Topic: memoirs
Common Sense Must reading. From an Amazon review: Common Sense is one of the greatest articles of argumentation ever written. Paine was the finest pamphleteer of his age and was able to turn the disc ... discussJoin Jen and the other Quicktakers over at the Conversion Diary 1. It was 30 degrees yesterday morning. It is 70 degrees today. I can't make up my mind weather I should put the ... discuss
The following is Part 7 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
My friend Michael Taube has a depressing but I suspect very prescient piece on Bo's second term. God help us all. TAUBE: Predicting Obama’s legacy On Nov. 6, Americans chose President Obama over ... discuss
"The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subjected people to carry arms. History shows that all conquerors who hav ... discuss
Will the day ever come when human life is respected andprotected by law from the moment of conception? That dependson who gets to name the new members of the Supreme Courtin the n ... discuss
The saint of the day is St Alphonsus Rodriguez, a Jesuit, who was born at Segovia in Spain, on July 12, 1531. From childhood he was devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. He loved her as his mother. This ... discuss
Concrete bunker decorated by two-by-fours: Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland, California.In his memoirs of the Second World War, in the chapter about the destruction of the House of Commons in the ... discuss
Civil debate at the University of Wisconsin. This op-ed piece in the Wisconsin Daily Cardinal was one of the most striking endorsements of our Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) that I have ever seen. ... discuss
From The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College By Paul G. Kengor Editor’s note: A different version of this article first appeared at National Catholic Register. Bill Clinto ... discuss
From: drude Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 Subject: To the Choir Wall Street Journal Sizes Up Obama A "deadly" article regarding Obama,in the Wall Street Journal, which today is the mo ... discuss
The book description of Autopsy of War suggests this successful dermatologist, John Parrish, will look at his four decade struggle with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a topic I've grown more interest ... discuss
Shon Hopwood robbed five banks before he was apprehended and sentenced to spend twelve years behind bars. Just twenty-three years of age, he was suddenly looking at living out some of his prime years ... discuss
Great list of “Five Canadian pro-life activists who need to write their memoirs,” by Suzanne Fortin of Big Blue Wave: Fr. Alphone de Valk, Gwen Landolt, John-Henry Westen, Steve Jalsevac, ... discuss
Great list of “Five Canadian pro-life activists who need to write their memoirs,” by Suzanne Fortin of Big Blue Wave: Fr. Alphone de Valk, Gwen Landolt, John-Henry Westen, Steve Jalsevac, ... discuss
Great list of “Five Canadian pro-life activists who need to write their memoirs,” by Suzanne Fortin of Big Blue Wave: Fr. Alphone de Valk, Gwen Landolt, John-Henry Westen, Steve Jalsevac, ... discuss
I was just alerted to the publication of Abandoned, a book by American pro-life activist Monica Migliorino Miller. Monica's claim to fame is rummaging through abortion clinic garbage to find improper ... discuss
From left to right: John Eliot (1604-1690), David Brainerd (1718-1747), William Carey (1761-1834), David Livingstone (1813-1873) and Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) were respectively the forefathers of ... discuss
Contact: Shiela Linscomb, 337-591-1151, info@thetreasurechamber.com LAFAYETTE, La., July 23, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Currently number one in Christian Memoirs under New Releases on Amazon, The ... discuss
by Andrew Ratelle Beneath the scorching heat and wind of a Wyoming summer, a mix of nearly a hundred volunteers and hired hands worked some six thousand man hours between the months of June and July d ... discuss
I feel I should have some reflections on turning 89, but, in truth, I have been so immersed in Leona Choy and Jodi Picoult that I’ve had little time to reflect. Leona Choy turned 87 last month a ... discuss
From American Thinker By Paul Kengor Barack Hussein Obama and Communist Mentor Frank Marshall Davis It's interesting that not only does Barack Obama need continued vetting, but so do his biogr ... discuss
A Photo is Not a “Harangue”:The Argus story also complains that “A spokeswoman for the British Pregnancy Advisory Service [BPAS] that runs the Wistons Clinic said: ‘This is something tha ... discuss
Is there any doubt that Mark Steyn is the most inventive, most effective conservative writer of our generation? Not in this house. I read him and not only get the political and cultural ideas he prese ... discuss
