Tag Archives: Virtues

The Definition Of A Gentlemen (A Few Words For Wednesday)

Posted on July 15, 2015 by frankweathers

While I was on vacation, I started thumbing through a book my wife picked up for me at our public library’s used book sale. Edited by a Fr. Raphael H. Gross, of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, the somewhat … Continue reading →

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To Become Fully Human (A Work In Progress)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by frankweathers

  A few thoughts as we endure a day of penance in remembrance of the lives of the unborn sacrificed on the altar of convenience. Thoughts that inevitably revolve around commemorating Jesus’s triumph over death, and His becoming what we … Continue reading →

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James Foley’s Last Letter: Prayers, Family, and Love

Posted on August 25, 2014 by frankweathers

  Throughout my Marine Corps career, I wrote many letters home to my family. I served long before the advent of social media, so the letter writing kits available at the PX were what I used to write home with. … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal Columnist Backs The “Advent Conspiracy”

Posted on December 9, 2013 by frankweathers

The writer’s name is Brett Arends, and this year, thanks to Black Friday moving right into Thanksgiving Day (Thursday),  a light bulb went on in his head regarding what is wrong with the world. So he penned an article with … Continue reading →

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Your “Must Read” of the Day: The Pope Francis Interview in America Magazine UPDATED

Posted on September 19, 2013 by frankweathers

It’s big. It’s bold. And it’s the first time America has ever interviewed a pope. Actually, a Jesuit priest from the Italian journal La Civiltà Cattolica did the interviewing from questions drafted by various Jesuit publications, including America. Titled A … Continue reading →

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Salman Rushdie on the “Culture of Offendedness,” and Thoughts of Other Authors Whose Names Start With “S”

Posted on August 14, 2013 by frankweathers

From The Independent, with a dateline out of Edinburgh, the noted author observes that we’re all too offended nowadays. What? You hadn’t noticed?

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Because What You Expect Holiness To Be Is Often Wrong…

Posted on July 25, 2013 by frankweathers

Have you ever noticed how when you haven’t experienced something before, be it a person, a place, or a thing, your idea of what that experience would be like, and how it actually turned out to be, didn’t always jive? … Continue reading →

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Thanks to Our Mothers: Past, Present, and Future

Posted on May 12, 2013 by frankweathers

This Sunday in the United States is when we celebrate our mothers. Though it’s a secular holiday, it’s one of the best ones on the calendar. I want to wish a Happy Mothers Day to all of the mothers out … Continue reading →

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Preliminary Injunction Granted to Seneca Hardwood Lumber Company from the HHS Mandate Rules

Posted on April 25, 2013 by frankweathers

Back on April 19th, a family owned lumber company in Pennsylvania received some good news in their fight to not be forced to divorce their consciences from their actions. Courthouse News Service has the story.

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Joe Six-Packs’ Public Comment on the HHS Mandate, Part Deux

Posted on April 5, 2013 by frankweathers

  It’s like déjà vu, all over again. Another year, another Joe Six-Pack penned public comment to the flagrantly unconstitutional HHS Mandate. You can comment too, and every little bit helps, dear reader.

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