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Indigenous Columbus People’s Day!

In the late 1800s, a mob of white people shot, hung and dismembered 11 Italians (now considered white people) partly because they were Catholic and they were taking their jobs. The New York Times, which apparently has been fueling racism and hate since well before the day of George Floyd, applauded the murders: “These…descendants ofContinueContinue reading “Indigenous Columbus People’s Day!”

Banned Books Week Overlooks Real Censorship

The American Library Association has set aside the week October 1-7, 2023 as “Banned Books Week.” Various other groups, like Pen America and an organization aptly titled Banned Books Week, are getting in on the action with the goal, ostensibly, of defending people’s right to read whatever they want. “The American Library Association,” according toContinueContinue reading “Banned Books Week Overlooks Real Censorship”

What’s behind the push to tear down Our Lady of the Holy Rosary?

In Tacoma, Washington, the historic Our Lady of the Holy Rosary building sits empty and in a state of disrepair. A chain-link fence surrounds the building and plywood covers some of the windows to keep trespassers out and protect the century-old stained glass. A homeless encampment is growing in the parking lot week by week.ContinueContinue reading “What’s behind the push to tear down Our Lady of the Holy Rosary?”

The suffering caused by avoiding suffering

We can no longer tolerate seeing a suffering Jesus. Nor can we be bothered by the compunction which tells us to attach our sufferings to His. We do not want death and suffering. We want only the resurrection and joy that his suffering brought us.

Review of the movie Nefarious

The movie Nefarious is a Christian movie billed as a horror film. I’m not sure it is either. To me, it is a tragedy, and not necessarily in the Shakespearean sense of the word. To explain what I mean by that, I’ll have to tell you how the movie ends. So fair warning. Stop readingContinueContinue reading “Review of the movie Nefarious”

Salt

One way or another, you are salt. You can be salt to slow the decay of the world. Or you can be salt that is trampled on by the decaying world.

Fill your jars

Hard times are coming. Mother can wait no longer. We must fill our jars and tell others to do the same.

Mercy is worth the drive

No one was allowed to publish or perform the piece outside the confines of the Sistine Chapel during Holy Week “on pains of excommunication!” One day while working, I heard a song on the radio about a pub where people would come from miles around just to hear one particular song in the jukebox. Apparently,ContinueContinue reading “Mercy is worth the drive”

Fauci says testing is a “pillar” of our pandemic response. But is it more like a fifth column?

Since we’ve already established that it is allowable for BSL-2 level labs to work on Monkeypox as long as they follow certain practices, it is my contention that the CDC should not limit testing to PCR tests in BSL-3 level labs. We need that transparency.

Considering the abuses of PCR testing that we all witnessed during Covid, I think we all need to be aware of what’s going on with Monkeypox testing.

The CDC should allow testing in BSL-2 labs.

Can we add an F to LGBTQIA?

Since we keep adding letters to the LGBT alphabet soup, can we add another? An F for fetuses? After all, fetal rights are human rights.