Salute to St. Patrick

This is from the Catholic League – they send it around every St. Pat's Day. The heroics of St. Patrick are not appreciated as much as they should be. He is the first person in history to publicly condemn slavery, and one of the first leaders to champion the cause of equal rights.   There … Read more

How to oppose Critical Race Theory

This is a pretty good article that takes maybe five minutes to read (but with lots of links to follow up on). In a word, fight it with ideas and free speech, not by trying the CRT tactic of censoring people who oppose their ideas. A new orthodoxy has taken over our educational institutions with … Read more

Harriet Tubman – An anniversary

UPDATE: Good Movie – Harriet – free on amazon prime. We watched it Sunday night. The incredibly talented  Cynthia Erivo who also wrote and sang the theme song, played Tubman. Today is the 108th anniversary of the death of Harriet Tubman who was an escaped slave, made multiple trips back south to lead a total … Read more

In Myanmar, a Catholic nun steps up …

Whew. Video below and here's more. We could use a dose of this from our own Catholic Episcopacy (dream on Tom).  Catholic nun saves young demonstrators "The action of the nun and the response of the police who, upon seeing the nun's plea, stopped, surprised many of us. Sister Ann Nu Thawng is today a … Read more

Pope Francis: protect life “From conception in the womb until natural death”

Comment from three weeks ago, which didn’t make the NY Times, Washington Post, CNN, NBC, etc, etc. Doesn’t fit their narrative. The pandemic “forced us to confront two unavoidable dimensions of human existence: sickness and death,” Pope Francis said. “In doing so, it reminded us of the value of life, of every individual human life … Read more

Catholic League crushes Cuomo with his own words

Pending an investigation – step aside Gov. Andrew Cuomo needs to step aside immediately pending an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace. In doing so, he would simply be taking the same medicine he has prescribed for the Catholic Church. If a priest is accused of sexual misconduct, the Church’s zero tolerance … Read more

“Rush Limbaugh did not go to Heaven”

This is from a breakaway "Catholic" group located in upstate NY, southeast of Buffalo. The name of the group is Most Holy Family Monastery and besides believing they are the arbiters of who goes where after death, they deny basic Catholic stuff like Baptism of desire. Another person they say has afterlife issues is Pope … Read more

Melissa Ohden interview: An abortion survivor

As she mentions the CDC says 400-500 people survive being aborted every year. I met Melissa in 2019, at a fundraiser in White Plains. Melissa was saved by a nurse who rushed her to the hospital neonatal unit. Ultimately Melissa was adopted. She has an MSW degree. Her story is compelling – especially about tracking … Read more