A military veteran and surgeon. Now the superior of her community in Washington. And quite amazing background if you hit the link – Sister Dede now spends her days as clinical director of the Catholic Charities Medical Clinic in Washington, where she cares for refugees, the poor and the uninsured. If her patients require surgery, … Read more
She seems to have an amazing resume. Scheduled for tomorrow. Go here – Catholic sister to speak at Republican Convention
For sure. And one in spanish.
This was yesterday – Brigid wondering why he kept gazing heavenward … And here in 2012 –
Thanks to my friend Linda for this. Click on the link below, and then click on any of the (tiny) dots on the map for a view of that exact street and building. From a survey done from 1939-1941! It’s a little fiddly but quite neat once you get the hang of it. Full disclosure … Read more
I loved it. This is an obituary from the NY Times for "Marvin Creamer, a Mariner Who Sailed Like the Ancients, Dies at 104". No GPS for him, not even a sextant; the sun and the stars did nicely. He was the first recorded person to sail round the world without navigational instruments. And here's … Read more
Robert George – pretty well-known author and speaker. After all, you make "your own truth." That's him with Cornel West. Imagine that I am running for public office—say, president of the United States—and I claim to be a “committed secular progressive.” You say, “But Professor George, you're no such thing. You're not secular—you’re Catholic; you're … Read more
This is the interfaith remembrance I had sent around – calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons. It's a one hour presentation which I tuned to when it was live. The facilitator is Rev. John Dear a Catholic priest and former Jesuit. The keynote speaker is Dr. Ira Helfand (a medical doctor), one of the … Read more
Haha. John Rhys-Davies was also the voice of Treebeard the Ent in the LOTR Trilogy. And check out this recent post if you like LOTR – Lord of the Rings – "Flight to the ford" – with Liv Tyler as Arwen . Hit the arrow and then you need to hit the link taking you … Read more
Nice going. “A tax expert interviewed by the Journal in 2019 called the Biden’s scheme ‘pretty aggressive’; another told the paper it served only to avoid the payroll taxes.” Indeed it is. Not sure why the IRS wouldn’t have called those retained earnings income. Joe Biden responded to President Trump’s partial suspension of payroll-tax collections … Read more