By Rev. George W. Rutler That the film about the Cristero Rebellion, For Greater Glory, has been news to many and highlights the appalling ignorance of history in our culture. That isolation ... discuss
Book Details: • Author: Graeme Goldsworthy • Category: Biblical Theology • Publisher: IVP (2012) • Format: s ... discuss
Ladies and Gentlemen, the President of the United States: Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and ... discuss
The other day I asked about summer reading lists, and said I'd be back soon with mine. Here's bit of what I hope to read this summer (although when I'm writing a book, I don't always get a lot o ... discuss
…. in middle school. Yep, he said so himself. That’s what’s fun about a guy who had to fill two memoirs, after a life of doing not too much. Every time the Dems dredge for dirt, th ... discuss
I guess I’ve made my love of baseball well-known around these parts. Just as a sampler, I’ve reviewed a biography of Albert Pujols, I’ve interviewed Ben Zobrist, and a long time ... discuss
This BBC documentary was made to coincide with the publication in 1993 of Lady Thatcher's memoirs, The Downing Street Years. Even through the critical and biased filter of the BBC, the greatnes ... discuss
Brethren, Peace and Good to All of you.The retired Archbishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Luis Cardinal Aponte Martínez, was called home to the Father today. He was 89 years old.Biographical SketchLuis ... discuss
When Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered on this date in 1865 to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, national legends were born. The ironies of that event astonished the country for generations. Fewer ... discuss
It does not seem that very many people have heard of Bl. Clemens August Graf von Galen. He gets short shrift in popular histories of the Nazi era: in William Shirer's The Nightmare Yea ... discuss
I happen to know two people who have read the complete written works of D.A. Carson—at least everything that is publicly available. This takes some dedication, considering that Carson’ ... discuss
The top law-enforcement official in the Russian republic of Tatarstan is facing a fresh wave of public anger after published memoirs came to light in which he denounces the abolition of the death pena ... discuss
By Lisa Maxson Father Edward J. Flanagan OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) -- Father Edward Flanagan was declared a "servant of God" during a Mass March 17 at Immaculate Conception Church at Boys Town as the A ... discuss
Contact: Scott Lorenz, 248-705-2214 NEWARK, N.J., March 13, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- One of the most recent and fascinating Black History memoirs published in 2012 tells the little-known six-mon ... 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
Mark’s Gospel is essentially the memoirs of Peter. However, I don’t believe we can dismiss Mark’s connection to the Apostle Paul. While the ... discuss
There has been much debate over the Synoptic Gospels. Which one came first, where are they dependent on each other, how did they interact, etc… T ... discuss
As a friend told me on Wednesday [22Feb12], "I worry about my people." I too worry. Where's the Native American Smithsonian Museum ...The English, German, Irish, Swede, Norwegian, Dane,&nb ... discuss
Warning signs at UNF. Got a comment today on a previous FAB posting. Read Mari’s comment here (Comment 1). My response follows: Marie, Thanks for commenting on the GAP project at UNF. Yes ... discuss
One of the many advantages of working in Washington is to be literally around the corner from history. Ford’s Theater, where President Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, has been refurbished and us ... discuss
Civil Disobedience in Obama's Second TermBy George Neumayr on 2.3.12Some of Barack Obama's useful idiots on the Catholic center/left say that his decree forcing religious organizations to pay for cont ... discuss
(photo source)“Benedict turns 85 in the new year, so a slowdown is only natural. Expected. And given his age and continued rigorous work schedule, it’s remarkable he does as much as he do ... discuss
Another piece at American Spectator that caught my eye this morning is Peter Ferrara's piece titled "Our Marxist Wizard of Oz" in which, as a prelude to discussing Barack Obama's inner Hugo Chavez com ... discuss
By Patrick J. BuchananOn Dec. 8, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt took the rostrum before a joint session of Congress to ask for a declaration of war on Japan. A day earlier, at dawn, carrier-based Japanese ... discuss
I was headed to the hospital where my granddaughters were born. It excited me to think that they were born on my late father’s 101st birthday. My “Pop” was the Yankee-est of Yankees, born in Bro ... discuss
