A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion
by Tom Quiner
A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion
by Tom Quiner
Will homosexual activists ruin the St. Patrick Day’s parade?
“Never in the history of New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade have homosexuals been barred from marching, anymore than pro-life Catholics have, but in both cases they were not permitted to have their own unit.”
Time to get serious about the culture war
“But now we are being asked to raise toasts and to enjoy a night of frivolity with those who think it is acceptable to abort children by the millions each year, with those who think anal sex is to be celebrated as an expression of love and that LGBTQIA… (I=intersexual, A= Asexual) is actually a form of sanity to which we should tip our hat, and with those who stand four-square against us over religious liberty.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero advises modern man
“There are six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is achieved by despoiling others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we don’t know how to accomplish it; Making important choices based on trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to coerce others to believe and live as we do.” (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
New Mother Teresa movie opens this Friday
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta scares me.
This tiny slip of a woman was far stronger than any man I’ve ever known, and I’ve known some strong men.
But her strength, grounded in unquestioning faith in God, required “a letting go” that is daunting…
A fan of “flexible schooling” writes
OK, it took some time for me to arrive at this position, but I am now a huge fan of flexible schooling. We did it the last two years of youngest daughter’s high school and wish we would have started earlier. Technically it is home schooling, but with the mix of online courses and Home School Association classes it is really more like flexible schooling…
In praise of Uber
Millennium Park was a mob scene.
My two sons and I were at the Chicago Jazz Festival soaking up some great music over the weekend. This is the second year in a row we made the trek to Chicago.
The Festival takes place at gorgeous Millennium Park in the breathtaking Jay Pritzker Pavilion. As Friday night’s music wrapped, we decided we needed more jazz and decided to go the Jazz Showcase.
Normally, this would necessitate a cab, as we had our car parked way back at our hotel.
My son told me not to worry.
“Watch this,” he said. He pulled out his iPhone.
Tap, tap, tap went his fingers.
He said, “our ride will be here in a minute.”
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