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    Saturday, October 26, 2002    
         
      "We angry white males were right about the sniper"
(10/26/02 10:13:05 PM; 425 words)
"We angry white males were right about the sniper" By Mark Steyn in the London Sunday Telegraph. A reader has alerted me to the lastest work of genius from the....
   
      Diocese of Pittsburgh Homily Guide
(10/26/02 03:13:20 PM; 179 words)
Diocese of Pittsburgh Homily Guide My diocese published the other day a "homily guide": The Diocese of Pittsburgh has published a major resource linking the liturgical themes of the Sunday....
   
      "The resolution we should have passed last year"
(10/26/02 02:50:38 PM; 179 words)
"The resolution we should have passed last year" By Aaron Nagano, September 25, 2002. See it at The Last Best Hope; it's a gem: The People of the United States....
   
      News Filters on the Snipers
(10/26/02 11:23:46 AM; 237 words)
News Filters on the Snipers A reader writes: I'm glad that you noticed and noted that the media has avoided the harsh truths of the backgrounds and mentalities of the....
   
      The Mighty Barrister Speaks
(10/26/02 10:07:08 AM; 218 words)
The Mighty Barrister Speaks "Somebody hit the snooze button after 9/11. This is our wake up call." The Mighty Barrister made some very good, and very troubling, points yesterday about....
   
    Friday, October 25, 2002    
         
      Beware the Unteachable
(10/25/02 02:17:21 PM; 304 words)
Beware the Unteachable One of the reasons that participation on a message board like Steve Ray's can be very frustrating is that some of the participants are simply unteachable. An....
   
      The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
(10/25/02 12:19:48 PM; 60 words)
The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Today, the Roman Martyrology remembers the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, which I did not know until today. See The Tyburn Tree,....
   
      Lee Malvo IS NOT African American!
(10/25/02 12:06:04 PM; 257 words)
Lee Malvo is Not African American! He's Jamaican, you numbskulls! Back when Bernie Goldberg's book Bias was coming out, I read somewhere a complaint by a reporter whose editor would....
   
      Mainstream TV's Politically Correct Bias
(10/25/02 11:40:07 AM; 244 words)
Mainstream TV's Politically Correct Bias "Snipers an 'Army Veteran' & 'Jamaican Teenager'" Here's some documentation from MRC about how mainstream TV news programs were far more vague and ambiguous than....
   
      Bat Ye'or on Jihad and Dhimmitude
(10/25/02 08:55:06 AM; 800 words)
Bat Ye'or on Jihad and Dhimmitude A couple of blogs yesterday at The Corner by Rod Dreher. Dhimmitude in America: I went to hear historian Bat Ye'or speak today. She's....
   
      The Word from Lex Communis
(10/25/02 08:26:21 AM; 367 words)
The Word from Lex Communis "As Robert Heinlein said 'It doesn't pay for a prophet to be too precise.'" From Peter Sean Bradley yesterday: I hope you all remember when....
   
      Some Good News from Detroit
(10/25/02 08:18:56 AM; 113 words)
Some Good News from Detroit Well, probably. Sirman on the Mount has blogged a reply from one of Detroit's Gang of Four, The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Kaucheck Pastor, St. Anastasia,....
   
    Thursday, October 24, 2002    
         
      Six Months Ago Today, the U.S. Cardinals Issued a Statement
(10/24/02 09:49:29 PM; 872 words)
Six Months Ago Today, the U.S. Cardinals Issued a Statement Frankly, I wonder if I am the only person on the Earth who remembers. And I wonder, especially, if the....
   
      Disturber of the Peace Institute
(10/24/02 06:01:52 PM; 344 words)
Disturber of the Peace Institute From The Curmudgeon. I should have done more to call your attention to the young weblog of the Disturber of the Peace Institute, which is....
   
      An Action Plan for Dealing with the Gang of Four
(10/24/02 02:19:35 PM; 357 words)
An Action Plan for Dealing with the Gang of Four Blogged by Greg Popcak at Heart, Mind and Strength today: Michael Trueman is the Promoter for Justice in the Archdiocese....
   
