My friend Damian makes the newspapers

He got 5 to 7 for robbing a Dairy Queen. Of course that’s a (little) joke. Here’s the article from Saturday’s Journal News. Like myself, Damian’s best feature is his wife. Jeanne Marie For 20 years, St. Patrick’s has helped people find jobs | lohud.com | The Journal News At St. Patrick’s, I chatted with … Read more

Latest Read: The Promise

Fr. Jonathan Morris is a young priest (he looks like he's in his mid 20's; he's actually 36) who shows up on television fairly often, doing commentary. He did a good job for FOX news when the Pope was in New York, and I was steered to his weblog on FOX awhile ago. About a month … Read more

New Archbishop of NY is Timothy Dolan, currently in Milwaukee

UPDATE: good article from a Milwaukee news outlet – Dolan's Going to New York | Newsradio 620 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Talk, Sports, Weather | 620 WTMJ eNews Alerts Here'sthe official announcement - Archdiocese of New York – Press Releases – Archbishop Dolan Appointed Archbishop of New York Retirement of Cardinal Egan Acce… and here's John … Read more

Latest Read: My Private War

About three months ago I was reading a small weekly local newspaper, the Express, that ends up every Thursday in my driveway – along with a bunch of ads. 95% of the time I just immediately toss it into the recycling, but for some reason I decided to have a quick look, and came across an article … Read more

U.S. way ahead of schedule in reducing our nuclear arms

This is quite something to be pleased about. Funny how the prior administration didn't get any credit for this. and this is very important. As long as nuclear arms exist, there's a chance of them being launched, whether deliberately or by accident, or being stolen by terrorists. Or other horrible scenarios. U.S. Ahead of Moscow Treaty … Read more

“To the victor go the spoils”

This American political saying goes all the way back to the Presidency of Andrew Jackson. The total control of the Federal government by the Democratic party is giving an astonishing demonstration that this still applies. Just two examples – The community activist group ACORN – a Democratic party activism and voter registration organization – will … Read more