"Camelot With A Tan"?
Based on what?

Yes, Michelle Obama recently stated "I am Camelot with a tan".

First off, other than being roughly the same age as Jackie Kennedy was back in the early 1960's, I don't see a helluva lot that would equate the Obama's to so-called Camelot.

Secondly, Michelle... you don't have a tan. Your body has a higher content of melanin. Try to get it right, sweetheart.

But to further dispel the myth that the Obamas are resurrecting Camelot, here's something I posted a few months back....
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Barack Obama Is JUST LIKE JFK!!
Surrrrrre......

1. JFK volunteered for military service. BO never joined the Armed Forces.

2. JFK volunteered for combat duty. BO never joined the Armed Forces.

3. JFK was decorated for personal heroism and was wounded in combat. BO never joined the Armed Forces.

4. JFK served in the United States House of Representatives for six years. BO never served in the US House.

5. JFK authored a Pulitzer Prize winning book. BO hasn't.

6. JFK served in the United States Senate for six years before he ran for President (a total of twelve years experience in the US Congress). BO served in the Senate for two years before he ran for President (a total of two years experience).

7. JFK supported the Armed Forces to the degree that the US Army officially named their Special Forces school the "John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School". BO didn't even bother to vote on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which among other things, reaffirmed support for all men and women of the United States Armed Forces, and allocated funds for veterans health services.

8. JFK was young, handsome and married to a beautiful woman. BO is young, handsome and is married to a beautiful woman.Yeah... Barack Obama is just like John Kennedy.

Time For Cardinal Bertone To Administer A Choke Hold
Or by it's technical term - an Ecclesiastical Corrective Restraining Maneuver

Helmet tip to Dad29

Little more than a handful of days after The Vatican issued specifics on homosexuals being admitted to the seminary, the Lavender Mafia fires back.

Here's some of this sad story from Catholic World News; (Emphasis and comments mine)
Celibate homosexuals can be priests: Filipino cardinal
Manila, May. 21, 2008 (CWNews.com) - A leading prelate in the Philippines has said that homosexual men can be ordained to the priesthood, despite a Vatican statement to the contrary.

Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales of Manila told reporters that homosexuals who do not "act out" can be good priests. His statement came immediately after the release of a letter in which Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (The timing was no accident), the Vatican Secretary of State, confirmed that a Church policy barring homosexuals from priestly training applies to all the world's seminaries.

Speaking on Radio Veritas in the Philippines, Cardinal Rosales said that the Vatican did not intend to ban chaste homosexuals from the seminaries. "A homosexual inclination is not bad (How does the catechism describe homosexuality? "A grave moral disorder"? Yeah... that's it) but acting it out is an entirely different matter, and that is what is written in the sacred scriptures,” he said.OK fellow Bloglodytes. I've only got a Bachelor's degree, so I'm not really all that smart. But what part of the following doesn't Cardinal Rosales understand? The Church... cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practice homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called 'gay culture. And also that this ban is universal and without exceptions.And this is from a cardinal from a so-called "conservative" Catholic nation? All Cardinal Rosales has done is steel the resolve of the homo-friendly Roman Protestants seeking to destroy The Church from within.

Hold on to your hats. This is just going to get worse.

UN Sends Hundreds Of Thousands Of Condoms To Myanmar
Helmet tip to Former Altar Boy for passing this info on to me

Here's a snipped of the article from News24.com (South Africa);
220,000 condoms off to Myanmar
Bangkok - The United Nations will send nearly a quarter of a million condoms into cyclone-hit Myanmar to help needy survivors with no access to contraceptives, a UN official says. So far, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) said it had sent 72,800 condoms to survivors struggling to maintain their family planning after the storm hit in early May. A total of 218,400 condoms would be delivered, UNFPA aid advisor Chaiyos Kunanusont said.

Cyclone Nargis left 2.4 million people in desperate need of food, medicine and shelter, the UN estimated, but Chaiyos said not all of the affected people would need family planning supplies.

Cyclone Nargis left at least 133,000 people dead and missing, and aid groups had complained that supplies were not getting to survivors quickly enough because of limitations imposed by the ruling junta.Hmmm, just what could 2.4 million starving and homeless people do with a quarter of a million love gloves? Wait... I know!!

VSC's Top Ten Reasons To Send Condoms To Myanmar's Ruling Junta
10 - They make great impromptu beach balls to throw around while waiting in line for inconsequential things, like food, to finally show up. Party on!!