Are you a "neo-Catholic"?I've heard this classification bandied about in traditionalist circles for some time now. But I paid it particular attention recently, when I read an article in The Remnant, w ... discuss
Herman Cain is now officially out having announcing the suspension of his campaign today. I’m not surprised, and believed he needed to get out amidst the accusation of an extra-marital affair. T ... discuss
I watched Restrepo last night. It was very similar to the Danish documentary, Armadillo, Image via Wikipediawhich I watched last month. In between I read and reviewed here, What is it like to go to wa ... discuss
Click here to subscribe to the Social Conservative Review. Dear Friends: November is National Adoption Awareness Month, which is why FRC was proud to host Ryan Bomberger last week for his lecture, &# ... discuss
This is an article summarizing briefly the Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform's strategy in regards to fighting abortion: *Update: This article has been published by Reformed Perspective Magazine, ... discuss
It is very rare that a commentator, either right or left, produces a volume that actually challenges ideological orthodoxy in a significant and intellectual fashion. While we on the right enjoy accusi ... discuss
This is long, but very worthwhile. I would also note that one of the most common targets of the inquisition were ethnically Jewish men who had converted to Christianity (or whose families had co ... discuss
I confess it’s been awhile since I read the feisty conservative publication, Human Events. I picked up a copy from a stack at the Capitol Hill Club yesterday and instantly remembered why I loved thi ... discuss
This summer I read Loon: A Marine Story by Jack McLean, when I went on a war history bender. Last week, when I brought my kids to the library, I have a bad habit of sitting on the floor in front of th ... discuss
Cherie Blair, condom and pro-abortsVatican Radio has just broadcast (printed summary and full audio) a fawning profile of, and interview with, Cherie Blair (replete with pleasant meditative incidental ... discuss
Above: The crowd experiencing the Miracle of the Sun.Above: Photo of "the Miracle of the Sun" taken at Fatima on 13 October 1917, as published in L'Osservatore Romano in 1951. Believed to be in the p ... discuss
I sure there are many railing against ESPN for it’s political correctness in cashiering Hank Williams Jr.’s theme song to its Monday Night Football broadcasts after old Bocephus made a jok ... discuss
Baptist successionism teaches that there is an unbroken of chain of churches since the time of the Apostles that have remained separate from the Roman Catholic church and taught Baptist doctrine. The ... discuss
From Catholicculture: "Bishop Edward Daly, the retired Irish bishop who is calling for a change in the discipline of clerical celibacy, “was ‘deeply disappointed’ by an experience o ... discuss
In 1917 the Blessed Virgin at Fatima warned that if her requests to convert Russia were not heeded the agents of Communism would later infiltrate the Church with their errors. Vatican II provided a pe ... discuss
Reading about Bristol Palin’s upcoming autobiography is a painful reminder of the Palins’ key failure in American politics: Palin refers to Johnston as a “gnat” and claims he & ... discuss
related: http://harrolds.blogspot.com/2010/04/values-primer-for-politicians-today.htmlFriday, April 23, 2010 Matthew Algeo, "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road ... discuss
The magnitude of destruction in the wake of the Joplin tornadoes is beyond comprehension. The best we can do is catch glimpses from those who've had time to share their eyewitness accounts. This one ... discuss
I was born in one country, raised in another. My father was born in another I was not his only child. He fathered several children with numerous women. I became very close to my mother, as my father s ... discuss
It is very rare that a commentator, either right or left, produces a volume that actually challenges ideological orthodoxy in a significant and intellectual fashion. While we on the right enjoy accus ... discuss
Bischof Müller lädt Hans Maier aus - Service - sueddeutsche.de The Bishop of Regensburg Gerhard Ludwig Müller has forbidden the use of church premises for a presentation of the former president o ... discuss
Bischof Müller lädt Hans Maier aus - Service - sueddeutsche.deThe Bishop of Regensburg Gerhard Ludwig Müller has forbidden the use of church premises for a presentation of the former president of t ... discuss
I am strangely drawn to infographics. I’m not sure what it is about them, but I guess it probably has to do with the way a good infographic lays out interesting information in an attractive and ... discuss
