Messy Buns & Latin Chant

When I woke up this morning at 2:15am to feed the baby, I scrolled through Facebook to stay awake for ten minutes, not imagining what I would find. I didn't sleep well the rest of the night, and like all of America, I haven't been mentally calm all day. I've been listening to the radio, following the latest revelations online, and watching with deep sorrow as the death toll continues to rise. Never letting a good crisis go to waste, all I've been hearing is "pro-gun this" and "anti-gun that". I have my opinions on that matter, but at this part of the story, they are not relevant whatsoever.  Little exchanges like these on twitter are amusing, but ultimately, unhelpful: via Twitter There is something extremely aggravating about the uncertainty of the events and the knowledge that we will probably never know what happened exactly. I hate having to wait and see what narrative is trotted out, and I hate even more the opportunistic posturing ...

Just like most everyone else, I'm sick and tired of hearing about the NFL. As a friend told me last night, it's entertainers trying to get political, and SJWs jumping into football, which they care nothing about. It is a story that easily polarizes our country, and I believe that is exactly why it is being given so much attention. So here's what I want to read about instead, three stories that are unifying for our Country and our Faith: Marian Statues Surviving Disasters All over the world, we have fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and so many other natural disasters. In the midst of all these catastrophes,  statues and images of Our Lady keep miraculously surviving unscathed.  There are reports from Spain, Mexico, and two from Huston, all in the last few weeks.  I can't help but call to mind the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Miracle at Fatima. Maybe Our Lady is asking for our attention. Certainly, she is a great source of comfort and refuge in a world...

After studying the Baltimore Catechism for eight years straight (thank you Seton Homeschool...) I had it pretty well drilled into my head that the pope was infallible. It has been a definite shock to me to learn that the infallibility of the Pontiff  is more limited than I had suspected.  The Filial Correction posted yesterday has the Church in an uproar, some claiming its high time, some swearing unending loyalty to the successor of Peter. I don't suppose myself informed enough on the matter to pick a side, and I firmly believe in loyalty and obedience to (and charity towards) the Pope, but I do believe there were some issues that needed to be clarified from Amoris Latetia, and I hope the faithful finally get that clarification. I kept reading a one liner in every article about the last Filial Correction, which was in 1333 of Pope John XXII. But that was all anybody said. It made me very curious; what in our past had been the thing that caused theologians to publicl...

My unpopular opinion of the day: Michelle Carter was fairly sentenced, and perhaps shouldn't serve any time at all. https://peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/michelle-carter19.jpg?w=2000&h=1333 You probably don't know her by name, but I guarantee you have heard her story. She is the girl from Massachusetts who was convicted of manslaughter for texting her boyfriend as he killed himself, encouraging, and even demanding, that he complete his attempt.  The prosecution and media presented her as an attention whore who wanted to be the poor girl who's boyfriend killed himself. She just wanted all eyes on her.  Even Matt Walsh, who I generally admire for his calculation and insight had these harsh words to say:  Screenshot from Facebook I heard her story and also thought she was a terrible person. I laughed at memes criticizing her appearance. I ranted about her sentence; it was nowhere near harsh enough.  Then a friend posted thi...