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April 2026

April 04, 2026

It is Saturday. Jesus is Lying Dead in the Tomb.

Jesus is lying dead in the tomb. His demoralized, terrified and broken disciples are in...

April 20, 2020

Pray for Rush Limbaugh.

I’ve been hesitant to write this. Rush Limbaugh is facing death from advanced lung cancer....

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Walking Mama Home, Won’t Eat and Bedsores Edition

My 94-year-old mother has developed a sore on the lower part of her back....

April 2016

April 28, 2016

There are Two Ways to Survive Cancer

I'm back. Sort of. As I explain in this post I wrote for the National...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Cancer and Dementia are Risky Ailments in a Time of Euthanasia.

I stopped off at Catholic Vote this morning to write a post adding to another...

November 2015

November 26, 2015

At the Evening of Life, We Shall Be Judged on our Love

My uncle died last Sunday. I'm going to Dallas early next week for my appointment...

October 2015

October 14, 2015

PP Says They Will Stop Taking Money for Aborted Baby Body Parts. Do You Believe Them?

Planned Parenthood president, Cecile Richards, published a letter yesterday stating that Big Pink won't take...

October 05, 2015

Gov Jerry Brown Forgot the First Rule: Don’t Kill Innocent People!

Governor Jerry Brown jumped off the cliff and into the volcano of mass murder today....

August 2015

August 26, 2015

Two Reporters Were Murdered on TV Today. How Many Murders Have you Witnessed?

Americans saw another cold-blooded murder this morning, this time it was a disgruntled former employee,...

June 2015

June 06, 2015

Westboro Baptist Church Will Demonstrate at Beau Biden’s Funeral

The church that Christian-bashers try to equate with all 2 billion Christians plans to demonstrate...

April 2015

April 18, 2015

Killing Grandma to Kiss the Zeitgeist.

Poor Brittany Maynard. Brittany Maynard was a young woman who had terminal brain cancer. She...

April 10, 2015

Divine Mercy Novena, Praying for Those in Purgatory, Where We are Made Fit for a King

I pray a Rosary every Sunday for people in Purgatory. It takes quite a while,...

April 04, 2015

Praying the Divine Mercy Novena on Holy Saturday

Our Passover Lamb lies in the grave. The stone rolls over the entrance and settles...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

From Hitler to the BTK Killer, How Do You Forgive a Monster?

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away...

January 2015

January 24, 2015

ISIS and the Braggadocio of Serial Killers

ISIS is organized murder’s answer to every lone serial killer who yearns for recognition. Just...

January 20, 2015

What are You Doing January 22?

I remember the predictions after Roe v Wade. I thought that the people making...

December 2014

December 18, 2014

The Only Thing Sensitive About Late-Term Abortion is Justifying It

She killed her baby in the 28th week of his or her life because the...

November 2014

November 29, 2014

Advent: Come Lord Jesus

The Bible ends with a poignant verse. Come Lord Jesus, cries in a voice that...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

Pope Francis: The Devil Hates Human Beings and Wants to Destroy Us

September 25, 2014

ISIS Imitators Behead French Tourist

I watched another video of another helpless man being used as a trophy before he...

September 13, 2014

Send it Back: Surrogates and Killing Their Manufactured Babies

It’s the new hot trend. Go online and pick an egg donor from photos and...

August 2014

August 21, 2014

Richard Dawkins on Down’s Syndrome Babies: “It Would be Immoral not to Kill Such a Baby in an Abortion”

I’m not going to say too much about this. It speaks for itself. Dr...

August 13, 2014

Robin Williams is Dead. Does that Mean We Win?

I confess. I haven’t been all that interested in the obsessive coverage of Robin...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Former Euthanasia Supporter Testifies Against British Bill: We were Wrong. Terribly Wrong.

My heart goes out to Dr Theo Boer. He doesn’t sound as if he gets...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

Conversion Story: Finding Jesus in Prison

Those who are forgiven much, love much. Jesus Christ

June 21, 2014

Pope Francis Excommunicates the Mafia

Pope Francis excommunicated all members of the Mafia today. It is rare indeed for...

June 16, 2014

Police Arrest Suspect in Fatal Priest Shooting. Suspect had Been Out of Prison for Two Months.

Gary Michael Moran has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of...

June 12, 2014

Told Ya This was Gonna Happen

Whenever Oklahoma gets on the national news, it’s always something bad. We pretty much get...

June 04, 2014

China: Tiananmen? What Tiananmen?

In China, June 4, 1989 is the day that wasn’t. Tiananmen Square is the...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Oklahoma Stops Botched Execution. Inmate Dies Anyway.

Oklahoma seems to be having trouble executing people. First, attorneys for death row inmates...