We have all heard the saying about there being, "lies, damn lies, and statistics." From where does the saying come? No one knows for sure, though it comes from the 19th century. The word statistics did not exist in English until 1787, so the saying … [Continue reading]
New Year’s resolutions 2011
So, did you make any New Year's resolutions this year? So, from where did New Year's resolutions come? Well, we inherited that tradition from the Romans. January is named after the god Janus. In Roman mythology, Janus is the god of gates, doors, … [Continue reading]
Thanks Chief Justice Roberts, it needed to be said
Yesterday, Chief Justice Roberts of the United States Supreme Court issued his end-of-year report, in it he said some rather strong things to Congress. Fox News quotes his report: Citing the economic downturn as one of two "immediate obstacles" … [Continue reading]
Penelope Cruz, Fox News, and the anything but fair and balanced approach
Very recently, Penélope Cruz, the Spanish actress who has acted in quite a few films and has currently finished being one of the stars on the yet to be released Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, announced that she and her husband are … [Continue reading]
Saint Eulalia of Mérida and child martyrdom
Many Western saints are not known to Eastern Christians, just like many Eastern saints are not known to Western Christians. I am talking about the saints that both the East and the West have in common because they come from the time of an united … [Continue reading]
The Holy Innocents killed by Herod (2010)
One of the oddities of the Church calendar is that there are certain feasts that are celebrated on one day in the East, but another day in the West. This is the case of the Feast of the Holy Innocents. The West celebrated that feast yesterday, but … [Continue reading]
Pithless Thoughts, $40.00, and moist eyes
Normally I do not port someone else's blog post to my blog. But, I am porting this one because it is such a good example of how the Desert Fathers used to give. It comes from the blog of Pithless Thoughts, and I hope that he will not mind my porting … [Continue reading]
Common ground with fiscal conservatives
Moderates have common ground with fiscal conservatives in a couple of areas. We do not tend to have common ground in various areas of social concern, because many of today's political conservatives argue that the government should not be involved in … [Continue reading]
A borderline blasphemous but rather accurate view of what Our Lord said
The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> March to Keep Fear Alive From … [Continue reading]
Peace and good will
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