This is really a great short essay. – 16 paragraphs in toto. It was only when i got to the end that I realized I'd been in touch with this guy a couple of years ago when I bought some lapel pins and rubber bracelets (picture at end) off this website nasarean.org which he runs … Read more
The author is Ed Mechmann, the Director of Public Policy for the Archdiocese of NY. I know Ed – great guy. Family man and graduate of Harvard Law School. It takes about ten minutes to read the whole article, which is a re-posting onto National Review Online. I urge anyone interested in this subject to … Read more
I never get involved in local stuff, but this is interesting. Of course I am paying for this … As of two years ago the village population is 8,243. UPDATE: Here's another link if the one below doesn't work. http://www.crotonunited.org/news-views/2018/8/3/why-does-the-village-managers-base-salary-exceed-that-of-37-us-governors https://www.facebook.com/crotonunited/photos/a.315869625236742.1073741828.315297801960591/1063865427103821/?type=3&theater The Village Manager’s contract is worth almost 2% of village tax levy in each … Read more
Sounds good. And should add to that, people who use the Shoprite express lanes with more than ten items. Whereas prior Church teaching allowed the death penalty in certain cases, the Catechism now teaches that the punishment is always impermissible. “Except,” said a Vatican spokesman, “for those reprobate souls who just hang out in … Read more
UPDATE: Pope Benedict in 2011 – Pope Benedict XVI encouraged countries around the world to end the death penalty as a legal sanction at his Nov. 30 general audience. Couldn't be clearer. "John Paul the Great" "May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world." (Prayer at … Read more
“I’m ready to have a civil discussion anytime,” he told reporters as he took a sip from his “Liberal Tears” coffee cup he purchased from a popular conservative website. “But the liberals won’t do it, because they don’t care about a unified country anymore. They can’t defend their positions, so they refuse to have a … Read more
UPDATE: Numerous commentaries on this which I will post in next several days. The amendments approved by the Pope In full continuity with Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict. FULL DISCLOSURE: Farandaville opposes the death penalty. After an audience with Pope Francis earlier this year, and following his approval, the Vatican’s CDF says it … Read more
This is probably the largest family to complete the whole 2,190 miles. The article is interesting and not very long. At camp, 11-year-old Memory makes breakfast. And Dove, 16, makes dinner for the entire family. On the trail, Filia, 7, carries all of the family’s trash. Meet the Crawfords: An eclectic and determined family trekking … Read more
This from the Jesuit magazine America. It's a great short article. An excerpt below the link. Joyce Kilmer was killed by a German sniper’s bullet 100 years ago this summer, on July 30, 1918, during the Second Battle of the Marne in World War I. The celebrated writer is best known for his 1913 poem … Read more
You can find the posts I had previously put up about this here.