Shadow of Diogenes

Happy Birthday

Today is the 129th anniversary of the Brookln Bridge. It is one of the most famous bridges in the world and remains an engineering marvel.

Catholics Likely To Earn Victory over Obama

In one of his signature moves certain to make him the most joked about President since Jimmy Carter, Obama has challenged the right of Catholic institutions, and others, to practice their faith. Judging by a previous decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, a 9 to 0 slam dunk, and the suits filed by Catholic institutions against the federal government, Mr. Obama will have his agenda once again disrupted by the Constitution.

Haiku # 052312 (poem)

The patter of rain

Makes me sleepy,tap,tap,tap

I doze happily.

Know Your Saints

St Rita is the Patron Saint of lost causes.

Tragic and Sinfull

In China in the last thirty years, there have been 400 million abortions ! How can  this be justified ? It can not be by a person of conscience.

Wisdom

"If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on,he must close his eyes and walk in the dark."-St John of the Cross (1542-1591)

Question 0f the Day

(Q) What event in history would you like to have seen of been a part of?

Charity

Charity is a gift that we give others who in turn give us a gift. A giving spirit makes us think of our blessings. One that God places in our hearts. To practice charity give with a good intention-never do so unless the spirit moves you. I recently witnessed a man giving a homeless man his umbrella while stopped in thhe rain. The homless man needed it more than it's owner. We should heed this example.

Haiku # 041812 (Poem)

The love within you

Is an ecstasy,

And  God"s outpouring.

My Hero

My mother is my hero. She raised me and was a fantastic mother. She was courageous and protective. My "father" deserted us while I was still in her womb. Today some women don't have the courage ,or the desire , to keep their child. It's not my place to judge them - I love my mother even more. A mother is the anchor of a family. Some people disagree. Innocent children suffer as a result. With the assault on family values in our culture, the taking of unborn life is becoming easier. We live in athrowaway culture. Throw it away and I don't have to deal with it. My mother is my hero !