Mystagogy reproduces a talk given by Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev on how atheism came to dominate Russia, in spite of its profound Christian roots. As you might expect, the decline began in pre-revo ... discuss
Today we commemorate Hegesippus. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia:A writer of the second century, known to us almost exclusively from Eusebius, who tells us that he wrote in five books in the si ... discuss
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This is an article summarizing briefly the Canadian Centre for Bioethical Reform's strategy in regards to fighting abortion: In 1807, the Slave Trade Act abolishing the slave trade passed the Britis ... discuss
As we begin Lent I think it is good for us to reflect on the roots of our faith & how the Liturgy today is very much a continuation of the Liturgy of the Early Catholic Church.Justin was born at Flavi ... discuss
As usual, when the Propaganda Press doesn't like the facts, they ignore them. The answer: tune them out. For the whole truth, we need our NewMedia. Bookmark LifeNews and your favorite bloggers ... discuss
Real ChoiceYup. forty-nine-year-old Theodore "Ted" Shulman, our own Operation Counterstrike, is in the slammer, arrested this past Thursday. I'm wondering what he did to be held without bail for makin ... discuss
Pro-Choice Extremist Reportedly Arrested by FBI for Threats to Pro-Life ActivistsYup. forty-nine-year-old Theodore "Ted" Shulman, our own Operation Counterstrike, is in the slammer, arrested this past ... discuss
This story has a very personal connection for me. I was involved in the investigation as he left several of his messages on my blog & I had to talk to the FBI about them. He had left a few messages la ... discuss
I received a call last night from an FBI agent in New York saying they had arrested pro-abortion domestic terrorist Theodore Shulman after several years of making threats to pro-life leaders. Shulman, ... discuss
From: thy Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 Subject: A REMINDER IN HISTORY A REMINDER IN HISTORY General Vo Nguyen Giap General Giap was a brilliant, highly respected leader of the North Vietnam mili ... discuss
Last week, I interviewed Tarek Fatah on his new book, and this week it made the front page of The Jewish Independent. I interviewed international best selling author and political commentator Mark St ... discuss
Why, yes, I do read a lot. Check this out: Have you read more than 6 of these books? The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here. Bold those books you'v ... discuss
What sort of criteria do you use in forming a personal library of DVDs?Do you think a library like that is a waste of time, since you only need to see a movie once? Or do you think a personal copy o ... discuss
A short article from the Wall Street Journal that needs to be read by every level headed American!!! A “deadly” article regarding Obama, at the Wall Street ... discuss
This story from the Dailymail is a shining example of the fallacy that abortion is not being used as a means of birth control. Note that the woman in question, who decided what she had done was notewo ... discuss
I am so not comfortable with those "three little words, eight little letters." (I love you.) It's ironic, really. Because I love to say them...I love to let my friends know that I love them...'caus ... discuss
Last week we reported that Barack Obama's Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings and his GLSEN organization were promoting a book to children that included pornographic "artwork" of men having sex while boy ... discuss
President Obama is offering up a new version of the old fable of the stone soup. You’ll recall the Brothers Grimm fairy tale where the strangers come to town, offering nothing but a stone in the ... discuss
I was listening to Glenn Beck's radio program this evening when he talked about reading a book that Stu never thought he would pick up. It's called, "Philip Drew Administrator," which Beck traces as t ... discuss
What sort of criteria do you use in forming a personal library of DVDs?Do you think a library like that is a waste of time, since you only need to see a movie once? Or do you think a personal copy o ... discuss
On Primrose Day of 2001, I created my first webpage as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of my father's birthday. Since then I have continued to create page after page and a number of sites. Those p ... discuss
Oh, how I wish I’d blogged about the latest literary hoax last week before the publisher canceled the contract! Feet-dragging is a bad habit, boys and girls. The air’s out of the balloon n ... discuss
n.com/swf/k5epHjbfT8igklPBTR">Evan Thomasby dollarsandsense123TranscriptJON MEACHAM: He's very elusive, Obama, which is fascinating for a man who's written two memoirs. At Grant Park he walks out wi ... discuss
