Tag: Smiles

If you are a Catholic you are familiar with Divine Mercy Sunday, which falls on the second Sunday of Easter (today).  Saint John Paul II emphasized its importance and ensured that it was made an especially prominent feast day. The technicalities don’t matter if you aren’t Catholic, but its import in the Catholic calendar is […]

I got a good laugh yesterday when I saw this bit of news: George Santos is leaving the Republican Party, arguing that it is filled with lying grifters.  Ironically, he has a point. I guess it is true that it takes one to know one.  “The Republican Party continues to lie and swindle its voter […]

I was looking for a topic for my Sunday Smiles essay when I came across a story that was simultaneously frustrating and a perfect example of how little you should trust politicians and activists.  https://t.co/1PvAUMO0Qw — i/o (@eyeslasho) March 14, 2024 Sonoma County, California has declared Racism a public health emergency because of the shocking […]

I keep looking for signs of sunlight breaking through the clouds in the gloomy cultural landscape.  There are a few rays, but it’s hard to know whether the dark clouds are parting or whether there are just occasional thin spots in the general overcast.  One bright spot is that all the polls show the public […]

The past few weeks have been an exciting ride if following the news is your thing.  I follow the news a lot—way too much to be mentally healthy. In my mind, the two stories that will have the most long-term impact are the apparent collapse of the Fani Willis Jihad against Trump, and the exposure […]