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April 2025

April 16, 2025

Kilmar Garcia is Christ Crucified, Standing in Front of Us.

‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my...

March 2025

March 27, 2025

We Have Made A Terrible Mistake In America

We have made a terrible mistake. America, that rock of freedom, security and peace on...

March 06, 2025

Rep Al Green is the Only Pro Life Person in Congress

What in tarnation was that? Trump stood in the House Chamber Tuesday and droned on...

March 03, 2025

It Looked Like The Apprentice. It was Surrender to Putin.

We will take America without firing a shot. We do not have to invade...

February 2025

February 28, 2025

Putin’s Boy Trump Throws Zelensky out of White House.

I try to be cynical, but I just can't keep up. Lily Tomlin I just...

February 28, 2025

The News in 6: What Trump/Elon Did This Week

All the armies of Europe and Asia... could not by force take a drink from...

February 19, 2025

I was Sick the Day America Died

NOTE: The illness I describe in this post was more serious than I thought. It...

January 2025

January 10, 2025

Without Justice in the Courts, Vigilante Law Is Inevitable.

It appears that the laws of this land only apply to you and me. Quite...

October 2023

October 12, 2023

Once Again, America is the Arsenal of Democracy.

Americans can be proud of the way President Biden has handled both the war in...

June 2022

June 08, 2022

Hero Uvalde Mom Tells the Story of Rescuing Her Kids Despite the Police

The Uvalde hero mom who ran into school during the Uvalde, Tx shooting talks about...

June 08, 2022

4th Grader Miah Cerrillo Shares Her Story of Survival at Uvalde School

Fourth grader Miah Cerrillo shared her story on how she survived the mass shooting in...

June 07, 2022

Matthew McConaughey Addresses Gun Violence, Watch His Speech

Matthew McConaughey grew up in Uvalde Texas. He is a gun owner and supporter of the...

June 07, 2022

All you have to fear is being shot anywhere you go.

All you have to fear is being shot anywhere you go. Internet meme. Today's...

May 2022

May 27, 2022

What if it was You?

I am an Okie. I grew up with guns. I have no problem with gun...

April 2022

April 11, 2022

It Isn’t 1990 Anymore: Palm Sunday in a Dangerous World.

Holy Week opened today as it is does each year, with palms. Churches distribute palms,...

April 08, 2022

Americans Need More than Performative Lent and Easter Bunny Resurrection

A normal Lent for American Catholics is drenched in petty personal piety and nonsensical “sacrifice”...

March 2022

March 28, 2022

Will Slapped Chris

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards because Chris Rock made a cruel...

March 08, 2022

Biden Bans Russian Fuel.

President Biden is banning Russian fuel from import to America because of the war Putin...

July 2020

July 09, 2020

Ravi Zacharias’ Death is a Great Loss to Christian Witness

I evidently missed a huge milestone in our corporate Christian life here in America. My...

July 01, 2020

Statues of Men Who Fought to Destroy America.

It was around 20 years ago. My mother got a call from a man who...

June 2020

June 01, 2020

Black Lives Matter. Period.

I felt that I needed to watch the videos of George Floyd as he was...

June 01, 2020

What About Those Galileans?

Jesus lived in a hard place in hard times. It was a time of Empire...

May 2020

May 15, 2020

Michigan Legislative Session Shuts Down.

Michigan has canceled its legislative session to avoid a clash with armed protestors. This is...

May 06, 2020

If This Isn’t a Rape Culture, What Is It?

I wrote a post a couple of days ago that set all sorts of nerves...

March 2020

March 13, 2020

Coronavirus Headlines

Here are the headlines about Coronavirus. About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Summary from the CDC....

March 13, 2020

Coronavirus is for Real.

A lot has happened while I’ve been busy with my mama. The stock market has...

February 2020

February 15, 2020

I Am Blessed to be an American. We All Are.

My husband and I are members of the ultimate sandwich generation. Our situation is so...

February 10, 2020

Should Bernard Madoff and Leslie Van Houten Be Set Free?

Bernie Madoff, creator of the biggest Ponzi scheme in American history, is asking for...

February 04, 2020

Iowa Vote Still Being Counted.

The vote counting in the Iowa Caucus was a big flop. We still don't know...

February 04, 2020

Let’s Go Back to Paper Ballots.

It appears that the Democratic side of the Iowa Caucus belly-flopped yesterday. Instead of seeing...