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Economic Patriotism?

“Rather than double-down on the top-down economics that let a fortunate few play by their own rules, let’s embrace an economic patriotism that says we rise or fall together, as one nation, and as one people,”~ Barack Obama, July 26, … Continue reading

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ March 16th, 2014

“When people are not in communion with the Catholic Church on such a central thing as the value of life of the unborn child and also in terms of the teachings of the church on marriage and family life – … Continue reading

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“Mike Huckabee Wary of Libertarianism”

In a never-ending sea of socio-political headlines, there are a few from time to time that seem to grab me for one reason or another. I saw the one up top in my email this past Tuesday and it got … Continue reading

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The Ghost of Neville Chamberlain is Haunting Our Church & State!

There was a very popular game-show in the sixties called “Password”. Two teams of two players each, usually a celebrity and a…commoner you might say, would compete to see who could guess the secret word the fastest. A member of … Continue reading

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ February 16th, 2014

I’ve watched good people appease bad people in order to further their cause, only to find themselves isolated and crushed in the end. This has been the core Republican strategy since 2010, and there’s no sign of it changing anytime … Continue reading

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No Surrender!

Welcome to 2014! We’ve got work to do my friends! In John F. Kennedy’s book Profiles in Courage, he chose 8 US Senators who demonstrated exceptional and extraordinary courage…as he saw it. He was writing about men who, in Hemmingway’s … Continue reading

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ December 8th, 2013

Shouting HERESY in a Crowded “Marxist” Theater This week was a very interesting week for me personally. In two separate situations I found myself being challenged by two separate people I know and respect. One challenged me on the basis … Continue reading

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What Goes Around Comes Around for the “Merchants of Misery”

“All hail the Merchants of Misery; this world will know your names. There is no mansion big enough to accommodate your shame!” ~ Chip Murray, The Ballad of John Hall It seems no matter where we look from this fantail … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to My Catholic Friends

I have observed that because of the pitch of the roof and the placement of the large and beautiful statue of Jesus on the Cross high above the parishioners at St. Stephen’s (First Martyr) in Warwick, our Lord is leaning … Continue reading

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“It’s Better to Serve in Heaven…”

~ A twist on John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” in which Satan, after being banished from Heaven, quipped “Its better to Rule in Hell than to Serve in Heaven.” …and he has! Why shouldn’t we put a Marxist in Gracie Mansion? We put … Continue reading

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