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2017-01-24T17:19:18-05:00

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Simcha Fisher Is My New Neighbor?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

I wonder if she’ll let me borrow a cup of sugar every once in a while? You know what this also means? The Jerk is going to be here as well. Love that guy! Check out her introduction by the Anchoress, and her first post, right cheer… Read more

2017-01-24T17:19:18-05:00

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Father’s Day Horror Becomes A Father’s Day Miracle…

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

If you were shocked and saddened at the news of a shooting that took place at St. James Catholic Church in Ogden Utah, you aren’t alone. No one expects violence of that sort to take place on a Sunday, during Mass, in America. The prayers and outpouring of support directed to the family of the victim, and his parish community, overflowed the cup of tribulation. You see, less than 24 hours after the shooting, James Evans is expected to fully... Read more

2015-01-22T09:06:23-05:00

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To Forgive My Father…

Last updated on: January 22, 2015 at 9:06 am By Frank Weathers

-Feast of St. Anthony of Padua Being a child of divorce, I’m not used to thinking warm and fuzzy thoughts about Father’s Day. My parents marriage collapsed around the time I was five years old. Now my dad will tell you that when he had the affair that led him to decide to divorce my mother, it was the biggest mistake of his life. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:19:19-05:00

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Now That We Can Cut A Record On A Beer Bottle…

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

we need to fully fund our deep exploration space programs again. Here’s why. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:19:19-05:00

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Did You See the 60 Minutes Piece on Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

Check it out right here. The segment is called God’s Architect, and it is quite fascinating. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:19:20-05:00

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Do We Have the Will To Remove The Infrastructure of Tyranny We Have Erected?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

I’m not going to waste a lot of your time recapping what you are already being bombarded with in the news these past few days. The IRS Scandal, everyone is fair game to be spied on, etc. Justice Antonin Scalia put it well when he wrote the dissent (which was supported also by Justices Kagen, Sotomayor, and Ginsberg) recently in the Supreme Court decision for allowing DNA swabs to be conducted on anyone who is arrested. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:19:20-05:00

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It’s Not Everyday That The New York Times Says The Obama Administration Has Lost All Credibility…UPDATED

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

But that’s what The Gray Lady did this evening. It’s kind of fitting that it coincides with the anniversary of the invasion of Normandy. Have a look see, President Obama’s Dragnet By The Editorial Board Within hours of the disclosure that the federal authorities routinely collect data on phone calls Americans make, regardless of whether they have any bearing on a counterterrorism investigation, the Obama administration issued the same platitude it has offered every time President Obama has been caught... Read more

2015-04-01T09:09:51-05:00

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The Holy Goalie Fearlessly Skated Across The Thin Ice Of Same-Sex Marriage In Arizona

Last updated on: April 1, 2015 at 9:09 am By Frank Weathers

Within the community of St. Blogs, folks have been amazed by the witness given by Bishop Thomas Paprocki on the subject of marriage. You probably have already heard the news, as these events transpired back on the last day of May, and hit the wires a few days later. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:19:21-05:00

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Brandon Vogt’s Least Read Blog Post? That Would Be This One…

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

Originally posted on July 15, 2010, almost one year before The Church and New Media burst onto the scene. Another week, another pithy review of European History. I have to think that when Belloc wrote this book in 1936, he was at the height of his literary abilities. (more…) Read more

2017-01-24T17:19:21-05:00

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As The Holy Spirit Broods Over A Bent World, We Send Out The Children To Be The Face Of Christ

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

Full credit for the paraphrase embedded in the title above goes to priest, and poet extraordinaire, Gerard Manly Hopkins, SJ. I thought of it today as I saw photographs of the Catholic HEART Work Camp trip that two of my children are on this week. (more…) Read more

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