Smoking a Joint with “The Killer”… or Not? It was 1966. I had just graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit school with a degree in Mathematics. It was my first year without football in 12 years, and I was looking forward to a job befitting the first College Grad ever in my family. I […]
A Cruel and Unusual Christmas The Republican’s Bait and Switch, “dump of humanity” version of Christianity continues… with busloads of migrants and their children being dumped onto the cold, concrete streets of the District of Columbia by Texas Governor, Greg Abbot. The good news. The migrants were dumped just in time to celebrate the birth […]
Disregarding Teachers I truly don’t know how our teachers of today (2022) survive the parents and politicians of today. Both the parents and the politicians of today think they should control the classroom because they know more than teachers. Why is the ignorance of parents and the arrogance of politicians… 1. Allowed to dictate what […]
WOKE, CRITICAL RACE THEORY and INTELLECTUAL HONESTY Ah, “intellectual honesty.” Nothing better than to admit what needs to be admitted… whether you like it or not. Although a liberal, I recently joined my Republican acquaintances in their criticism of “excessive” woke (“woke” defined as… one who is “alert to injustice in society, especially racism”). The […]
The Greatest Generation… A Gift that Keeps on Giving The success stories set forth in the newly minted, Catholic Central 1961 “Biographies*Memories*Remembrances” booklet shows the incredible journeys of financial and emotional success of our 1961 C.C. classmates. The booklet and the detailed journeys set forth bring to mind the lives of our Greatest Generation parents […]
The Ironies of Kyle Rittenhouse’s Acquittal Everyone of us who treasure “due process” of law, must now stop and ask ourselves… “What just happened in the Rittenhouse case ???” Emotional impression. How does an immature, 17-year-old kid like Kyle Rittenhouse get to bring a weapon of mass destruction to a 1st Amendment protest, and make […]
Balancing Friends, Tyrants and Love of Enemy John… Thanks for one of the best reads I’ve seen on the “never say die” and dangerous efforts of Donald Trump and his sycophants to destroy the checks and balances of the American Constitution. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/23/robert-kagan-constitutional-crisis/ (by Robert Kagan). The evidence is clear. Trump is a dictator in waiting. […]
Communion Conundrum Catholic Bishops vs Joe Biden (Right to be Born) RIGHT TO BE BORN ??? I am a champion of human rights… the rights the Declaration of Independence refers to as “Self Evident Truths.” I therefore, champion the “right to be born,” but not because I am the back-row Catholic that I am. I would like […]
Christianity Blocking Access To… Justice For All Onward Christian Soldiers Leading as to war. Would Jesus even recognize What you’re fighting for ??? Forty-five years a Trial Lawyer has taught me that the word “Justice” embraces two different concepts… Substantive Justice— the final “result”declared by a Judicial Tribunal, and Procedural Justice— the “process” by […]
Counterpoint on Religious Liberties Disclaimers. Being part Irish, I acknowledge a certain contrarian streak in my DNA. But, I am not an atheist. In fact, I have written a chapter in my upcoming Book IV presenting the arguments for the existence of a God. I acknowledge my status as a “back-row” Catholic. My views on […]
