John Schultz: July 2004 Archives

...Maureen Dowd's column in the NYTs.

js: this sounds like something I would read on the blog of a writer for the left school paper:
js: "The Democratic money honeys, whose hive is the posh Four Seasons Hotel, flounce around with wads of embossed V.I.P. invitations, every bit as regal as Republican Rangers."
Tiberius: I know. that's just sucky writing, no doubt
js: I mean
js: she must live with like 10 cats
js: and have no human contact
js: And her cats have names like Honey, Flounce, Regal and Ranger

The latest movie by the director of "Signs" and "Unbreakable" (and who's name is nearly Unpronounceable) looks pretty bad to me. The previews seemed all spooky for no reason.

But then I read this review and I'm tempted to see it. After all, how many movies have a Village Simpleton these days?

The USCCB doesn't have a movie review up yet.

And this topic bests the question: should Catholic Light have a Village Simpleton?

I was silent.
When they carted away the CFO, I said nothing.
When the CPAs got interrogated, I just minded my own business.
When the CEO got taken away in chains and was convicted of fraud, I was pleased since he was kind of a jerk.

But - what will I do when they try to take away the donuts?

This post is for all the left-leaning Catholics that arrive here at CL.

What's the difference between charity and social work? What's different between Mother Teresa bringing in lepers off the streets of Calcutta and the Fairfax County Homeless Shelter?

One word: Jesus.

Social Work happens because people care about the community, the people in the community, their health, welfare and quality of life. It provides temporary aid and comfort to those in need. In some cases, it gets people through a tough time so they no longer need assistance.

Charity happens because people are touched by the one living and true God who came down to earth to teach us how to love one another. Each act of charity is grounded in eternity: it's not just relief from the cold, it's an act of love that means we confess with our hearts, minds and lips that Jesus is love and we should live out our lives as an example of his love for us.

Charity points to heaven. Social work points to the here and now.

The government, being a secular instituation, can't engage in true charitable work.

And if you are one of those Catholics who thinks the Democrats have the Republicans beat on "social issues" then you misunderstand where the efforts, energy and earnings of Christians are best spent.

Syrians flew with expired visas

I hope someone in Washington is paying attention.

Kerry on a wild space ride in a special outfit.

He was quoted as saying,

"SPACE SHIPS ARE COOL! ASTRONAUTS RULE! I LOOK LIKE A SPACE MAN! I LIKE TO RIDE ON THE SPACE SHIP!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Report: Saddam Writing Poetry in Prison

Maybe HBO will feature him in a special called "Humbled Tyrants: Poetry from the world's Detained Despots"

We could have a Saddam poetry contest...

"George Bush took my army, my death squads and my riches. I lived in a hole with lipton tea. Woe is me. Woe. Whoa... it sucks to be locked up like this."

... its language as the international tongue of peace and diplomacy.

Pete, can you tell us where it went?

...a small amount of money to the Catholic League every year.

Catholic League hits Kerry on abortion

"Kerry's dichotomy," Donohue said, "was advanced by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1857 in the Dred Scott decision."

"In that ruling, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney wrote that members of 'the Negro race' were 'not regarded as a portion of the people or citizens of the government.' Similarly, he concluded that 'it is too plain for argument, that they have never been regarded as part of the people or citizens of the state."

So much for the Cahoot Theory of why we are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Or perhaps you can subscribe to the theory that Bush, Cheney and the Military/Industrial complex are all in cahoots but can't seem to manage the work to a profit...

The report is via the WSJ. I believe you need to be a subscriber to read it.

Tomorrow, I start my graduate seminar in Program Management, Quantitative Methods and Making My Brain Hurt. I will likely be relying on my compadres here at Catholic A'ight to fill in for me while I do Excel functions, statistics, etc.

Sad thing is, I wouldn't know a two-tailed variance test if it was on the endangered species list...

RC - I will resist the temptation to call for assistance.

But hold the "cesspool water of American capitalism."

I bought my lunch at Safeway today and heard this exchange between two employees:

Employee 1: "What was wrong with that guy?"
Employee 2: "I think he was a little inebriated."
Employee 1: [dumb look on face]
Employee 2: "You know..." [hand to mouth gesture]
Employee 1: "Oh. It's funny you thought that, because I thought he was drunk."

Portland Archdiocese Filing Chapter 11

Here's Eric in the NY Post.

And he got a link from The Corner as well.

And Jonah Goldberg describes Eric as "My friend."

Congrats again, Eric! Among other, more important things, you've proven that republicans have friends.

What music does your parish do for Marian feasts? We'll likely be doing the Stravinsky "Ave Maria" and if we have a chance we'll do the Oswald Jaeggi arrangement of the "Salve Mater" chant.