see the blessing. For like the bubbles in the founta ... discuss
By TODD PITMAN and AYE AYE WIN YANGON, Burma (AP) — Burma (also known as Myanmar) election officials confirmed Monday that Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party had won a landslide vi ... discuss
This whole adoption journey has been a HUGE faith walk for me...if you'd have asked me a year ago if I thought we'd be standing where we are right now, I would have laughed. I knew we didn't have the ... discuss
“Mock [believers], ridicule them in public, don’t fall for the convention that we’re far too polite to talk about religion,” Richard Dawkins exhorted an estimated 10,000 atheists near the end ... discuss
in the course of his lifetime was both rewarded and punished for his firm adherence to principle. He was born in 1637 and reared by his half-sister Anne and her husband the well-known angler Izaak Wal ... discuss
As already reported, Papa Benedict and Cardinal Ouellet have done the Church a great service by elevating a faithful priest to the rank of Archbishop of Montreal. There’s a double blessing at wo ... discuss
Each morning I scan the previous day's Amazon purchases - always thanking God for your remembering to use my link! While I can't see who buys what, sometimes there are things I want to share with ev ... discuss
While I know that here in DBQ the weather has been Springlike for a long time, the Vernal Equinox (aka the start of Spring) is at 12:14 am CDT. This is the earliest Spring has arrived since 1896. & it ... discuss
Just a few things for St. Patrick's Day. A Joke from Miss Cellania some time ago, but which I continually find amusing. Mrs. O'Connor wants a Divorce"Well, Mrs. O'Connor, so you want a divorce?" the ... discuss
Is Mary the mother of God? Did God die on the cross? Historic Christian teaching answers "yes" to both of these questions. The heresy of Nestorianism says "no." In Nestorianism, the divine and human n ... discuss
There has been a lot of hoopla in the news lately over an article that came out in the Journal of Medical Ethics which discusses why it should be acceptable to “abort” infants (i.e. people who are ... discuss
This is what happens when you read too much. A correspondent from this writer's locality has passed along the following.There have been about 514 leap years since Caesar originated the idea in 45 BC. ... discuss
Click here to subscribe to The Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends: The Founders of our country had what historian Ellis Sandoz has called “a paradoxical sense of the dignity and frailty o ... discuss
“My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.” KJV (Read this scripture and more at http://prayerpivot.com) We earthlings have an ex ... discuss
Andrew Breitbart was the Douglas Fairbanks of the new media. In a world of blue-blazered, conservative drones and humorless liberal scolds, he was a swashbuckling figure with a sword at his side and, ... discuss
An estimated 45-million people died of starvation in Mao Tse-Tung's "Great Leap Forward". At one point Chairman Mao justified this by saying, "It is better to let half of the people die so that the ... discuss
Dr. Dianne IrvingMy good friend Dr. Dianne Irving of Bethesda Maryland responded to the last post, "Remembering Irena Sendler" and provided an article she wrote and published with LifeIssues.ne ... discuss
Nope, I did not propose to anyone today. ... discuss
Downer: Extra Day To Pay Taxes & More Big Government Spending Today in Washington, D.C. - Feb 29, 2012 (Leap Day): The Senate resumed consideration of S. 1813, the highway bill. Tomorrow, the Sen ... discuss
David Brooks Throws a TantrumVirgil Goode: Mr. Independent(Digest of Yesterday's Posts (28 February 2012)) ... discuss
Good morning. Just to be clear here, the Julian Calendar (of which the Gregorian was a reform) also has a leap day today. The difference is in what occurs not on years divisible by 4 but by 100 and 4 ... discuss
In 45 B.C., Julius Caesar replaced the calendars used throughout the Roman Empire based on the moon's cycles with a calendar based on the sun, having 365 days and a "leap" day every 4th year. It was m ... discuss
From Dave Ramsey: Since today is February 29—leap day—a day that only comes around once every four years, we thought we’d give you 29 ways to LEAP out of debt. Now is the time! Read on to see th ... discuss
The Saint of the Day for February 29 is St. Oswald.St. Oswald was born into a military family in 10th-century England. He was the nephew of the archbishop of Canterbury. The archbishop raised him and ... discuss
So it's Leap Day, February 29, 2012.So.... ... discuss
I received this e-mail from the Obama campaign yesterday: I found it disturbing.Text:Friend --As you may have noticed, we've asked you for a donation a few times now.But according to our records, you ... discuss
