Who is your god?

One of my best friends is a liberal. I think she’s okay with that label. She is one of the finest people I know, a truly beautiful human being. She is a lifelong Roman Catholic whose Church holds a central place in her life. Her faith has been her rock in getting her through life’s vicissitudes. I respect her and I love her. I am truly amazed at how differently we see the world …

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Like a fine whiskey

Fr. Zach described the Catholic church beautifully:

“The Catholic Church is like a fine whiskey: complex yet simple, earthy yet heavenly, rich yet austere.”

Here is what I’ve learned about the Catholic Church as a convert to the faith …

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The day the pastor preached to the kids

The preacher was famous for his sermons.

Even the faithful in the next county over new of his prolific, seat-squirming eloquence.

Fire!

Brimstone!

You could count on these elements in each sermon, except for those that he directed at the children …

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Obamacare riles up disability rights activists

Take the case of Deana Copeland.

Her daughter, Andrea Hood, was born with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and autonomic dysreflexia. Deana is her daughter’s caretaker. This mother and daughter live in Oregon. Andrea requires round-the-clock care, which her mom provides. The government provides $1400 a month to the mom as a paid service provider.

Under Obamacare, this may have to change …

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Do NOT watch this unless …

… you love Ronald Reagan.

Set aside Ronald Reagan’s politics for a moment.

No president in my lifetime was warmer, funnier, or more sincere. If you listened to Reagan’s speech at the Republican National Convention in 1964 and compared it to his speeches fifteen to twenty years later, his message was the same.

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