I posted before on my reactions to Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, which I believe could only be written by a person immersed in Catholicism throughout her life (even if at the time she found ... discuss
(2008-09-07) — Sen. Barack Obama told ABC’s George Stephanopolous on Sunday that he considered joining the military when he left high school in 1979, but declined when he learned that the ... discuss
About midway through Gov. Sarah Palin's speech last night, I experienced something I never thought possible -- I began to feel sorry for Joe Biden. The self-professed hockey Mom left the Obama-Biden ... discuss
I always enjoy hearing what William Kristol has to say about political events, however, last night's speech was not an ordinary political event, it was more than that; as Kristol notes in his piece to ... discuss
alin Hits Home Run in the First Inning at the DNCBy Jean M. Heimann(St. Paul, Minnesota) Governor Sarah Palin (R- Alaska) enthusiastically accepted the Republican nomination for the Vice President of ... discuss
Sorry, but I just can't muster a post tonight. Between my 9 year old's estrogen-induced mood swings, the gummy bear I'm pregnant with, and the school planning... this day is SO over. I won't have trou ... discuss
This seemed a good day to post another brief memoir. Today, 08/08/08, marks the tenth anniversary of the day this happened. It is going to be a scorcher. It is barely 10 in the morning and already ... discuss
Today I continue posting memoirs (see here for more), little tidbits of my life experience. Since the first grade I’ve been a student at Willowdale Christian School and I’ve come to enj ... discuss
Several times a day a train rumbles along the tracks that cross our street—Eureka Street—just a few houses up from our home at number thirty-eight. It is a passenger train, one made up of ... discuss
Recent studies showing a decline in global incidents of Islamic terror have been interpreted as solely a Middle-East intramural affair. Sometimes the good news is said to be a naturally occurring phen ... discuss
Okay—political post warning. For those who think Christians should not engage in the political process or write political commentary, I suppose you’d better pass on by. But equally for those looki ... discuss
Prolifers are often falsely accused of throwing that word around, as well as other epithets like "slut" and "ho." I don't use them, but in this one case, let's call a spade a spade.I was thrift shoppi ... discuss
#10: Obama Was A Constitutional Law Professor: At Fundraiser, Obama claimed: “‘I was a constitutional law professor, which means unlike the current president I actually respect the Constitution. ... discuss
Yes, yes y’all (OK, so I’ve used that one before but really, it’s hard to get the hip hop vibe outta your system, especially with all the wicked beats floating around in my head and ... discuss
"Pills or dinner?" was the subject heading of Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards' email alert yesterday.The premise is ridiculous: that due to rising prices of artificial female steroids, i.e., b ... discuss
A due recognition of the function of reason should be an enormous help to us all in days when the air is full of fallacies, and when our personal modesty, that becoming respect for other people which ... discuss
Fourteen years ago today, Servant of God Dr. Jerome Lejeune went home to God.In the CBS film on the life of Pope John Paul II, the opening scene shows the Holy Father on the day he was shot, rushing ... discuss
I don't think Pope Benedict gets the credit he deserves. He is reaching out to both Muslims and Jews.Pope Benedict XVI will visit a synagogue led by a rabbi who survived the Holocaust during his firs ... discuss
I don't think either of the Democrat candidates are very strong on foreign policy (Although I don't think they are any weaker than George Bush 2 when he ran the first time, and some would say the sec ... discuss
This weekend, I read a New York Times review of a memoir titled, Love and Consequences: A Memoir of Hope and Survival, the story of how a “part white, part Native American girl” survived a ... discuss
Respect your elders, right?Some elders don't deserve respect, like 88-year-old Doris Lessing.Just because she's an award-winning author, including the Nobel Prize for Literature, doesn't mean that wha ... discuss
The 26-year-old speech writer for Barack Obama:Mr. Favreau, or Favs, as everyone calls him, looks every bit his age,with a baby face and closely shorn stubble. And he leads a team of twoother young sp ... discuss
I've been in Africa lately, immersed in Islamic culture. Such is the power of books today to take us to places we've never been and in the past could only know through newspaper stories of big pict ... discuss