This seemed like a pertinent quote for a Sunday morning. As we head to church and listen to the preaching of the Word, I’m sure it will be profitable to think just a moment about the unction of ... discuss
I have not included on the blog all parts of Thomas Watson's book "The Christian Soldier: Heaven Taken By Storm", but some key portions which I felt would be most impactful and relevant for the day in ... discuss
In this part of the book, "The Christian Soldier: Heaven Taken By Storm" Thomas Watson talks about how the Christian offer violence for the taking of Heaven.Part 8 - The Christian Offering Violence to ... discuss
Dr. Dianne IrvingMy good friend Dr. Dianne Irving of Bethesda Maryland responded to the last post, "Remembering Irena Sendler" and provided an article she wrote and published with LifeIssues.net, ... discuss
(From 02/20)was a hermit and miracle worker. Born at Compton Martin, near Bristol, England, he became a priest and was excessively materialistic and worldly. After meeting with a beggar, he underwent ... discuss
Tulsa, Oklahoma: February 11th, 1952 The first hero was a birth mother, an un-wed teenager or young adult, or perhaps just an existing mother with already too many children that couldn’t face on ... discuss
Bottom line, very dangerous. James Lewis explains: It's now quite clear that Obama is playing chicken with Israel on Iranian nukes. That is why Leon Panetta came out with a statement this week accus ... discuss
Having read Judge Malihi's embarrassingly flawed opinion as well as Atty Mario Apuzzo's thoughtful analysis of that opinion, to the best of my humble abilitylet me try to reasonably summarize the latt ... discuss
Fr. Nicolas Schwizer The New Testament speaks of the healing of lepers. Leprosy was (and continues to be) a dreadful disease because it excluded communion with the people of God. The leper, in addi ... discuss
From: Godfather Politics Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 Subject: Obama Says Jesus Would Support Taxing the Rich Black on Black and White Liberal Racists on Rampage reposted from http://Go ... discuss
.OPINION SPACEMars Trip Postponed IndefinitelyIn 2003 we are probably further from Mars than ever beforeby Robert N. GoingAmsterdam - Mar 20, 2003So, I guess I won't be going to Mars after all. Ab ... discuss
George Soros: Collapsing US Economy to Spark Street Violence George Soros on the Coming U.S. Class WarGeorge Soros About To Leap Back Into U.S. Politics? ... discuss
The Washington Post published a guest editorial (here) by Reverend Debra Haffner, a Unitarian Universalist minister, titled The religious case for legalized abortion. Obviously, a post like this draw ... discuss
As the great Charlie Peacock once sang, "Oh, I've got to say everything that's on my mind / I cannot keep it bottled up inside of me..." I'm sitting here with a mug of chai laced with honey, fighting ... discuss
President Obama’s decision in 2010 to cut NASA’s budget and abandon the Constellation program, established by the Bush administration, which was charged with returning Americans to the moo ... discuss
A song about marriage: Andrew Peterson - Dancing in the Minefields (Official Video) Thanks to James S. for sending this to my son Josh, whose first five years of marriage have been tested by a f ... discuss
This is from the Whispers in the Loggia blog. The New Evangelization is bearing fruit! I am excited for 2012.Upon This "Rock," An Ordinariate Is BornTwenty-six months since Anglicanorum coetibus lai ... discuss
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.” HCSB http://www.bible.com (Read this scripture and more at http ... discuss
Click here to view the embedded video. Mary, did you know That your baby boy will one day walk on water? Mary, did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? Did you know That your ... discuss
During the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, the annual meeting at which the Holy Father and the Roman Curia exchange Christmas greetings has become an occasion for the Pope to deliver what is essenti ... discuss
We at Lake County Right to Life want to wish all of you a Blessed and Holy Christmas Season. The Christmas Story resounds with an affirmation of life, beginning with the Angel Gabriel's ... discuss
Handel's Messiah is a classic oratorio that consists almost entirely of passages of Scripture put to music. It tells the story of the two comings of Christ from the Old Testament prophecies, to the fi ... discuss
From Catholic News ServiceBy Carol Glatz Hidden among the paving stones of St. Peter's Square there is a simple clock and calendar. All you need is a sunny day. The 83-foot stone obelisk in the mi ... discuss
Contact: Suzanne Ward, Georgia Right to Life, 770-891-8320 ATLANTA, Dec. 15, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Personhood agenda made a "giant leap" forward this week, nationwide and here in Georgia. ... discuss
An estimated 45-million people died of starvation in Mao Tse-Tung's "Great Leap Forward". At one point Chairman Mao justified this by saying, "It is better to let half of the people die so that the ot ... discuss
