IF YOU are under 30 and would like to buy a heath insurance policy (pre-existing conditions allowed) then I strongly recommend last night’s State of the Union address by President Barack Hussein Obama. He will lay out a few of the terms on a terrific policy. If, on the other hand, you are in the mood for a good cry about how wonderful America is because the average American will be getting a job soon (courtesy of the Republican Party) and the best and brightest from around the world will be getting jobs soon (courtesy of the Republican Party), I recommend Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers’s speech in response.
AT Crisis Magazine, there is a review by William Kirkpatrick of the movie Philomena. The movie, which I have not seen, is about an unwed teenager who gave birth to a boy in a Catholic convent in Ireland in the 1950s. The boy is later put up for adoption by the nuns. Kirkpatrick says the message of the film is out-of-date. The comment after the review by a reader named John O’Neill is worth noting (though I don’t agree with the last line):
The Irish past has become a whipping post for the modern American democrat/liberal; it is the example of the terrible conditions that the Church forced on the unsuspecting Irish. Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes became a best seller among Americans especially Irish Americans because it dwelt on the horrible living conditions inflicted on the poor suffering Irish by the Catholic Church. Irish Americans love this version of their narrative history. In fact Ireland in 1955 was a very poor country and the parents of a pregnant teenage girl had no means to support her and the baby because in many cases they still had babies at home of their own. (more…)
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I thought this quote from a man whose daughter was seriously injured while skydiving, perfectly captures all that is wrong with the American father in our feminized society.
The girl’s parents agreed to let her perform the jump, but her father now says the skydiving company shouldn’t have allowed it.
TIBERGE at Galliawatch has numerous posts on Sunday's Jour de Colère, or Day of Anger, in Paris, a march by various traditionalist groups protesting the government of François Hollande. The organizers estimated a crowd of 160,000 people. However, the mainstream media contends there were about 17,000. Tiberge writes: If you are interested in the left-wing point of view of the demonstration that regards all the protesters as one form or another of Nazi degenerate, I suggest this article posted at NouvelObs, by journalist Giuseppe Di Bella, whose schadenfreude is surpassed only by his gloating: (…) A few thousand persons hit the Parisian sidewalks, Sunday afternoon from the place de la Bastille to the place Vauban, under high police protection. A veritable fiasco for an event carried by much of the media that turned out to be a pathetic parade by a not-very-illustrious representative sampling of a France that stinks of Pétainism and that brings shame to the Republic and its values.
I don’t know if your readership is aware but recent trends in the last few years has been for old video games to be reworked in a new “refreshing” feminist style. Old games that featured the “evil” concept of a masculine hero rescuing the damsel in distress are now routinely hacked or modded to reverse gender roles. Take for example the following articles from kotaku, a standard bearer for gaming culture. (more…)
IN an interesting post at The Orthosphere, Kristor explores the meaning of one of the familiar titles for Our Lord Jesus Christ. He writes: Jesus refers to himself often as the Son of Man (using the definite article). This title had always confused me. I thought that what distinguishes him from me and you – each of us likewise a child of men (note the indefinite article) – is that he is the son of God, and that this unique status formed the basis on which his ministry, his crucifixion, his Atonement for our sins, and so our redemption and salvation, all rested. Why would Jesus characterize himself as the Son of Man? I mean, sure, everyone in Palestine back then knew exactly what he meant in doing so. “Son of Man” was in the symbolic language of Israel another way of saying “Son of God.” But then, why should that have been so? See Kristor's illuminating comment at the end of the post about the masculinity of God.
A BLOGGER at Acts of the Apostasy has a very sensible proposal for small business that do not wish to support same-sex “marriage” but might be forced by discrimination suits to endorse it. He suggests that they donate a portion of their proceeds to organizations supporting traditional marriage. He writes:
AT Women for Men, Suzanne Venker responds to the Obama administration’s new Council on Women and Girls, which is charged with lowering the incident of sexual assault on college campuses. According to the Obama, one in five college women are “sexually assaulted.” The President, who never misses an opportunity to pander to the feminist vote, is expected to mention this epidemic of college rape in his State of the Union address. College sexual assault is a serious problem, but, as Venker argues, the figures are highly misleading.
The press release points out that eulogies are not a Catholic tradition, and indeed they seem to be borrowed from the sort of free-form procedure at some Protestant funerals, where a line of people take turns talking about the deceased. This sort of thing can easily get out of hand, but even where it doesn’t, it distracts from the sacramental aspect of a Catholic funeral, and turns it more into a sort of community sharing event.
