Stop the spam, Fr. Pavone.

Friday, 05 December 2014 17:03
Richard Chonak
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Yes. Fr. Frank Pavone is a spammer. And, believe me, as an internet user, that is a serious accusation.

It puts him among the banes of internet life, pumping out unwanted e-mail into mailboxes of people who never requested it. Pumping it into e-mail addresses that couldn’t have requested it, because they send no outgoing e-mail. His organization sends its messages out into people’s e-mail boxes, interfering with their work, taking up their time, and annoying them.

I will not donate one penny to your organization Priests

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Guest post: Can we shake things up to help moms and kids?

Monday, 15 September 2014 12:15
Richard Chonak
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[Hi, everyone! Rae Stabosz has been a friend for probably twenty years or so, and is one of my heroes in the cause of life, educating the public and offering practical help to women in need. I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to help her share the word about this project. Join in! –Richard]

Dear Catholics, Big Damn Heroes, and Other White Hats of the Blogosphere,

How would you like to participate in a stunt that, if it comes off, will REALLY piss the heck out of the

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Looking a gift album in the mouth

Monday, 15 September 2014 01:59
Richard Chonak
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LOL. The headline has it right. Seen on Slashdot:

Apple Outrages Users By Automatically Installing U2’s Album On Their Devices

Apple may have succeeded at breaking two records at once with the free release of U2’s latest album, titled Songs of Innocence, via iTunes. But now, it looks like it’s also on track to become one of the worst music publicity stunts of all time.

Users who have opted to download new purchases to their iPhones automatically have found the new U2 album sitting on their

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What did the Cardinal really say?

Sunday, 13 July 2014 00:09
Richard Chonak
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Cardinal Woelki of Berlin (now transferred to Cologne) has been under fire for his favorable comments on respecting same-sex couples. Personally, I wish he’d be more careful about his comments, but they don’t seem to be as liberal as his critics suggest.

Here’s my casual translation of comments made in an August 2012 interview with the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper.

The reporter gets into sensitive territory by suggesting that the cardinal has his own “Woelki method”: keeping Catholic teaching untouched while giving practical signs that anything is possible.

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