A few months ago I’m at a dinner party, when afterwards I got to try out Guitar Hero World Tour. Naturally, as a real musician, I tried my best to be snobby while completely tanking on the game. After embarrassing myself on Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” and Pat Benatar’s “Heartbreaker”, one of the youngsters tried [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Patching the hole in the Titanic with torpedoes.
Posted in Tick-tock on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The VRWCC–The Vast Right-Wing Catholic Conspiracy.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am convinced that the GOP’s recipe for victory is to take where progressives are now, bury it in a time capsule, dig it up 20-30 years later and make it your platform.
So I read with amusement that those of us with the quaint notion that deliberately killing the innocent is wrong are really [...]
Put that in your pipe and smoke it
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fr. Z comments on Archbisop Burke’s address. The whole thing is worth it, but I want to highlight:
23. An important part of our moral reflection must include a clear understanding of the principles regarding cooperation in evil, especially by the act of voting. Too often, in our time, our inability to accomplish all that we [...]
Fr. Corapi on the Notre Dame scandal
Posted in Abortion on May 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WARNING: Avoid the comments section. It’s full of the usual anonymous bile.
ND grad recalls a “choice devours itself” moment
Posted in Abortion on May 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hat tip to Diogenes for linking this article from First Things. A sample:
My boyfriend was a different story. He was also a Notre Dame senior. When I told him that he was to be a father, he tried to pressure me into having an abortion. Like so many women in similar circumstances, I found out [...]