James Lileks took a break from writing Bleats for good portion of March and April in order to finish an upcoming book. ‘Twould appear as if the brief sojourn has done wonders for his pontificating side. Since his return, Lileks…
There has already been a good deal of hyperventillating from those on the Left about the elevation of Pope Benedict XVI, but there has also been a good bit of criticism from those on the Center-Right, including, surprise surprise, Andrew…
[/sarcasm off] I’m actually a bit shocked that the College of Cardinals selected Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany (Pope Benedict XVI, from now on) so quickly. I think it bodes well for the future of the Catholic church, though, that…
Sean Gleeson nicely summarizes my feelings on the rampant idiocy reporting that has followed in the wake of the Pope’s death in an entry titled Birdbrains on the religion beat. He is not impressed, to say the least. Oh, and…
There were several great satire pieces posted last week by two notables of the genre: Iowahawk and Sean Gleeson. I neglected to post them in a timely manner, but that doesn’t mean that you should be deprived of a good…
According to several stories I’ve heard on the radio recently, in the wake of the Terri Schiavo case, requests to hospitals and government agencies for “boilerplate” living wills have gone up by at least an order of magnitude. My wife…
Sharp Knife has a very moving post on the Terri Schiavo case. I quote it here in full: If If Terry [sic] Schiavo had only starred in “Superwoman”, we’d find a way not to kill her. If she were a…
I’ve had a few intense conversations with friends and family over the course of the last week or so regarding the eventual fate of Terry Schiavo. I come solidly down on the side of “leave the tube in, because there’s…
As human beings, we tend to have a bit of trouble keeping our eyes and thoughts concentrated on the things that God would have us focus on. We have short attention spans and a variety of physical needs and desires…
Our pastor has been conducting a sermon series on the book of Job over the last several weeks and he finished up this past Sunday with a runthrough of Job 42. Here’s the verse that struck me (Job 42:10) surrounded…
