Category Archives: Laus Deo
Christ is Christmas
It is OK to privately celebrate Christ on Christmas, to pray at Christmas supper, but it is somehow wrong to say Merry Christmas ? Those who wish to turn Christmas into some winter solstice celebration display a massive arrogance and … Continue reading
Wonders of the 20th century
Much on these pages and the news in general focuses on problems of economics and governance in our 21st century. The Daily Capitalist reports today on some of the amazing changes we experienced during the 2oth century. This was in … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. –Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
All gave some…
… some gave all. God bless the men and women that answered the call. May our nation always honor their memory.
Steve Jobs, RIP
“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so … Continue reading
Reflections on Christianity, Islam, and 9/11
How does one rationalize the events of 9/11 with events sweeping the Middle East called the Arab Spring? On the one hand there are jihadis lashing out at the corruption of the west. On the other are jihadis lashing out … Continue reading
Guidance for perilous times
Thus sayeth the Lord: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go.” (Isaiah 48:17)
Liz Taylor, RIP
Elizabeth Taylor, known to all as ‘Liz’ has left us. She captured the heart of a nation for generations. She knew her mind, and followed her heart. She lived large and we loved her for it. She symbolized the golden … Continue reading
Evil Meets Virtue
The world is familiar by now with the murder of the Fogel family in the West Bank settlement of Itamar. Words cannot express what passed through the minds of those who responded to a young girl’s screams after she found … Continue reading
A Foundation for the Future
The 112th Congress takes office tomorrow, and federal spending is job one. Progressives don’t believe meaningful cuts are possible. Since they were unable to pass a budget last year, one might ask, how would they know? Modern government is driven … Continue reading