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Confessions of an Obama-supportin’ Original Baby Boomer
by Jacquelineoboomer (@JOBoomr) I’m confident some of my “political” involvement matches that of others, at least of my generation. (Okay, I don’t presume to say that it exactly matches, but, at the...
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Rise and Shine
**** Karen Grigsby Bates: As soon as he made his remarks on race Friday, President Obama found himself part of intense conversation around the nation. In dozens of cities across the country Saturday,...
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Madiba
*** The rock quarry where Madiba was forced into hard labor for many years Entrance to the cell where Madiba was confined *** Madiba’s prisoner ledger *** *** *** A collection of images of Nelson...
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Madiba….. A Life That Will Never Be Forgotten
Rolihlahla Mandela, the son of a Thembu tribal chief, was born in Mvezo, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape on 18 July 1918. He was the first of his family to go to school. It was there he received the...
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On Death Cults and the Modern World
Today as the US woke up, it was greeted with horrific news. The Pakistani Taliban attacked a school run by the Pakistani Army and slaughtered over 140 civilians, mostly children. Yes, the school wasn’t...
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On Catholicism and the sanctity of life
Pope Francis gave an address to a joint session of Congress today. I hope to have an essay on the broader themes of his speech for tomorrow, but today I want to focus on one aspect which seems to have...
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On being pro-life
I’m going to claim a mantle I never thought I would: I’m pro-life. Of course, that means something far different from the mainstream definition. You won’t see me picketing Planned Parenthood clinics...
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