--St. Alphonse de Liguori, De L'Amour Divin
28 May 2009
--St. Alphonse de Liguori, De L'Amour Divin
23 May 2009
Regardless of what you may think of her, there is something to be said about a supermodel--whose entire career depends on her looks--happy to be pregnant a fourth time (which is 1.5 times more than the average American woman [and 4 times more than the average German]).

Félicitations à vous, Heidi...
Félicitations à vous, Heidi...
The Worst Nominee
On appeal to the Supreme Court, the decision was reversed 8-1. The Court had vacated the judgment of the district court, meaning essentially that the case was dead. Scheidler and the Pro-Life Action League were free and clear, and had not been found guilty of violating the Hobbs Act.
Any other lower court judge would have immediately implemented the judgment of the High Court--except for Judge Diane Wood. In an act of breathtaking arrogance, Judge Wood chose to ignore the Supreme Court's mandate, and instead issued an opinion questioning whether the injunction could still hold based on certain other "threats" or acts of "violence" (we learned from Mr. Scheidler that the so-called threat was his admonition to the abortion clinic staff to repent or suffer the risk of being eternally lost; and the acts of "violence" were flat-out lies made up by the plaintiffs to strengthen their case).
The case was appealed again to the Supreme Court, which this time unanimously reversed the decision. The Court sent a clear message to Judge Wood and the 7th Circuit panel by its last line: The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and the cases are remanded for entry of judgment for petitioners.
For a more extensive analysis of Judge Wood's jurisprudence (and her lack of judicial temperament), see Ed Whelan's discussions here.
17 May 2009
Does anyone do couture like Elie Saab? The evening dresses toward the end are particularly spectacular...
13 May 2009
One Falls, but 44,000 Are Still Standing
Those priests in the limelight, who attract crowds and are popular and thus have wide audiences to which to disseminate the message of the gospel, should know they are the first target of the enemy; if Satan can make one of these fall, he will have won a sweet victory indeed. We see what happened to Fr. Francis Stone, and the resulting scandal. Is it a surprise that a Hispanic priest should succumb after years popularity on radio and TV?
The debate on optional celibacy that this event has reignited is no surprise, and is, of course, a red herring. I suggest Fr. Farfaglia's spot on article on this topic.
03 May 2009
New Jade Music Website
It's a worthy music company, selling an eclectic mix of Gregorian chant, baroque, jazz, and contemporary orchestral compositions, among others, with reasonable prices. Here is the link to the website.
And here is a link to the French children's choir of St-Marc singing the lovely Pie Jesu.
And here is a link to the French children's choir of St-Marc singing the lovely Pie Jesu.