"Jesus is your friend--the friend--with a human heart, like yours, with most loving eyes that wept for Lazarus. And as much as he loved Lazarus, he loves you..."

---St. Josemaria Escriva

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Pope Reminds Spain to Advance Morally

Not Giving Up on Spain

"In his homily, the pope praised the technical, social and cultural progress made over the years. However, he said, a country must also advance morally.
He asked that courts, legislative bodies and society respect and defend the sacred and inviolable life of the child from the moment of conception.
“For this reason, the Church resists every form of denial of human life and gives its support to everything that would promote the natural order in the sphere of the institution of the family” based on marriage between a man and a woman, he said."

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Bacon Flavored Pop

Now here is a novel idea. Just when you thought there was nothing new under the sun. I am waiting on bacon flavored toothpaste, but I will settle now for bacon flavored soda pop.



Biggest "Christ the King Statue"

A crane lifts the head of what will be the world's largest statue of Jesus Christ in Swiebodzin, Poland, on Nov. 6, 2010. Dubbed "Christ the King," the massive statue rises 170 feet above the town. Construction was finished over the weekend, and Father Sylwester Zawadzki says the statue will be officially consecrated on Nov. 21.
Christ the King Statue

How to Grow in Virtue

Here is a good little article in How to Grow in Virtue. Virtue will make you happy and will change the world around you. Here is an excerpt.


"Given our fallen human nature, we will always struggle with an inclination toward sin. This is why we need to reach out to a power outside of us that can enable us to live the virtues in a way we could never do on our own."

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Secure America: Reverse the Decline in Military Capability

Don't Cut Military Spending

Jim Talent reminds us that the United States Military is 40 % smaller than it was in 1991.
"Earlier this year, Congress created a blue-ribbon independent panel to review the Pentagon’s strategic plans and concluded that the military was headed for a “train wreck” unless the basic inventories of the services were recapitalized."
China's is aggressively increasing its military capability.  Rogue nations present the threat of acquiring weapons of mass destruction soon.  With terrorism now a constant threat on American soil and abroad, America would serve its citizens well by increasing and modernizing its military capabilities.
As Reagan stated, “Of the four wars that happened in my lifetime, none occurred because America was too strong.”

"Without Respect for Life, Freedom is in Jeapordy," says Boehner

1 Catholic Speaker Gives Way to Another

From a humble beginning, Congressman John Boehner lives the American dream and wants to share that dream with every other American, including the unborn.
“When human life takes a back seat to other priorities — personal comforts, economics — freedom is diminished. By contrast, when we affirm the dignity of life, we affirm our commitment to freedom,” Boehner said.

Reality: Obama Doesn't Seek Compromise

Obama Doesn't Seek Compromise

The Luckiest People On Earth

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Year of the Black Republican

The Grand Old Party:  More Minority and "Grizzlier" Than Ever

Jerome Hudson at Human Events gives an excellent account of what the media wants to go unnoticed:  the Tea Party Movement is full of black republican and other minorities .  Gotta love his quote, "conservatism is for the little man....liberalism (forever denied by the left) is for keeping the little man little."

What books did the Church Fathers exclude from the Bible and why?

Celtics Fan Celebration

Friday, November 5, 2010

Roosevelt or Obama, the American People Vote "No"

Voters Reject Obama's Big-Government Ambitions

A historical parallel is made between the  big government policies of Franklin Roosevelt and Barak Obama.  A resounding "no" was given Tuesday night reminiscent of that same "no" given 60 years ago.

GOP: Remember Reagan's Words

A Caution to the GOP

Reagan said, “We cannot survive as a free nation when some men decide that others are not fit to live and should be abandoned to abortion or infanticide … there is no cause more important for preserving that freedom than affirming the transcendent right to Life of all human beings, the right without which no other rights have any meaning.”

Clinton a No-Run for 2012, 2016

Clinton Rules Out a Presidential Run Through 2016

Here it is:  Hillary Clinton announces that she will not run for president in 2012 or 2016.  Sure hope that's right.