9 - Hire one of those birthday magicians, and he can twist blown up condoms to look like food. You never know, it just might take everyones mind off revolution for a while.

8. In a none too subtle double entendre, the junta could join forces with Bob Barker, have all the condoms inflated, painted brown, then declare it as a UN/Price Is Right monument to everyone having their dachshunds spayed or neutered.

7. A few drops of Essence of Spearmint added to each one, and the Junta could sell them as the newest Willy Wonka candy -- The Everlasting Knob Stopper.

6. Triple bag 'em, and they could be marketed at flesh-toned beer coozies. The extreamly gullible hedonists would completely believe the slogan - All The Drunkenness, None Of The Calories!

5. Fill them with helium, and then use them as makeshift weather balloons. They'd come in handy finding out if anything nasty was on it's way... like a force 5 cyclone.

4. Sell them to really stupid people as deposit envelops for sperm banks.

3. Utilize them as giant baby-bottle nipples for the gallon jugs of soy milk. And what a godsend they would be to the prophylactose intolerant.

2. Sell them on E-Bay and on late night infomercials as The Richard Gere Brand Gerbil Travel Case.

1 - They can develop a time machine, send the condoms back to the moment in time when the daddies of those UN idiots started getting a twitch in their hitch... wrap them rascals, and VIOLA! Pre-emptive artificial means of stupid control.

You No Listen To Da Holy Fada, I Choke-a You Neck!
If-a you still no listen, I take you fishin' wid Fredo!!

Is it just me, or does Cardinal Bertone look like the Cappo of one of The Five Families?

Anyhow, Here's a rather straightforward article concerning homosexuals being admitted to seminaries. By the way, keep in mind that the so-called "pedophilia scandal" is a whitewash. 80% of the monetary settlements had nothing to do with sex with pre-pubescent boys, but with adolescent and adult males... in other words, textbook homosexuality.

Here's some of the article from The Catholic News Agency; (Emphasis mine) Vatican says prohibition against gays in seminaries is universal

Vatican City, May 19, 2008 / 09:21 am (CNA).- Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, has sent a letter to the bishops of the world with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI reaffirming the norms established by the Congregation for Catholic Education in the 2005 document, “Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocation with regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in view of their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders,” as universal and without exceptions.

The letter, which Cardinal Bertone said was issued in response “to numerous requests for clarification,” implies that the prohibition against accepting homosexual candidates in seminaries applies not only to diocesan seminaries but also to those of religious orders and congregations, as well as to those that are located in mission territories.

The 2005 Instruction indicated the Congregation for Catholic Education, “in accord with the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, believes it necessary to state clearly that the Church, while profoundly respecting the persons in question, cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practise homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called 'gay culture'."With that last proviso, does that mean that we can start shit-canning most of the members of the USCCB? Please? Either way, the battle lines have been drawn. Don't expect the Lavender Mafia to go quietly into that good night.

Why Is It Again That The Church Is Dying In Britain?
Gee... I wonder if I can figure this one out

Someone more learned than I made the following observations concerning the goings on in England concerning at least one Anglican "flying bishop" and literally thousands of fellow Anglicans who are ready to cross the Tiber. Back in the very early 1990s, the Anglican Bishop of London converted. It was thought at that time that John Paul’s Vatican would welcome thousands of Anglican converts “crossing the Tiber.” This was due to the brewing scandal of Anglican “female bishops & priestesses.” In fact, numerous high ranking Anglicans asked the English Catholic bishops for the American solution with the “Anglican Use” liturgy, and the reception of Holy Orders for those with wives and families.

This huge opportunity was lost when England’s radically liberal Catholic Episcopacy refused that request. John Paul, in his usual “Ecumenical” style, refused to step in (which he certainly could have done).

Now we are faced with the same liberal [Catholic] English bishops (not wanting to upset the ecumenical apple cart), and the major roadblock of Cardinal Walter Kasper in Rome.

Note to Benedict XVI: Toss Kasper into the Tiber, and relieve the English bishops of their duties. I’m sure he could find a far away monastery for the whole lousy lot of them!Truer words were never spoken.

But on the heels of that, I read that Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor-Heinz-Kerry-Rodham-Clinton, or whatever the hell his name is, is now exhorting us all to... well, you're just going to have to read it for yourself.

