Monthly Archives: March 2006

On Female Altar Servers in Arlington

The change has finally happened. Females will now be permitted to become serve at Mass at the discretion of their pastors. News reports were flying about yesterday, and this morning’s Free Lance-Star interviewed Fr. Don Rooney over at St. Mary, … Continue reading

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Bearing Drift: Headlines frame the argument

Great post from J.R. over at Bearing Drift. Without reading a word of an article, or listening to the press conference, all these “above-the-fold” headlines from local and national newspapers effectively frame the debate. Taking advantage of American skepticism and … Continue reading

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What I'm Reading v.3

Every once in awhile I post what I’m reading at the moment. Here’s a current list: Thomas Jefferson: A Life by Willard Sterne Randall is a one-volume biography on the man himself. Probably the best biography on a Founding Father … Continue reading

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SkepticalObservor: Pull Her Credentials

If you didn’t see the agonizing QandA session between President Bush and Helen Thomas today, spare yourself the pain. It was an embarassment, and certainly another notch in the old screed against the MSM and the objectivity of the Fourth … Continue reading

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Webb’s Idea of Decorum

Read all of this. Yes folks, now you know why Virginia Republicans, for all of our faults, are in much better shape than Virginia Democrats. I’m simply at a loss for words.

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They’re coming…

Little Caesars that is, coming to a strip mall near you. Now just might be a good time to invest.

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Chef Didn’t Quit South Park

I have dutifully refrained from commenting on any of this, firstly because I like the show South Park even though it has said some absolutely atrocious things about Christ, Christianity, Catholicism, Mary, etc. Secondly, I find the entire debacle over … Continue reading

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AK-47 turns 60

Bob Seargent pays ominous tribute to the AK-47 assault rifle on it’s 60th birthday: The AK’s symbolic power and charisma continues to intoxicate “friends of the people” who like arming the insurrectionist masses. The Kalashnikov culture thrives. Pre-teen “soldiers” in … Continue reading

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3D and the PSP

One more reason why Kenney the Younger should have never sold his PSP for such a pittance.

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Benedict XVI: Don’t let work take over

Sometimes we all need reminders like these: In his homily, the pope said that in the world of work, ‘an important aspect of human existence,’ the rapid changes brought by technology and the globalization of the economy are experienced each … Continue reading

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