These comments were delivered at the St. Paul Stand Up For Religious Freedom rally by Dr. Anne Maloney, on June 8th, 2012, in front of the Warren E. Burger Federal Building in St. Paul. Dr. Maloney is an Associate Professor … Continue reading
Just got back from the endorsing convention for Minnesota House District 49A. After four rounds of balloting, former Pawlenty energy adviser and local GOP establishment figure Bill Glahn secured the nomination with 62% of the vote, defeating former Met Council … Continue reading
I started discussing global warming with an eagerly-moderate friend of mine on Facebook, and it made good blog fodder. I’ve summarized his posts as questions, because I’ve learned that some people don’t like having their exact words reposted on some … Continue reading
Bishop Antoni Stankiewicz, commenting on the Code of Canon Law. Quoted in an interesting (and even encouraging!) article about annulments in the AmCath Church.
“Because of its special importance, the Sunday celebration gives way only to solemnities or feasts of the Lord.” —General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar, Chapter 1, Title I, Section II, Item 5 The Sunday feast takes precedence over … Continue reading
Q: I thought Santorum won Minnesota’s primary. Now Paul says he won the caucus? What? A: Santorum won a non-binding beauty contest vote in February. Ron Paul won the state on Saturday. Minnesota does not have a primary. We have … Continue reading
Yuval Levin has an excellent short piece over at National Review today. (In fact, National Review had a particularly good Monday this week overall; I also recommend the editorial defense of the First Amendment and John Fund’s wonkish breakdown of … Continue reading
One ponders, from time to time, what exactly is going through God’s head. This is foolish. God’s ways are terrible and mysterious, and we are most often reduced to the plea of Job: I know that thou canst do every … Continue reading
Film has much more subversive potential than the novel. In film, characters act and react to one another, but you cannot see inside their heads. You do not know why they are doing what they are doing. You have only … Continue reading
Have you heard that “abortions are only 3% of what Planned Parenthood does”? That number is sort of true, but there are a lot of problems with it, as has been ably documented elsewhere. It’s been a tedious little irritant … Continue reading