Here's some of the article from The Beeb; (Emphasis mine) 'Respect atheists', says cardinal
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor urges deeper understanding between believers and non-believers

The Archbishop of Westminster has urged Christians to treat atheists and agnostics with "deep esteem".

Believers may be partly responsible for the decline in faith by losing sense of the mystery and treating God as a "fact in the world", he said in a lecture.

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor called for more understanding and appreciation between believers and non-believers.

But the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales said that Britain must not become "a God-free zone".Hmmm... "deep esteem" for those who deny God, 'eh? And more than a few are militantly anti-God. Will any one else join the good Cardinal in manning the papier-mâché walls that defend The Church?

I tell ya, I can give atheists the common courtesy that all human being deserve... but "deep esteem" and "more appreciation" specifically because they deny The Almighty? It's glaringly obvious to me what the problem is in the UK.

Let's not forget who the REAL enemy is in Britain... all those nasty Polish immigrants. Those backward folk... with that silly belief in the Real Presence, their Rosaries, their irritatingly constant kneeling before God.

The Polish immigrants are constantly bitched about by many a Catholic honcho in Britain... but we're admonished to line up and kiss the asses of atheists? Bullshit. Hell, a blind man could see what the problem is in Great Britain.

What The Heck, I'll Leave It Posted For Another Day Or Two
So you know who you're giving to

I thought I'd pass some info on my brother-in-law, as well as the PayPal Donate button. Good and bad news -- first the good. The swelling on his brain has "gone down a little", and found out yesterday that the blood clot behind one of his eyes has also "gone down a little. Well, at least they haven't gotten worse.

Now the bad news -- his heart rate is dropping at an alarming rate. From a good and strong 60, to bouncing around in the 40's, then a dip down to 30. From what I've been told, the doctors have added some kind of a stimulant to his drip to kick start his heart rate.

Anyhow, there's been some concern that he's pretty much given up. But as his wife (my wife's baby sister) has said to him, "Trey, you need to start fighting. There's a little girl at home who doesn't understand yet why her daddy isn't there." Please offer a prayer today.

Here's a recent picture of Trey and Bailey taken at a Father-Daughter dance.


Yeah, I know this is a shameless tugging at the heart strings. And I'd do it again in a skinny minute.

Dante Learns To Dance... And Realizes He's In Love
Hey, at least it isn't a Scrubs or a Carpoolers video

WARNING!! This video contains footage of a rather giggly gal, and gratuitous male VBC*.

Jay and Silent Bob KILL ME in this video. The first few seconds come in kinda screwy, but this is hilarious! And yes... this takes place in the roof of a fast food resturaunt.

Clerks 2 "ABC" Dance Scene
Uploaded by polysics

*Visible Butt Crack

Play That Funky Music, Half-White Boy
I don't think this is what The Knack had in mind

Click here for the music. Sing along... enjoy! Ooh, my little Democrat, my Lefty-crat,
When you gonna double my tax, Obama?
Why you such a Socialist, a Socialist?
Should I even bother to aks, Obama?

He's so insecure, such a wimp. Never knew his dad.
He's easily punked-out, by guys like Ahmadinejad.
My, my, my, my, yi, yi, WHOO!
M-m-m- my Obama,

Move a little further left,
a-further left,
Do just what your told by your spouse, Obama.
Why she hate this country, huh?
Uh-mur-i-cuh.
Cram a sock in her freakin' mouth, Obama.

He's so insecure, such a wimp. Never knew his dad.
Don't dare cross Michelle, such a shrew. She done chopped off his 'nads.
My, my, my, my, yi, yi, WHOO!
M-m-m- my Obama,

Ooh, you gonna shaft us good.
sh-shaft us good.
Quicker than Wright could say "Amen!", Obama.
What's your foreign policy?
p-policy
Waving paper like Chamberlain, Obama.

He's so insecure, such a wimp. Never knew his dad.
Darling of the Left, let's face facts, he's just a passing fad.
My, my, my, my, yi, yi, WHOO!
M-m-m- my Obama,

Ooh, my Obama

But Of Course Political Correctness Would Lead To This...
As if we didn't know

I remember a handful of years ago, reading that; ... the Irish Bishops decided to remove seven New Testament scriptural readings from the Mass because they were "liable to give contemporary society an undesirably negative impression regarding women".And yes, the article from The Post (Ireland) includes the seven passages that were removed from the Mass readings. Scroll to the end of the article. Silly Sts. Peter and Paul. What were they thinking?

