NY Times: “Trump Attacks Pope Leo … (& Pope responds) as Too Liberal and ‘Weak on Crime’”

UPDATE: hit the link – Leo, speaking to reporters on a flight to Algeria ahead of a 10-day tour of several African nations, said: “I have no fear of the Trump administration, or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel, which is what I believe I am here to do.” Asked directly about … Read more

NY Times: “How California Democrats Got Behind Swalwell — and Quickly Abandoned Him”

Pigs fly: The Republicans now have a real shot at winning the California Governorship as Swalwell suspends his campaign. Evidently many people know about the sexual assault allegations. This NYT article is a look at how real power politics works. Representative Eric Swalwell entered the race to become California’s next governor with a splashy debut … Read more

Vatican: Report Pentagon lectured it’s Ambassador “Completely untrue”

America, the Jesuit US magazine, and no fan of Trump to say the least. “The narrative offered by some media outlets about this meeting is completely untrue,” the Vatican press office statement said. It said that Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the former papal ambassador to the U.S., “confirmed” that his Jan. 22 meeting with Eldridge Colby, … Read more

Friday cocktail – The Cloister

Pretty good. Name comes from the fact that it uses Yellow Chartreuse, which of course comes from a Carthusian Monastery. It is in high demand because the monks only make enough of it, and it’s cousin Green Chartreuse, to support themselves in their sparse lifestyle. Anders video is quite long as he goes on about … Read more