      "Let's Hope, More Solemnly and Seriously, That it is Over."
(10/24/02 01:43:50 PM; 127 words)
"Let's Hope, More Solemnly and Seriously, That it is Over." A reader writes: Shock, utter & total disbelief, incredulity illimitable, that the Beltway & Vicinity Sniper had a "Muhammad" attached....
   
      Why I Made Sure I Called Them "Black"
(10/24/02 01:25:33 PM; 530 words)
Why I Made Sure I Called The Accused Villains "Black" It was my way of tweaking all the politically-correct media outlets who are very eager to announce the race of....
   
      Two Black Men Arrested as Suspects in the Beltway Sniper Case
(10/24/02 08:10:30 AM; 332 words)
Two Black Men Arrested in the Beltway Sniper Case Is a Muslim group called Jamaat al-Fuqra involved? Let's hope it's really over. John Allen Muhammed (a.k.a. John Williams) and his....
   
    Wednesday, October 23, 2002    
         
      The Beltway Sniper is a... Sniper
(10/23/02 10:02:46 PM; 199 words)
The Beltway Sniper is a... Sniper I mention this only because some folks don't seem to know that. Susanna Cornett mentioned that The Ville complains of calling the Beltway Sniper.......
   
      Steve Ray's Catholic Convert Message Board
(10/23/02 12:23:12 PM; 247 words)
Steve Ray's Catholic Convert Message Board Reviewed, sort of, at Ut Unum Sint. I noticed Bill Cork posting lately at Steve Ray's Catholic Convert Message Board; he blogged about the....
   
      "A 6-0 shutout"
(10/23/02 12:01:44 PM; 139 words)
"A 6-0 shutout" Or, why we need to turn the lights on in the basement every once in a while, to help us to find the rats, cockroaches, etc. Aaron....
   
      "Repay to Caesar What is Caesar's, and Repay to God What is God's"
(10/23/02 09:11:06 AM; 1416 words)
"Repay to Caesar What is Caesar's, and Repay to God What is God's" A homily from the author of Thrown Back. Rev. Robert Johansen St. Joseph Catholic Church St. Joseph,....
   
      "Mater si, Magistra no"? Revisited
(10/23/02 08:46:51 AM; 825 words)
"Mater si, Magistra no"? Revisited It seems that William F. Buckley, Jr., really did not write an editorial by that name, or with that theme. Kevin Miller has directed me....
   
      little green footballs
(10/23/02 08:13:19 AM; 312 words)
little green footballs My vote of support for Charles Johnson. Best of the Web yesterday gave a report on the assault on the character and content of Charles Johnson's weblog....
   
    Tuesday, October 22, 2002    
         
      Honeysuckle Blossoms and a Bumblebee
(10/22/02 02:39:13 PM; 63 words)
Honeysuckle Blossoms and a Bumblebee My neighbor and I were mowing our lawns at the same time this afternoon. The honeysuckle is still blooming in my back yard: just a....
   
      "Zigging and zagging on the sniper's trail"
(10/22/02 12:43:33 PM; 130 words)
"Zigging and zagging on the sniper's trail" A must-read article by the world's finest columnist. Mark Steyn in the National Post yesterday: .... But let's try and put together a....
   
      "Definitions, Questions, and Efforts at Answers"
(10/22/02 12:15:33 PM; 443 words)
"Definitions, Questions, and Efforts at Answers" More from Susanna Cornett on the Beltway Sniper. I do get fed up, sometimes, with TV coverage in hyperdrive; but, that doesn't mean I'm....
   
      More on the Vatican Response
(10/22/02 10:26:41 AM; 196 words)
More on the Vatican Response To the American bishops' proposed Charter and Norms. Domenico Bettinelli sticks up for CWN today contra Bill Cork. One may have already gathered that I....
   