Anyhow, I got to thinking the other day about just how far PC has crept into Christianity. I recently read Galatians 3:28, which states: There is neither Jew nor Greek: there is neither bond nor free: there is neither male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Yep, I'm sure many of you know where I'm going... and yes, I actually found the following from those worshippers of The Sacred Orgasm over at the UCC; When will the Church finally be brave enough to say with Paul, “in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, slave or free, male or female,” gay or straight?And if anyone thinks they're referring to celibate homosexuals who realize that homosexuality is intrinsically evil and a grave moral disorder... then I have a bridge in Brooklyn that you might be interested in.

True Ecumenism
Conversion, not convergence

I've posted in the past concerning an entire diocese of Assyrian Orthodox converting back to Catholicism. Well, it's just been finalized. Here's the article from The California Catholic Daily; Ecumenical triumph
California-based diocese of the Assyrian Apostolic Church enters full communion with the Catholic Church

On Pentecost, leaders of the Chaldean Catholic Church in California formally received into communion a bishop of the Assyrian Apostolic Church of the East, his clergy and faithful. The bishop, Mar Mawai Soro, who presided over the western Assyrian diocese headquartered in San Jose, was disciplined by the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Apostolic Church in 2005 for publicly defending papal primacy.

The Assyrian Church (centered in Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq), which dates back to the earliest days of the Christian faith, eventually came to embrace the teachings of the fifth century archbishop of Constantinople, Nestorius, condemned by the Council of Ephesus in 431. Beginning, however, in the 16th century, large numbers of Nestorian Assyrians came into union with Rome, forming the Chaldean Catholic Church -- which today is larger than the Assyrian Church.

The course of events that led the California-based Assyrian diocese into full communion with the Catholic Church began in November 2005, when Mar Mawai Soro presented a paper, The Position of the Church of the East Theological Tradition on the Questions of Church Unity and Full Communion, to the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church. Five days after Mar Mawai delivered the paper, in which he argued for the necessity of papal primacy, he was suspended by the synod. Subsequently, with loyal clergy and faithful, Mar Bawai formed the Assyrian Catholic Apostolic Diocese.

The new diocese then began to draw closer to the El Cajon-based Chaldean Catholic Diocese of St. Peter the Apostle. On Jan. 17, 2008, the clergy of the Assyrian Catholic Apostolic Diocese, meeting in Dublin, unanimously adopted a “Declaration of Intention” to “enter full communion with the Catholic Church” and “resume church unity with the Chaldean Catholic Church.” On March 28, the Chaldean and Assyrian clergy met at the Cathedral of St. Peter in San Diego, where they recited a Catholic profession of faith before the altar.

The union, which brought the bishop, Mar Bawai, six priests, over 30 deacons and subdeacons, and about 3,000 faithful into full, Catholic communion, was solemnized May 10-11 at St. Thomas Church in Turlock and at St. Matthew Church in Ceres.

Traditionalist order is ready to return to Rome

By Anna Arco9 May 2008

A traditionalist community in Scotland has signalled that it is willing to engage in talks with Rome as a result of the Motu Proprio. The Transalpine Redemptorist Congregation on the remote Orkney island of Papa Stronsay have had informal talks with a Redemptorist bishop at the Vatican and will start speaking to the Ecclesia Dei Commission. Fr Anthony Mary, one of the monks, said the order wanted to "see what the commission has to offer and whether it's perfectly acceptable to us and what we stand for. We are traditional Catholics. We hold on to the old rite and we don't want to lose any of that."

After false rumours circulated on the internet which suggested the community had already returned to Rome the monks issued a lengthy statement explaining their position. The document said Pope Benedict XVI's liberalisation of the 1962 form of the Roman Rite with last year's Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum put the order, which is affiliated with the Society of St Pius X, in a position where it must at least consider talks with Rome. It said: "All these serious considerations, dear friends, move us to go and see what Rome has to say. Let not our contacts with Rome be understood as meaning that we will break off our friendship with the Society of St Pius X and other traditionalist organisations around the world. On the contrary, we positively want with all our hearts to remain in contact sharing all that we may learn with Bishop Fellay and the other heads of traditional orders for the good of tradition as a whole."

