My Mom loved rock music of all sorts. So when I came of age (musically speaking) and found a song and band I loved, it didn’t matter that the band…
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Like alcohol and driving, it’s hard to mix cultures
(Below is blog post. It contains naive ramblings and no great conclusions—and lots of mizpellings and grammatical errors.) Why is it hard to mix cultures?…What is a culture? A culture…
Melinda Gates challenges Vatican by vowing to improve access to contraception
Melinda Gates ~ Gates Foundation I totally agree with and applaud Melinda Gates’ statements about the Catholic Church’s position on contraception. The Vatican’s position on this issue, and its…
Stephen Fry ~ Catholic Church is not a force for good
Stephen Fry makes a strong case that the Catholic Church is NOT a force for good. I can’t agree that it’s an all or nothing proposition, but I totally agree…
The 7 deadly sins…of our society
The 7 deadly sins, a list created, appropriately, by the Catholic Church is familiar to many: Lust Gluttony Greed Sloth Wrath Envy Pride Below is a revised, non-secular list,…
Pope Francis to Jesus: “You shouldn’t have provoked them” ~ by Heathwood & Lee
This cartoon commentary by Heathwood and Lee illustrates so brilliantly my reaction to Pope Francis’ recent…advice…that one should expect a physical or violent reaction if criticizing another’s faith, so just…
Epitaph found in Vatican encourages Hedonism
“Tivoli is my home town, Flavius Agricola my name . . . Friends who read this, do my bidding. Mix the wine, drink deep, wreathed in flowers, and do not…
If you’re happy and you know it, that’s a sin!
I bust up every time I see this. Having gone through six years of Catholic school, I know there’s more than a little truth behind the image: If you’re happy…