Mark P. Shea's Blog, page 89

Officer Tommy Norman is a sterling human being

There are a ton of Youtube about this phenomenal cop. Here are just a few: Guardian cops, not Warrior cops.

Wrestling not with flesh and blood…

Jesus commands us to love our enemies. His apostle, Paul, points out one of many techniques for helping to do that: namely, to remember that humans are, in the grand scheme of things, dupes of an even more cosmic evil than merely men: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his […]

Thinking about Cdl. Marx’s remarks about gays

I’m neither a shepherd nor am I gay, so this does not pertain to me directly, but I do have a question as somebody interested in Catholic evangelization. People were writing me concerning Cdl. Marx’ alleged suggestion that there be some kind of blessing for gay couples under certain circumstances. Evidently, what he said is […]

The Lighter Side of Sadistic Cruelty

Non-Binary Puppy Protesting Kills Cancer

Play in the comboxes!

Korean Billy and NAS Daily

I love both of these videos, and for a similar reason. Both of them illustrate that visual media is, by its nature, a sort of palantir. It accurately show us things and yet easily leads you to draw wrong conclusions, just as a palantir does. Korean Billy speaks as an authority to people trying to […]

This killed me

From here in Seattle comes this hilarious video.  Normally, when you get drunk and decide to break into a car using a mop, the security cam just records you silently and a few cops see it.  But when you chose to do it in the parking lot of KIRO-TV, our local CBS affiliate, you are […]

Rod Bennett’s cool new podcast “The Popcorn Cathedral” is up and running

The man is just a born raconteur with a great imagination, an encyclopedic knowledge of old school pop culture from the Golden Age, and an amazing fund of arcana from history. Check it out!

In Memory of Our Friend Angie

A small eulogy for our family’s friend, Angie: Angie did not live a life of fame. She never starred in a movie or won an election or made a medical discovery. The world will not look back on this time and remember her. She did not walk among the Great Ones as the world conceives […]

Classic Example of How the Old Prolife Movement Promotes Abortion

The classic approach of the Party of Trump “prolife” Christianist base is to blather about cutting off the supply of abortion while doing all in its power to increase demand for it.  Here is that strategy in full flower, thanks to the nihilist predators in the Party of Trump: Last fall, Kim Wagenaar started to […]