WSJ: “Planned Parenthood’s Harvest”

Good editorial; makes the point. And here's the 4th organ harvesting video. 4th PP video – it just gets worse Wall Street Journal: Abortion is legal, but taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for it. Democrats have been picking fight after fight in the culture wars, believing they have the upper hand with socially liberal younger … Read more

NYT op ed “Looking Away from Abortion”

By Ross Douthat, who is the token, once a week Catholic on the NY Times op ed pages – although I believe Maureen Dowd says she is Catholic. Douthat's column could also have been titled "Facing Reality" as he writes about the recent Planned Parenthood expose' videos. IN an essay in his 1976 collection, “Mortal … Read more

How I spent my birthday

Yes, today, July 26, 2015. 57 again (always subtract seven years). At the top of North Mt. Beacon, picture by hiking buddy Jeanne Marie. Yes, it was hot and yes that’s sweat. We went across to South Mt. Beacon and Brigid and Jeanne Marie went up the fire tower. But then things got messy. Going … Read more

Joe’s birthday yesterday

As Joe turned 22 years old! Here he is two months ago at Tim’s graduation & below it two pictures of him during the day yesterday – surreptitious shots taken by Brigid. We should have but didn’t get a picture of Joe lazing around in the hammock.  Joe is taking the summer off – the … Read more

Sr., Nirmala, Mother Teresa’s successor

Sr. Nirmala succeeded Mother Teresa as head of the Missionaries of Charity. Sr. Nirmala Joshi, Successor to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, Dead at 81 According to religious news agency Matters India, Sr. Nirmala suffered from kidney failure and other complications. Despite being advised by doctors to undergo dialysis, the she chose to be with her … Read more