The reaction in Ottawa has been very negative. Yesterday, our biggest paper, “The Citizen” published an op-ed piece on the subject which specifically refers to the “therapeutic” aspect of the eulogy, and makes no reference at all to God or eternity. The final paragraphs were the most telling, where the lady states that she hasn’t gone to mass for years (despite the innovation she approves of, which is eulogies at funerals).
THE white dove is one of the most beautiful birds in the animal kingdom. InChristian symbolism, it stands for the Holy Ghost, who appeared in both the form of the dove and as tongues of fire. From Matthew 3:16:
And Jesus being baptized, forthwith came out of the water: and lo, the heavens were opened to him: and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.
The Holy Ghost, which strengthens and enlightens mankind, is also known as the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete and the Spirit of Truth.
The dove is a modern secular symbol too. It stands for universal brotherhood and peace, and has been widely used by Communists and peaceniks. Everyone has seen the famous white dove on a bright blue background.
Given his belief in a universalistic Pan-Religion, it is safe to assume that for “Pope” Francis, this second meaning of the dove is important. And it is this second meaning that was intended when two doves were released by Francis and two children in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday in celebration of the annual “Caravan of Peace,” which strives for world peace. However, things did not go as intended. The doves were viciously attacked by a seagull and a crow. See the report at Novus Ordo Watch.
It seems strange that two birds from different species should join together to tackle the doves. We might read meaning into this. The seagull, white and less aggressive, is an apt symbol for the invisible forces that seek to deny the truths of the Church. These forces, as the Rev. Denis Fahey taught, lie in the heart of every man. The crow, much more belligerent, is an apt symbol for the visible, organized forces that seek to destroy the Church.
These two forces lie in constant wait. And no matter how many gestures of peace this non-Catholic “Pope” makes, they are eager and willing to destroy his phony Church of Peace and Love.
By the way, see this mind-blowing photo of Francis with the children. Now, tell me, dear reader, is this the true Pope?
THERE were reportedly people willing to adopt the baby of Marlise Munoz, the pregnant Texas woman who was removed from life support yesterday after a judge ordered that the hospital where she was being treated was not required to keep her barely alive to save the child. Now there is no baby to adopt. Her husband, Erick, had argued for termination, stating that his wife did not wish to be sustained ever on life support. We can never know whether she would have ended the chances for her child, and it doesn’t matter what she would have done. That’s not the issue. The issue is whether the State should protect the weak and diseased. The answer that has been given is, no.
I came across something of the America we are fighting to save, and I thought you’d appreciate seeing it. Tired of what the music industry had done to Country music, Melody Williamson wrote a song, calling out Music Row for being the classless, greedy creeps they are. I think you’ll greatly appreciate the sentiments expressed in this simple song.
GRETCHEN D. writes: The naiveté of most Western (white) women is just breathtaking. I suppose they are are all just trying to "be the change" they wish to see in the world? I can't decide whether they think that if they behave as though non-whites are the same as whites, as if men are the same as women, it will just become so, or if they have been so relentlessly propagandized that they genuinely believe that there is no difference. Here is yet another woman, a 51-year-old Danish tourist, who found out otherwise two weeks ago. This woman was walking by herself in one of the poorest cities in the world (New Delhi) and in a country that has recently been in the news for the rising number of incidences of gang-rape (India) - when she got lost, and approached a group of local men to ask directions. None of your readers, and no person with any degree of sense, will be surprised by what happened next.
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America’s liturgical calender begins on February 3rd, with the Super Bowl. This year we also get the Winter Olympics, then the Oscars.
First, the Super Bowl on February 3. Gay* exhibitionist actor Neil Patrick Harris is doing Super Bowl ads. Conservative outlets are doing their usual best to look stupid, criticizing the ads because they supposedly mock Christianity.
You have to read the linked article to appreciate how stupid and screwy the logic is. The mockery, of course, is not towards Christianity, but towards the masculinity that football used to represent. Can you imagine, for example, using Paul Lynde, or some obviously flaming actor, to advertise the football championship in 1964?
THE GOP loves to break new boundaries when it comes to feminist family values. Thus the choice of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers to respond to the President's State of the Union address is no surprise. Rodgers gave birth to her third child two months ago and has two other young children, whom she also gave birth to in office. Take that, all you forward-looking Democrats. The Stupid Party loves equality too! Maybe one day, a woman can give the address from the actual maternity ward! Rodgers is of course going to deliver a speech that emphasizes the importance of family. Aw, shucks. How moving that magic word "family" is. I bet she will tell us how much she understands "working families," as if her life is anything like that of the schlep who picks up her children at daycare every day and then feeds them left-over pizza. How much longer will the women of America put up with this nonsense? Even so-called conservatives gleefully destroy the social institution of motherhood while avowing their commitment to family.
