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Promotional graphic of the Vatican’s Synod on Synodalty. Feel for the family of Dan Millette. A new priest arrived at his parish who is the embodiment of Pope Francis’s vision of modern Catholic worship. He quickly and enthusiastically set about re-ordering things to accommodate that vision. Active participation is required now in the parish, particularlyContinue reading “A traditional Catholic family’s torment.”

Con artists used to have more class. A reader sent Bickerstaff a fine and mercifully short piece on the recent collapse of the late cryptocurrency firm FTX and the fellow who ran it (into the ground), Sam Bankman-Fried. It all seemed so familiar; an entrepreneurial “genius” who’s found a gimmick that will enable those whoContinue reading “Another billion dollar scandal, perpetrated by a slob.”

From Power Line: This could be huge news: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has summoned the National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to repel the invasion of Texas from its southern border. Abbott invokes the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. and Texas Constitutions: Fun point: gun boats on the Rio! Interesting point: GovernorContinue reading “Long overdue: Texas calls out the National Guard to assist closing its border. A problem for New Mexico?”

Letting the cat out of a cellophane bag. From the Daily Caller: Former President Donald Trump officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, making a run for the White House for the third consecutive time. Given the loggerheads at which so many in the Republican Party’s leadership find themselves, it’s not atContinue reading “Trump declares his candidacy.”

From the Times: Russian missiles have struck in Poland and killed two civilians, according to a senior US intelligence official. Two stray missiles hit a farm in Przewodow, a village about four miles from the border with Ukraine, according to reports. Poland is a Nato member, and under Article 5 of the defence alliance anContinue reading “This was inevitable.”

In one generation it’s gone from this: To this. Will Disney Corporation be the next Meta, dropping zillions on a product in which there is little interest? It seems to Bickerstaff the course the company is on is unsustainable. Even though it is directing its marketing at the enormous number of Gen Z-ers in thisContinue reading “The fall of Disney?”

Talk about a scintillating read! 55 years! My, how they flew by, but hey, that’s what happens when one’s engaged in fruitful dialog, not hateful division over such unessentials like actual presence. Here then are some of the ecumenical triumphs resulting from those 55 years. There’s this: And this: Let’s not leave out this: AndContinue reading “Now here’s something we can all celebrate.”

News: In a conversation the day after the midterms, BIDEN urged PELOSI to keep serving w him. “I hope you stick,” he told her. My new column on the president, his “Catholic sister,” and the twilight days of their political careers (or not!)https://t.co/3GlGr1iJSO — Jonathan Martin (@jmart) November 14, 2022 Still, whether or not formally,Continue reading “In better days, they would have been formally excommunicated.”

Oooooh, traipse your eyes on that gorgeous steward in economy! (From here.) A friend sent this along with a note: “Not quite the RAF that won the Battle of Britain.” Alas, no and it’s only a matter of time the RAF will be forced to adopt similar measures. Thence to the U. S. of A.Continue reading “Hissy fits in the cockpits?”

He’s just as horrid as Biden, but doesn’t get lost in a coat closet. From The Hill: . . . Biden could ask Harris to resign and replace her with Newsom, who then becomes the heir apparent for 2024. Or Biden could replace Harris with Newsom and then resign himself, making Newsom the president beforeContinue reading “A horrifyingly believable scenario.”