      Why Can't Everybody Just SHUT UP?
(10/22/02 10:03:41 AM; 247 words)
Why Can't Everybody Just Shut Up? About the Beltway Sniper, I mean. About a half-hour ago, I sat down for a few minutes in front of the TV, while I....
   
      Another Happy Anniversary to Pope John Paul II
(10/22/02 07:12:07 AM; 190 words)
Another Happy Anniversary to Pope John Paul II Who inaugurated his papal ministry 24 years ago today, October 22, 1978. PetersNet has Pope John Paul II's Homily at the Mass....
   
    Monday, October 21, 2002    
         
      "Compare and Contrast: Duties and Priorities"
(10/21/02 10:27:31 PM; 45 words)
"Compare and Contrast: Duties and Priorities" A stunning blog today at Dyspeptic Mutterings. Here's a question prompted by Dale Price: Why do the bishops of the Catholic Church in the....
   
      "The divine courtesy towards Our Lady"
(10/21/02 09:00:19 PM; 312 words)
"The divine courtesy towards Our Lady" Ex Tenebrae. From Dylan today, a splendid reflection on devotion to the Mother of God: .... One hears sometimes, in the precincts of evangelical....
   
      Announcement of Latest Issue of The View from the Core
(10/21/02 08:37:58 PM; 81 words)
Announcement of Latest Issue of The View from the Core The View from the Core Volume 2.7, 10/21/02, is now available. Front Page: Featured Webpages: 40 links posted, 8 new.....
   
      More on Four Subversive Traitors in Detroit
(10/21/02 03:21:50 PM; 672 words)
More on Four Subversive Traitors in Detroit Karl Schudt and Amy Welborn have taken up the issue, too. From Summa Contra Mundum: A few words about the Gang of Four....
   
      Viacom/VH1/Music Behind Bars/Christopher Bissey
(10/21/02 02:36:02 PM; 449 words)
Viacom/VH1/Music Behind Bars/Christopher Bissey The saga continues. A couple of more e-mails on which I have been copied: The first of many weekends to come was spent without watching VH1.....
   
      "Popes and Vatican II after 40 years"
(10/21/02 02:30:45 PM; 300 words)
"Popes and Vatican II after 40 years" By John Allen last Friday. Very interesting article at the National Catholic Reporter: .... Also on Oct. 11, Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban,....
   
      "Who the sniper is, why he isn't al Qaeda"
(10/21/02 01:37:53 PM; 157 words)
"Who the Sniper is, Why He Isn't al Qaeda" By Susanna Cornett. A very long, thorough, and well-thought blog at cut on the bias today: I’ve been following the Maryland....
   
      "The Last Best Hope"
(10/21/02 10:55:25 AM; 307 words)
"The Last Best Hope" A young weblog by Aaron Nagano, a student at NYU Law School. It looks like it's shaping up to become a very informative bird's eye view....
   
    Sunday, October 20, 2002    
         
      Four Subversive Traitors Step Into the Spotlight
(10/20/02 08:00:25 PM; 228 words)
Four Subversive Traitors Step Into the Spotlight In a letter published yesterday in the Detroit Free Press. Three priests and a professor "emeritus" collaborated on a letter defending a Catholic....
   
      Letter from Bishop Wilton Gregory to Cardinal Re
(10/20/02 03:26:07 PM; 323 words)
Letter from Bishop Wilton Gregory to Cardinal Re Posted at A Catholic Blog for Lovers. Gerard Serafin has posted the text of the letter from Bishop Wilton Gregory to Giovanni....
   
      Viacom Still Getting Boycott Warnings
(10/20/02 11:48:31 AM; 131 words)
Viacom Still Getting Boycott Warnings I was copied on this e-mail yesterday: As a loyal viewer in VH1's key demographic, I am horrified at your reply. 1. I am boycotting....
   
      "What were they thinking!?"
(10/20/02 11:44:04 AM; 150 words)
"What were they thinking!?" Brad Bumsted writes on VH1's Music Behind Bars. In today's Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, in which we find out that three of the "Dark Mischief" band's members are....
   

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