Rerum Novarum

Points to Ponder: The relationship between authority and personal judgment may be described as dialectical. That is to say, the two are neit...

The Storm Cone: (By Rudyard Kipling) This is the midnight-let no star Delude us-dawn is very far. This is the tempest long foretold- Slow to...

Pope Benedict XVI's Encyclical Letter Spe Salvi on Christian Hope

Points to Ponder: Moderation in temper, is always a virtue; but moderation in principle, is a species of vice. [Thomas Paine]

Miscellaneous Threads Worth Reviewing: Just a few as time is too short to say much at the present time... Poll says Chavez loses Venezuela r...

Debunking the Galileo Myth (Dinesh D'Souza)

The Road Not Taken: (By Robert Frost) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I sto...

Miscellaneous Notes: This was supposed to post last night but for some reason did not. Nonetheless, I have a few brief items to cover here; ...

Miscellaneous Musings: Two tidbits and then I will probably not blog again until the new blogging month begins in four days unless it is a ...

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -Plaintiff vs. BARRY LAMAR BONDS - Defendant The above text is the indictment of Barry Bonds which was handed dow...

Points to Ponder; [It] is quite unlawful to demand, defend, or to grant unconditional freedom of thought, or speech, of writing or worship, ...

Iran Hands IAEA Nuclear Blueprints Along with Muammar al-Gaddafi{1} and the latter's agreement to expose his WMD program to UN Inspector...

Points to Ponder: Notice everything, turn a blind eye to much and correct a few things. [St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)]

On the Situation in Iraq as of Early November 2007: (Musings of your humble servant at Rerum Novarum ) These musings were the result of the ...

Points to Ponder: I do not feel obligated to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us ...

More reasons to like Nicolas Sarkozy

Points to Ponder: Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Bel...

Some of the things that we receive in the email -this one is true in so many ways but that is all I will say on it ;-) WORDS WOMEN USE FINE ...

Miscellaneous Threads Worth Reviewing: These threads were taken from the weblog Sound Politics which we read on occasion and definitely rec...

Points to Ponder: Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to ...