Mass Shootings and Mental Illness; There's a Connection!

Another day, another mass shooting. God help us!

From 1440 Daily Digest

Minneapolis School Attack

We are all philosophers searching for life's meaning.

Jesus in the Temple by Heinrich Hofmann

Watching an episode of the Papal Posse the other day, I listened to Fr. Gerald Murray discuss the reason so many young people are coming to the Church. He described the four fundamental questions that encourage a serious examination of life. These questions often lead people, especially the young and idealistic, to make life-transforming decisions. 

Sunday Meditation: Another Vatican Scandal -- Welcoming LGBT Pilgrimages for Jubilee Year

Vatican Officially Recognizes LGBT+ Pilgrimages for Jubilee Year

Not again! More hopes dashed to the ground. One hoped when Robert Prevost  XIV stepped out on the balcony of St. Peters as Pope Leo that we would experience a sea change in papal leadership. Yes, we knew he was a close protege of Francis, but hope springs eternal as they say. Many were optimistic because of the traditional vestments and change in tone. The prudent waited, giving Pope Leo the benefit of the doubt and praying. Yes praying for renewal of the Church and a return to sanity. 

Remembering a Special Couple

The county fair begins tonight with the pageant for Miss Shenandoah. We drove by the fairgrounds last night and saw the midway going up. It gave me a little thrill remembering the days when  I anticipated a visit to an amusement park with joy. It also reminded me of a couple who were important to me when I was in 8th grade.

Life is valuable, even the life of a chicken!

One of my chickies is sick. At first I thought Flapper was getting broody because I'd find her in the nesting box. But her behavior wasn't normal for a broody chicken. She wasn't puffing up and acting aggressive; she was acting...well...sick. 

Of loose ends and readjustment

I've felt a little off balance since my sister's death. I feel like I need a readjustment. Jeanne was a big part of my life for the past six years since she went into the assisted living and then the nursing home. Cleaning out her apartment was like one of the labors of Hercules or a scene from Great Expectations. I had to wear a mask to deal with the dust. It's hard as you get older to keep up with everything. I get it. I was on spider patrol in the basement yesterday. And the battle with the dust bunnies is ongoing.

An Argument about the Papacy that Matters

Do some popes lead us down
the "primrose path of dalliance?"

The debate between those holding the sedevacantist position and those who've adopted the refuse and resist position about the pope matters, if only as a lesson in theological argument. But there's a way to argue with grace and courtesy that is often lacking in discussions of this stripe. 

I've often felt beat over the head by sedevacantists who cannot possibly think their position may be in error. So they browbeat those who will not jump on their "The pope is a heretic so he can't be pope!" bandwagon. Are they correct? I don't know! 

The other side is often just as acrimonious in defending their belief. Who can see the issue for all the dust stirred up by the shouting?

Do You Really Need that Star on Your License?

My husband and I decided to go to the DMV yesterday to apply for Real ID. I hadn't really done any research on it. I presumed it was just an enhanced driver's license, not much different from the standard license issued by the state. Fortunately, I ran into a snag. I didn't have my official marriage license and needed that to validate the name change from my birth certificate. So I came home without filling out the applicatio. My husband was able to get one though, more's the pity.

The Blogger Censors Pulled My Post on the Jab!

We live in times where tyrannical censors control speech. The other day I wrote a post about the COVID gene therapy. It was a piece backed up by facts and linking to articles by scientists pointing out the very real dangers of the jab. Blogger pulled the article saying it violated their guidelines. I can only presume they objected to scientific evidence that conflicted with their opinion and agenda.

Fortunately, one of my readers reposted the article on his site. So you can read it at Non Veni Pacem. Thanks, Mark, I think it's time for me to shift to another platform. If I were more tech savvy, I would have done it long ago. And I may not have the energy to do it now. But I think I will back up my work from now on and save articles from the subjects I research.

You need to watch out for the orcs and Sauron. If they can they will be Lords of the Internet. Bow to Lord Blogger, hobbits. He will rule the internet.

There's a Just Judge Who Will Right All Wrongs!

Not long ago I wrote a post titled, Who's Telling the Truth? about the case of Fr. Gordon MacRae. I wrote the post after several comments from an anonymous reader insisting on Father's guilt based primarily on the New Hampshire AG report, a tainted source if there ever was one.

One of the points my reader stressed over and over was that Father pleaded guilty to several charges. I decided to reread Dorothy Rabinowitz's article, The Trials of Fr. MacRae, which contained this paragraph about the "guilty pleas.":

Still, the jury trial would end with a conviction in September 1994, and a sentence equivalent to a life term handed down by Judge Arthur Brennan. That would not be all. The state threatened a new prosecution on additional charges unless the priest pleaded guilty to those, in exchange for no added prison time. Without funds and unable to hire a new lawyer, already facing a crushing sentence and certain, given the climate in which he would face a second trial, that he could only be convicted, Father MacRae accepted the deal.