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August 19, 2014

ISIS “split her in two; she would not convert!”

When I was a little girl, and afraid of monsters in my darkened bedroom, I...

November 2013

November 07, 2013

Savage’s Abortion Facetiousness vs DeBlasio’s Determination

My email filled up yesterday with people carrying on about Dan Savage, and his absurd...

August 2013

August 20, 2013

“Hey, KILL your autistic kid, because he’s ANNOYING ME!!!!!! And my NORMAL kids!!!!!”

Well, we've reached a new nadir; Click to enlarge. That's a letter left for the...

July 2013

July 23, 2013

Is Thinking What Makes Babies? Harris Perry Says So – UPDATED

I'm sorry, but something about this woman just creeps me out. Perhaps it is because...

July 02, 2013

“Only Bad Guys Hate Babies”

My image, 1986 And with that, Simcha Fisher speaks truth: I've had a woman hold...

June 2013

June 28, 2013

Hated the Red Shoes, but Pink Sneakers are to Die For!

When Pope Benedict XVI abdicated his papacy and was succeeded by Pope Francis, one particular...

April 2013

April 15, 2013

Using Gosnell to Snip at Obama, or the Press? – UPDATED

"If these children are being born alive, I have confidence that a doctor..." That is...

April 13, 2013

Writing on Gosnell Media Blackout in 2011 -UPDATED

On twitter yesterday, it was mildly irking to see a few tweets in my timeline...

April 12, 2013

Media Assist: Easy, Logical, Fair Angles to Pursue on Gosnell Story – UPDATED

So, something happened yesterday, something I have been praying would happen, regarding many stories, for...

April 09, 2013

Baby Screaming After Gosnell Abortion: only of “local” interest

There is a saying in the news industry: "if it bleeds, it leads..." But not...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

“Who hates me loves death…”

I tripped upon this post from 2010 and re-read this from Proverbs 8:32-36 So now,...

January 24, 2013

Sanger’s Racist Genocidal Plans and The Masque of the Red Death

I haven't commented about the creepy "Happy Anniversary Video" celebrating 40 years since Roe v....

January 23, 2013

“Abortion Ends Life? So What?” Here be Monsters. – UPDATED

So, here is a title, over at Salon: "So what if abortion ends life?": Writes...

January 19, 2013

“There’s Gold in Them Thar Wombs!”: Cuomo Chases it Down

Not everyone is into political issues, or keeps up with them, and my husband has...

December 2012

December 06, 2012

“Monstrous Evil” Indeed

If I were not already feeling sick this story found by Mark Shea would get...

July 2012

July 26, 2012

Obama, Planned Parenthood and his Daughters, Again

I don't mean to be a nudge, I really don't. But it's starting to creep...

May 2012

May 03, 2012

Will’s Poignant Admiration: Why Life and Love Matter

George Will's son, Jon, is turning 40. With Down syndrome apparent at his birth, Jon's...

April 2012

April 05, 2012

Why We Need Redemption

This ugly, deplorable, heartbreaking picture showed up in my facebook feed. That's a beautiful baby,...

March 2012

March 23, 2012

Who loves abortion more than Obama and Sebelius? UPDATED

It's a serious question: is there a politician alive who loves abortion more than Barack...

March 01, 2012

The Busy Servants of Moloch – UPDATED

When the "learning opportunity" of the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood debacle was taking place, I...

February 2012

February 04, 2012

PP on Komen Debacle: “A learning opportunity”

Charlotte Hays writes at the Register that the Komen decision was about a Planned Parenthood...

February 03, 2012

Komen and HHS: The Day of the Bully Dawns – UPDATED

In just about 24 hours the "non-political" billion-dollar entity known as Planned Parenthood -- which...

January 2012

January 24, 2012

Pro-Lifers and the Truth-Phobic Press

Photosource: telecare Katrina Fernandez has pictures from yesterday's March for Life, and she promises that...

January 23, 2012

Our Daughters Dreams Arise from this Glad Slaughter!

The president, whose administration last Friday declared that religiously-founded institutions -- schools, hospitals and charities...

December 2011

December 28, 2011

The Vanishing: Can Faith Fuel the Future?

Last year I mused over at First Things about Vienna, and how it had seemed,...

December 11, 2011

The Towers in Korea: What Humanity? – UPDATED

I saw this yesterday and wondered if it was a hoax: The designers of the...

November 2011

November 23, 2011

Assessing People as “Units” is Evil – UPDATED

As regular readers know, I rarely listen to talk radio -- the reception is lousy...

November 22, 2011

“Catholics have this ‘conscience’ thing!”

This obnoxious woman is never going to get off the stage; she's going to be...

November 16, 2011

Religious Persecution in the USA? – UPDATED

(Photo: Saturday Evening Post) Yesterday I linked to several stories that outlined the growing tension...

November 12, 2011

2009: Banner Year for Abortions

I remember having sex-ed in junior high school, 1971. So, now we've had 4 decades...