When Your Hot Your Hot

NASA is Building a 'Solar Shield' to Protect Power Grids from Space Weather




"A massive coronal ejection could knock down entire power grids for long stretches of time, grinding economies to a halt and making life more than a little inconvenient."

So says the article in PopSci. The peak season for solar flares will be in 2013. Two things I take from this article:  1.  The Weather Channel should put this in their lineup for predicted "Weather" and 2.  I think this would definitly give tanning salon's a run for their money.  I smell a lawsuit coming, No, wait, that's just singed hair.

Healthcare Law not going away?

Health-Care Industry Still Braces for Change - WSJ.com

This Healthcare mandate will be so far reaching that it will spread into non healthcare industries
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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Help me Obi - Wan

FT.com / Technology / Science

Now we can watch reality TV in Holographic images. OK, maybe not yet but soon to come. 


Your Health Care Privacy Exploited

Privacy Advocates Fear Massive Fed Health Database

This massive federal health database should be feared by all Americans.   Read how the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) plans on building a database that will contain health information about Americans which could be shared with law enforcement officials, researchers and the government itself.  Yikes!  What about our Right to Privacy?   This is socialism front and center. 

Huckabee, Romney Top the Polls

Poll:  GOP Candidates Top Obama in Hypothetical 2012 Race

No front runner, but polls released by CNN/Opinion Research Corp Thursday say Huckabee and Romney top the list of contenders.

Pro-Life Women: Providing Authentic Female Leadership in Washington

Pro-Life Women Win:  23 Abortion Opponents Win Key Senate, House Races

Pro-life women will be helping to undo the damage that President Obama and progressives have unleashed these last two years.  Tired of the lies they have been fed for almost fifty years, women are ready for change. 

The Best Cordless Drill Ever

NASA Videos for All Ages

On the NASA web site you can view Neat-O videos which are categorized by age. I love space.

Happiness with Your Meal will be Illegal

Government says "No more happy for you...Fatso!"

This is crazy!  California just tried to make it legal to smoke pot but you cannot have a toy with your meal. Would Prop 19 have made it legal to give a joint with your Happy Meal. That would give new meaning to your forage at Micky D's. I hope Ronald sues the state and gets some monopoly money out of this deal.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Roll Call, Please....

Republican Wave Bigger Than 1994

Emily Goodin at The Hill gives a running tally of the republican winners.

Marco Rubio: Bringing 21st Century Solutions

Rubio:  Win Gives GOP Second Chance to Do What We Promised
by Newsmax

Rubio's rise to the Senate demonstrates the vitality and reality of the Tea Party Movement.  These rising stars of the conservative movement give America much hope for a new and brighter future. 

A Midcourse Correction in Congress

Conservatives Offer Vision For Future
Read what top conservatives have to say about last night's election results at Human Events. 

Just Plain Mad!

http://www.ktvu.com/video/25602908/

Why are these people so mad. Guess they are Democrats and maybe that is a Tea Party Car? Why does the car not drive away?

Did They See it Coming?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101102/ap_on_bi_ge/us_welfare_debit_cards

Did they Psychics see this coming? The Govenator in Cali says you gotta spend your own money to get your palm read.

Miracle Catch

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101102/ts_afp/francechildrenoffbeat
The article lists the doctor as the "savior" but if you have "eyes to see" coincidences don't just happen. The awning mechanism was broke the night before and the doctor just happened to be in the right place at the right time.  Glory be to God!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The Role of DNA in the Human Person

More Than the Sum of Your DNA

Michael Baruzzini at Catholic Exchange provides clear evidence that  "human beings cannot be simply explained as the product of molecular reactions."  Baruzzini will show you that discoveries in genetics point to something that "Catholic philosophy has insisted on all along".  An excellent and exciting article.

More Anti Child Rhetoric

Contraception Could Be Free Under Health Care Law

This is disgusting and more of the anti-child rhetoric.  Pregnancy is not an illness, so says the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.  Pregnancy is a gift and often a call to come back to God.  How many times has a child brought their parents closer to God?   And of course, the notorious Planned Parenthood comments that free birth control brings the world fewer pregnancies.  Are we supposed to be happy? 

This is NOT China, it is America. Thank God for Sidewalk Counselors.