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On the air with Doug O’Brien at 5 PM Eastern…

…on Connecting the Dots, talking about all manner of politics and Catholic social teaching.  Give us a call at 1-573-4BREAD4.

The Death Penalty Two Step

When those eager to kill defend the death penalty, one extremely common lie is “We’re just thinking of the victims. What about them? What about their need for closure? Bleeding heart liberals who oppose the death penalty never think of the victims!” But then, when the victims of capital crime come forward and beg the [Read More...]

Please pray for the Pope

… on his trip to Egypt. Pray, not merely for his protection (he himself seems to be fearless in his trust in God’s protection) but particular for the success of his trip in advancing the kingdom of God. The Holy Father is not playing defense or wasting any time maundering over the retreat of Christendom. [Read More...]

The best thing he does is fail

Those Madcap Resisters

The Administration in its effort to gin up xenophobic fear and malice toward people with brown skin, started a “criminal alien” hotline (1-855-48-VOICE) where people could call in and tell tales of the enemy bacilli infecting our great white nation. Presumably that includes the babies and children threatening to kill us all. Instantly, the hotline [Read More...]

Trump Says “Major, Major” Conflict with North Korea Possible

Two narcissistic sociopaths with no regard for the lives of others hold the fate of millions of innocent people in their hands. Trump, recall, is a man who analyzes the world in terms of ratings. He actually boastingly compared his ratings to 9/11, making clear his sociopathy. He used the suffering of a widow he [Read More...]

Yesterday, Deacon Steve Greydanus and I…

…talked about Confederate statuary, the Civil War, and Bill Nye:

There is something seriously sick with the Church…

…when a bench of judges is scandalized by the merciless cruelty and lust for vengeance of an Administration whose loudest champions are self-proclaimed real Christians. I watched last week as one Christian after another on FB cheered for meting out draconian punishments to innocents who made minor blunder or broke trivial rules. When a judge [Read More...]

On the air with Deacon Steven Greydanus at 5 PM Eastern…

…on Connecting the Dots, talking about life at the movies.  Give us a call at 1-573-4BREAD4.

Bill Nye, Dimestore Eugenicist

An engineer in a lab coat posing as a philosopher does a pop sci show where he asks, “Should we have policies that penalize people for having extra kids in the developed world?” The term for “extra kids” a few decades back was “nutzlose Fresser” or “useless eaters”. Curiously, those who go about deciding who [Read More...]