Only time will tell if the moment has come for an agreement with Rome. Prudence requires of us to proceed slowly and cautiously, reflecting well at each step of the discussions. "The Transalpines have come under pressure from certain members of the SSPX, which last month rejected the possibility of a reunion with Rome. The order recalled three Brothers who were in training at an SSPX seminary after the rector of the seminary took the seminarians aside and suggested they form a break-away community in order to stop an agreement with Rome.

According to the Papa Stronsay blog, the superior, Fr Michael Mary, received an email from the Society which said that Transalpines would no longer be welcome in SSPX seminaries if the order reached an agreement with the Ecclesia Dei commission. "We have no desire to sling mud at people or give a bad name to people but sometimes in order to defend yourself you have to state exactly what happened two or three weeks ago," said Fr Anthony Mary.

I Always Knew That Bloglodytes were The Coolest People!
But we all knew that

I'm going to bring down the PayPal donate button for the Help Trey Fund as of this upcoming Sunday. The outpouring of support has been absolutely phenominal. There's no doubt in my mind that everyone has at least said a quick prayer for him. And those prayers add up.

But the main reason I'm ging to bring this to an end, is because my sister-in-law was in Trey's hospital room yesterday and told him "don't worry. Kevin put an appeal on his blog, so between that and what family has given, we have enough to pay the mortgage."

I was told that he just let out a long sigh... looked up and said "Thank God". Maybe now my redneck B-I-L will realize that we Catholics (and some of you Orthodox!) aren't the Mary-worshipping monsters he was told about his whole life.

I have a funny feeling that some eyes have been opened. One might even say that the scales have fallen from their eyes.

Anyhow, you people are awesome. On behalf of Trey and his family, I would like to personally thank you all. May God bless each and every one of you.

Hagee's "Apology" To The Catholic Church
Don't crap on my shoes and call it a spit-shine

John Hagee recently stated in an interview with Fox News some of the following; (Emphasis mine) Hagee has claimed that his “great whore” remarks were taken out of context, and that he was not directing them at the Roman Catholic Church. A spokesman said via e-mail Tuesday that Hagee “never used this phrase to refer to the Catholic Church.”Interesting. In an article from Alex Rich that was printed in the New York Times, Rich asks the following painfully simple requests -- (Emphasis mine) ...Go directly to YouTube, search for “John Hagee Roman Church Hitler,” and be recharged by a fresh jolt of clerical jive.

What you’ll find is a white televangelist, the Rev. John Hagee, lecturing in front of an enormous diorama. Wielding a pointer, he pokes at the image of a woman with Pamela Anderson-sized breasts, her hand raising a golden chalice. The woman is “the Great Whore,” Mr. Hagee explains, and she is drinking “the blood of the Jewish people.” That’s because the Great Whore represents “the Roman Church,” which, in his view, has thirsted for Jewish blood throughout history, from the Crusades to the Holocaust.I've done one better... here's the video itself. You tell me exactly what was "taken out of context".

Help Trey Fund Update

It looked like he was slowly improving, but no. It turns out that the spinal fluid won't stop leaking. So as of Wednesday afternoon/evening, they may have to drill at least one hole in the base of his skull. It may be due to the spinal fluid, it may be due to his brain swelling. I just don't know.

Mrs. Caveman is down in Charleston now trying to help out as best she can with their kids and all.

A sincere thanks for all the prayers that have been offered. I can tell you that my brother-in-law is very, very grateful.

The Breck Girl Speaks!
Is that an endorsement or a curse?

I just saw on the news that former one term senator who never ran for re-election because he knew he's get his ass kicked, and ambulance-chaser extraordinaire, John Edwards, has just endorsed Barack Hussein Obama for president.

Isn't that kinda like the captain of the Titanic recommending trans-Atlantic travelers to buy tickets on the Hindenburg?

How DARE A Politician Have Morals!!
Lesbos in the attack mode

Here's a bit of a rather interesting article from The California Catholic Daily; (Emphasis mine) Unqualified “on religious grounds”
Lesbians say popular ex-NBA star unfit to be mayor of Sacramento because his faith teaches that same-sex marriage is immoral

According to homosexual activists in Sacramento, mayoral candidate and former NBA basketball star Kevin Johnson – considered by many political observers as having a good chance at unseating incumbent Mayor Heather Fargo -- has suddenly become unfit for office. The reason for his abrupt disqualification? Johnson opposes same-sex marriage.

