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September 2012

September 03, 2012

A little Gregorian Chant

Yes, the saint of the day is Gregory the Great, pope and doctor of the...

September 01, 2012

Et tu Brutus?

Perhaps this year, Brutus will have something to cheer aboutYes, as a matter of fact. ...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Fr. Benedict Groeschel demonstrates why as a Catholic I cut people slack

Because you find out by perusing the news that a well respected and well liked...

August 31, 2012

A momentous day

Today marks a major turning point in our lives. For the first time since I...

August 30, 2012

Continuing my non-Catholic blogging blogging

I send out a hearty kudos to my son for sharing MVP for yesterday's game. ...

August 29, 2012

Some different blogging for a while

At least in terms of the blogs I've been visiting. I'm sorry, but I've watched...

August 27, 2012

For my son’s birthday

A science tribute to his love of science, from yet another awesome back to school...

August 27, 2012

Happy Birthday my second Son

Always the one most able to make me laugh uncontrollably, a joyful and happy birthday was...

August 20, 2012

Back to school

The excitement was forcedOne good thing about being in such dire straights is that at...

August 17, 2012

Not much blogging right now

Why? Well, when you are coming to the end of your financial ropes, and there...

August 15, 2012

Because modern progressive secularists don’t just want the right to die

They want a world in which the state can step in and make it happen. ...

August 14, 2012

Welcome to the Griffey Family Blog

It seems as if with hunting for jobs, scrambling to keep up with bills, keeping...

August 09, 2012

Ross Douthat shoots and scores

In a wonderful piece, Douthat exposes the facade that is the post-modern Left. Best line:...

August 08, 2012

Why don’t conservatives trust Mitt Romney?

Exhibit A. The Boy Scouts, an organization that has withstood the homosexual juggernaut for decades,...

August 05, 2012

The Transfiguration of Our Lord

Tomorrow, on August 6, is the Feast of the Transfiguration. In short, that's when the...

August 05, 2012

God bless those at the Sikh Temple

In yet another demonstration of the power of Hell to unleash its terror on an...

August 05, 2012

Happy Birthday Little Bit

And one of the biggest days of the last few weeks, our youngest turned a...

August 05, 2012

Not all is gloom and despair

Despite the possible appearance of pessimism of my last post, it's worth noting that, as...

August 05, 2012

It’s been a long time

Since I blogged. The reasons are legion, for they are many. Once again, our life...

July 2012

July 18, 2012

The Feast of St. Mary Magdalen

That's right, Dan Brown's favorite Catholic feast day is just around the corner. That whimsical...

July 18, 2012

When weather is climate is weather is climate

If you can keep track, you're better than me. When it was hot in the...

July 18, 2012

We can assume Christians are the guilty ones

According to new convert Leah Libresco. Picked up on Mark Shea's blog, it doesn't take...

July 18, 2012

Boy Scouts affirm the right to not be liberal

Looks like after giving it careful consideration, the Boy Scouts of America have failed to...

July 18, 2012

Because Christians are the most violent people in the world

According to the likes of Tavis Smiley and Whoopi Goldberg, we can expect endless riots...

July 18, 2012

I’m back

For a time, times and half a time. Anyway, what follows are some links to...

July 08, 2012

This always cracked me up

Back when Cartoon Network could still be understated and over the top at the same...

July 07, 2012

Have I mentioned that I have awesomely cool kids?

Posting has been light of late, owing to some issues that have arisen, not the...

July 04, 2012

A belated happy birthday

To our now 12 year old. He's the last of the older three to be...

July 04, 2012

Happy Birthday America

May you live to see your tricentennial. For all its failings, for all its missing...

July 03, 2012

God bless Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith as he'll always be rememberedAndy Griffith has died. A little over a year...