By Patrick J. Buchanan Prime Minister David Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to veto Germany's demand for a new European fiscal union will define his premiership. More than that, Cam ... discuss
I wanted to share a section of Jared Wilson’s wonderful book Gospel Wakefulness in which Wilson distinguishes between salvation and what he calls “gospel wakefulness.” I’ve be ... discuss
The New York Post recently ran an article with the headline “The end of Down syndrome”. In it, reporter Mayrav Saar tells readers that “a new, simple way to detect Down syndrome in a fetus means ... discuss
(from 12/4/11)(Arabic: يحيى ابن منصور Yaḥyā ibn Manṣūr; Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος/Ioannês Damaskinos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus or Johannes Damascenus also known a ... discuss
Born in Strasbourg on September 15, 1858, he grew up in a family which was a part of the French aristocracy. Orphaned at the age of six, he and his sister Marie were brought up by their grandfather, C ... discuss
From Handel's Messiah:19. RecitativeAltoThen shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.&n ... discuss
It's time to make the leap! It's time to move on what you feel the Lord is leading you to do, despite the fears and reservations you may be harboring.It's time to APPLY for Share Your Summer 2012 if y ... discuss
Life without faith is impossible. Consider this. Sketch of Søren Kierkegaard There's this... Human Faith. To live in families and in societies we all must be willing to accept truths we cannot di ... discuss
Did you hear the amazing news? During Monday night’s BREAKTHROUGH webcast, thousands of people were inspired by the story of Sue Thayer, former Planned Parenthood manager from Storm Lake, Iowa. ... discuss
The Saint of the Day for November 5 is St. Elizabeth.St. Elizabeth was the wife of Zachary and the mother of John the Baptist. She was a relative of Mary the Mother of God, though no one knows the exa ... discuss
[Not everyone went to war. The unlucky ones got left behind. From September, 1944, the UNITEDS PX.]A BIBLE STORY By Luke A. RoundBehold William, the son of Lindsay, the Lion, the son of McKnight. And ... discuss
It bears repeating: abortion is a shady business.. If you'd kill a baby in the womb, it's not much of a leap to kill one out of the womb. ... discuss
What is Stem Cell Research? [1] Stem cells are an unspecialized cell from which all of the specialized cells of the organs of the body develop. This process of specializing cells for a specific functi ... discuss
I hope Fr. Erik doesn't mind my lifting his pic of a priest offering Mass in black vestments; but his post on black vestments reminded me of my thoughts on my own (hopefully distant yet inevitable) fu ... discuss
Hi Bloggy Friends! I've missed blog world more than you know. I've started another semester of school, which is always exciting, however I have upped my course load from 2 to 3. Sometimes I seriously ... discuss
I know that headline sounds like an opening for a rant, but I actually mean it as a kind of observation/constructive criticism. If you can bear with me through this extended analogy, I think you’ ... discuss
... I had that sudden creepy feeling that something truly horrible stood drooling over my shoulder, and with a fear-fueled shout I spun around only to discover my neighbor Lara.Lara and I had gone to ... discuss
“My daughter is just your average 24-year-old,” her mother said. “She’s fun-loving and full of life. We just want our daughter back the way she was. “We don’t know ... discuss
By Keith Ashley Petition Drive Coordinator, Personhood KansasDuring a trip to Kansas, just prior to the Civil War, President Lincoln described the territory as being in a state of "almost continu ... discuss
This review is also appearing in my A Free Mind column at Patheos.Since my conversion, I have read many a book about saints, angels, prayer, virtues, and all those good Catholic subjects. Reviewing th ... discuss
Talk about "Serendipity"! Is it just me, or is it too much of a coincidence that right when he's embroiled in the cover-up scandal about "Operation Fast and Furious" , that has been an overwhelmin ... discuss
St. Gerard Majella's feast day is coming up on Sunday and I have been reading about him. I'm not sure what we are supposed to make of miracles, except to God be the glory! Sometimes I hesitate to talk ... discuss
This summer I came across a blog post suggesting that Moby Dick is an allegory of Herman Melville's struggle with God. I read Moby Dick over twenty years ago in high school and hardly remembered it. B ... discuss
I know that many of my readers have a heart for children. Some are considering another adoption or praying about the right time to begin their first. Let me start by saying that I am not a salesperson ... discuss
