Published on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 by CommonDreams.org Hillary Clinton’s Dangerous Defense of Afghan Women by Lucinda Marshall Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged that the United States will not abandon Afghan women and girls today as Afghan President Hamid Karzai is visiting the United States. According to the Associated Press, Clinton told [...]
Archive for May 2010
Hillary Clinton’s Dangerous Defense of Afghan Women
May 18, 2010Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ: Let’s get to Heaven
May 17, 2010Feast of the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ: Let’s get to Heaven There is a heaven and we need to get there. There is a hell, and we need to do everything that we can to avoid the possibility of losing our immortal soul. Our number one priority is to get to heaven. [...]
Vermont Farmer Draws a Line at US Bid to Bolster Border
May 17, 2010Published on Monday, May 17, 2010 by The Boston Globe Vermont Farmer Draws a Line at US Bid to Bolster Border Homeland Security threatens to seize 4.9 acres by David Filipov FRANKLIN, Vt. – The red brick house sits unassumingly on a sleepy back road where the lush farmlands of northern Vermont roll quietly into [...]
How Weak is the American Power Act?
May 17, 2010Published on Monday, May 17, 2010 by In These Times How Weak is the American Power Act? by Michelle Chen While the ocean floor spews viscous goo into the Gulf of Mexico, environmentalists are taking a hard look at what was supposed to be the sweeping climate change bill that would liberate America from its [...]
Submerged Oil Plumes Suggest Gulf Spill Is Worse Than BP Claims
May 17, 2010Published on Monday, May 17, 2010 by The Guardian/UK Submerged Oil Plumes Suggest Gulf Spill Is Worse Than BP Claims Scientists believe marine ‘dead zones’ being created; firm succeeds in blocking rig riser pipe with siphon by Ed Pilkington in New York Ocean scientists in the Gulf of Mexico have found giant plumes of oil [...]
My Thoughts and Prayers
May 17, 2010I was doing my trolling on SF and read a thread by a woman who I used to know. In case she reads this, I just wanted to say I am sorry you are having to go through the hell you are going through now. I know you were a good wife and are a [...]
I still believe in Miracles
May 15, 2010If we are to accept the teaching of Jesus at all, then the only test of the reality of a man’s religion is his attitude to his fellow men. The only possible proof that a man loves God is the demonstrated fact that he loves his fellow men. — William Barclay I am posting [...]
Catholic Charities Helps Refugees Find New Life
May 15, 2010Catholic Charities Helps Refugees Find New Life PHOENIX (CNS)—Ranch Market isn’t your standard grocery store. When you walk into any of its seven Phoenix locations, you’ll be all but overwhelmed by the vibrant colors of fruits and vegetables and the tall displays and the fragrant, sweet smell of traditional Mexican pastries. But you probably [...]
Fatima: Pope’s Final Homily: Follow Mary and be Missionaries of Jesus Christ
May 15, 2010We impose nothing, yet we propose ceaselessly, as Peter recommends in one of his Letters: “In your hearts, reverence Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who calls you to account for the hope that is in you” (1 Pet 3:15). And everyone, in the end, asks this of [...]
Baby Coral Move Towards Sound, Finds Study
May 15, 2010Published on Saturday, May 15, 2010 by The Guardian/UK Baby Coral Move Towards Sound, Finds Study esRearch has found that coral larvae detect and move towards sound when looking for reefs, but that manmade noises may also endanger it by Steven Morris Baby corals find their way to reefs by detecting the sound of snapping [...]
