Protecting life. Imagine that! ====== By William McGurn WSJ Aug. 13, 2015 7:08 p.m. ET On a hot August morning, 30-year-old Sister Bethany Madonna sits before the altar of the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist. Seated alongside her are seven other women, also in their 30s, also dressed in blue habits and long white veils. The moment has been years in coming: the day... Read more
Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category
What Motivates a Modern Nun?
August 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Personal Development, Religion
More than sound bites
July 12 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Marriage, Religion, SportsSo, you want an athlete not just spouting off? ======== NFL tight end Benjamin Watson goes beyond the conventional wisdom By Andrew Branch July 25, 2015 Marriage and race crises haven’t been lost on athletes, but the online world of sound-bite activism was one-sided. Christian athletes largely kept their two cents in their private circles, away from media. ESPN, alternatively, collected the cheers and... Read more
Ben Carson and Baltimore
May 6 | Posted by mrossol | ReligionWorth your time to read. ====== Regardless of how Dr. Ben Carson chooses to try to convince Republican voters that he should be their candidate for president, Carson’s personal story is particularly worthy of the attention of all Americans during these troubled times. His story defies much of the conventional wisdom we get from both the left and the right to “explain” the... Read more
St. Patrick, St. Joseph and Irish-Italian Harmony
March 13 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Losing Freedom, ReligionI am Presbyterian. But we protestants and Catholics have many,many more common enemies than we have differences. We need to [quickly] learn how to focus on our commonalities if we are to survive long term. ========== Right after Valentine’s Day, the front window of my Brooklyn home sprouts a field of cardboard shamrocks each year. A statue of St. Patrick appears on... Read more
NFL Star’s take on Ferguson
December 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Racism, ReligionToo few men like this speaking up. ============ I am a BIG fan of New Orleans Saints Tight End Benjamin Watson. Last week, we told you about the Facebook post he wrote that went viral, reaching millions of people, with his thoughts on the Ferguson situation. The popularity of his Facebook post has offered Mr. Watson some special opportunities to reach even more... Read more
A new ‘Religious Test’?
July 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Religion, US ConstitutionSeth Lipsky writing in the New York Post, July 12: “No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” “No . . . ever . . . any.” It’s not only the most emphatic statement in the entire Constitution but probably in all of American law. . . . [Yet] an advertisement... Read more