NewsBusters is a conservative comedy website. Here is one of their stories from their current episode. See right panel of this blog and click on the video to watch this 2-3 minute comedy YouTube.com v ... discuss
Is Ted Kennedy's autobiography worth an advance of $8 million?From the New York Times:Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the most prominent surviving member of the Kennedy family, has agreed to sell his memoi ... discuss
How many NFL games do you see like this? The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Miami Dolphins by 3 points, but just saying that doesn't tell you the story. The score was 3-0. The Steelers didn't score thos ... discuss
Option Ultrasound Saving Lives. (HT: Women for Life)Pregnancy centers using ultrasound machines report that 88% of their abortion-minded patient reject abortion after seeing an ultrasound of their unb ... discuss
Escape is undoubtedly one of the most bizarre memoirs you are ever likely to read. It is small wonder that it quickly made its mark on the New York Times list of bestsellers. Written by Carolyn Jessop ... discuss
Presidential Address, November 2007 Genenral MeetingMost Reverend William S. SkylstadPresidential AddressGeneral MeetingNovember 12, 2007All our prayers are for GOD'S WILL to be done...we pray and get ... discuss
The Portuguese Catholic brothers brought Christianity to Japan, and a large group had converted by the 1500's when Japan decided it needed more land and headed west to Korea. There were Christian warr ... discuss
Former Sen. John Danforth (R-MO.), who spent last election year attacking and trying to muzzle those "divisive" religious conservatives, is now saying something sensible for a change:(CNSNews.com) - T ... discuss
Author Madeleine L'Engle, whose best known book A Wrinkle In Time was rejected several times before finally being published (and went on to win a Newberry Medal for best children's book in 1963) has ... discuss
If this is a vacation, what is work like?President Bush started his annual summer "vacation" meeting with the new French President, the pro-American Nicolas Sarkozy, who dropped over from his own vaca ... discuss
We’re told that anything goes these days. We as people have never been so free to have choice with tolerance. The line goes that whatever you do is fine and you have the right to do it without a ... discuss
This will be enough to drive anti-Semites, holocaust deniers, Islamo-fascists and conspiracy wackos on the left and far right stark-raving-mad, and will likely keep them busy for years. As it turns ou ... discuss
What sort of criteria do you use in forming a personal library of DVDs?Do you think a library like that is a waste of time, since you only need to see a movie once? Or do you think a personal copy o ... discuss
Presidential wannabee Hillary resembles a celebrity musician more than a traditional political candidate. A few weeks ago Hillary Rodham Clinton surprised a San Francisco audience with the announceme ... discuss
I haven't done a meme for a long time, but saw this floating around and since I love books, I thought I'd give it a whirl: You're supposed to bold the books you've read, italicize the ones you want ... discuss
A List of Books: Look at the list of books below. Bold the ones you’ve read, italicize the ones you want to read, cross out the ones you won’t touch with a 10 foot pole, underline the ones on your ... discuss
I don't agree that all 100 of these actually belong on anybody's must read list, but since it looks like this week we are suddenly a book blog, all books, all the time, I thought it would be fun to se ... discuss
Found this over at Poppy Cedes and thought I'd play along...Look at the list of books below.* Bold the ones you've read.* Italicize the ones you want to read.* Underline the books whose movie version ... discuss
Paleoconservatism demands substantial alignment with its tenets before one can claim to be a “true” conservative. My fall from grace took mere seconds. This morning as I shaved the ... discuss
I paste below a tribute and a description of who Milton Friedman was from the Financial Times for those who don’t know how lucky we are to have had him in this world: Milton Friedman, economist, d ... discuss
Some people we know decided to raise chickens and have their own supply of fresh eggs. After some early disappointments, they have had more success than they anticipated.Therefore, I have in my refrig ... discuss
This is a continuation of the memories my mother has about her childhood times spent with her grandfather Charles J. Finger. I love these stories all the more for thinking of the book he wrote featur ... discuss
If you have been touched in any way by the ministry of Ravi Zacharias, you owe it to yourself to read the book Walking From East to West: God In The Shadows. It is the marvelously written memoirs of R ... discuss