Toward the end of a forum for mayoral candidates on Wednesday, May 7, each candidate was asked to give a yes or no answer to the question, “Do you support gay marriage?” Of the seven candidates, all answered yes, except for Johnson, who said: “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman.”

Much to his surprise, Johnson’s response galvanized pro-homosexual political activists into action overnight. They called a press conference the next day, Thursday, May 8, to denounce Johnson. “It hit me like a brick,” Gretchen Bender, a member of the county Board of Education and the first openly lesbian candidate ever elected to public office in Sacramento County, told the May 9 Sacramento Bee. "I've been working with Kevin on this issue. But, based on that comment at the forum, I now think he is acting on religious grounds, and he is not ready to lead this city." Six other lesbians involved in Sacramento politics joined Bender at the press conference.

Johnson, 42, played for 12 seasons in the NBA before returning to Sacramento to start a non-profit neighborhood agency whose purpose is to revitalize a rundown neighborhood and provide better educational opportunities for underprivileged youth.

Johnson, “a born-again Christian,” said his position on homosexual marriage is based on his religious beliefs. His campaign issued a statement following Bender’s press conference rejecting the suggestion that opposition to same-sex marriage is the same as prejudice against homosexuals. “I fully support and will defend the present laws of California recognizing the rights and obligations of same-sex couples in civil unions,” he said in the prepared statement. “I also support equal benefits such as insurance and leave for same-sex couples. The issue of marriage is presently before the California Supreme Court, and I will uphold the law as the court makes its decision. I have never tolerated discrimination or harassment of any kind, and will continue to be vigilant in those efforts.”

Bender, however, was unmoved by Johnson’s statement. "He's giving a political answer to a moral question," she told the Bee.Think about this, fellow Bloglodytes... what does Sacramento translate to in English?

Anyhow, I may not agree with Johnson concerning so-called "civil unions", but at least he has the 'nads to stand up to the dykes. Maybe that's the problem. Or maybe they just don't like his last name. Sheesh... could you imagine the uproar if he was from Johnson City, Tennessee? The dykes would lose their minds.

But then again... if all that were true, you could bet that sure as hell, he's get The Rear Guard in the Elton John Brigade vote.

Please give to the Help Trey Fund
What comes around, goes around

This past weekend, my brother-in-law, Robert "Trey" Bullock, was attacked down in Charleston, SC. From what we've gathered so far (and in all honesty, my wife and I haven't gotten all the details yet), but we have been told that he was assaulted with an axe and a tire iron... and still beaten while he was already unconscious on the ground.

Being a construction worker in a state that's already saturated with illegals who undercut his bids with regularity, Trey is hurting for money. So much so, that he had to cancel his health/hospitalization insurance a few months back.

Now he's in MUSC (the Medical University of South Carolina) with a fractured skull, fractured facial bones, blood on the brain, and he's leaking spinal fluid.

A Victims Advocacy group has already agreed to pay for a portion of his medical expenses, but like I said, only a portion.

I've placed a PayPal donate button to the left of the blog, so if you can help... even if it's a dollar or two, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, and my God bless.

In A Word... Stunning
Quick - someone make this guy the President of Notre Dame

This past Sunday, I picked up a copy of The Latin Mass magazine at church. I'll readily admit, it's been quite awhile since I'd read a copy. And the shames on me.

For those of you who've never read such, here are two seperate tid-bits from an article entitled "Solemnity - The Crux of the Matter" by Dr. Peter A. Kwasniewski of Wyoming Catholic College.

Enjoy -- It is a smugness epitomized in the casual entrance of laymen and women into the sanctuary for lectoring or distributing communion; the faint half-elevation of the Eucharist, not to mention many other signs of shallow or absent faith in the Real Presence; the overall chummy feeling, the "sign of peace," the lack of silence before or after Mass; the verbal top-heaviness that makes of God a small and tame object ready to be conjured and controlled, ready for a relationship on equal terms at best.In reality, the most unwashed,unlettered medieval peasant knew better what was happening in the lofty sanctuary of his lofty church - the peasant who knew, in part from the stained glass windows whose beauty and intricacy still cause us to marvel, that "God died for me, the Blood of Jesus washes away my sins, and all this is wondrously present at the Mass" - than does many a modern parishioner sitting in his whitewashed church of angular artifacts, who does not clearly confess the Real Presence of our Lord in the Eucharist, who confuses sentimentality with charity and sing-alongs with prayer.