IN LITURGICAL TIME Feast of St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr Patron saint of cooks (because of how he died, if you don't know then go to the link above and read about it. Never let anyone tell ... discuss
I recently finished a paperback and an audio book, and was pretty disappointed with each of them. I thought I would never, ever finish 100 One-Night Reads. You'd think a book lover would enjoy thi ... discuss
It's true.NOW, Robert Novak has outed Valerie Plame.He has outed Plame and her husband as politically-driven dolts.After years of staying mum, Novak FINALLY is free to tell his story.But he's not gett ... discuss
Thirteen Totally Random Things 1. I wish everyone would quit talking about Zidane and his head butt. He simply got mad and lost his temper. It's not like that was the first time an athlete has eve ... discuss
What sort of criteria do you use in forming a personal library of DVDs?Do you think a library like that is a waste of time, since you only need to see a movie once? Or do you think a personal ... discuss
Blogs are better than classifed ads Whenever Charmaine or Your Business Blogger have to hire someone, the first question we ask ourselves is, Who do we know? So we then tap into our network of ... discuss
Thirteen movies that Susie wants to see 1. Memoirs of a Geisha (released on DVD 3/28/06) I'm especially looking forward to the music, which was composed by one of my heroes, John Williams. I want to ... discuss
I stole this one from Kevin: Look at the list of books below. Bold the ones you've read, italicize the ones you might read, cross out the ones you won't, underline the ones on your book shelf, and pl ... discuss
Closing out the first quarter of 2006 on this blog, I come at last to a review of my predictions for 2006:PredictionStatusThere will not be a universal indult for the Tridentine liturgy. The SSPX will ... discuss
Another biggest night in Hollywood has come and gone. I was able to see most of the broadcast, but I had to turn off the telly after Phillip Seymour Hoffman got his award (no, not because I was offend ... discuss
I predicted it:Brokeback Mountain and Memoirs of a Geisha will divide up the major Oscar categories between them. The Chronicles of Narnia, which will outperform both of them combined at the box offic ... discuss
Here's my sponsors list from the program of The Book of Daniel (Fri. 1-06-06):I noticed that there were more NBC commercials than other paid sponsors. Hmmm? I wonder if they had a difficult time getti ... discuss
Led by The Anchoress, a number of bloggers have been posting their predictions for the new year. It looks like fun:In 2006...Most people will not wise up about Hilary Clinton. No other Democrat will ... discuss
President Bush in China urges Chinese Government to permit more freedom. The White House has another setting the record straight release up on their website. Postal Rates to go up to .39 for a f ... discuss
General RALEIGH, N.C., August 30, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Retired US Senator Jesse Helms compared the tragedy of abortion to the 9/11 terrorist strikes and to the Holocaust in his memoirs bein ... discuss
On Primrose Day of 2001, I created my first webpage as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of my father's birthday. Since then I have continued to create page after page and a number of sites. Those p ... discuss
(Hat tip: FreeRepublic) From the Boston Herald : Conservative former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms in his newly published memoir boasts of slapping down former Bay State Gov. William F. Weld's Mexico ambas ... discuss
On Primrose Day of 2001, I created my first webpage as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of my father's birthday. Since then I have continued to create page after page and a number of sites. Those p ... discuss
On Primrose Day of 2001, I created my first webpage as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of my father's birthday. Since then I have continued to create page after page and a number of sites. Here ... discuss
On Primrose Day of 2001, I created my first webpage as a tribute to the 100th anniversary of my father's birthday. Since then I have continued to create page after page and a number of sites. Those p ... discuss
One of the strongest images in the abortion-advocacy arsenal is that of the desperate woman who, unable to arrange a legal abortion, harms or even kills herself in an attempt to do the abortion hersel ... discuss
I was introduced to Gabriel Garcia-Marquez in college. He remains one of my favorite writers. After renouncing liberalism, I've jettisoned many of my bohemian heroes, most recently among them Gabo's c ... discuss
While I was growing up, I wasn't very aware of the liturtical calendar. But when I re-verted back to my Catholic Faith, drawn back through a study of apologetics, I was thrilled to find out that ... discuss
