I came across this link and got chills imagining the potential.
I think the link speaks for itself and I am excited by the prospect of having the ad reach such a large national audience. These people are doing great work!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Live Coverage
The 2009 March for Life is being streamed live.
Very interesting to see the National Mall filled with pro-lifers after just a few days ago being filled with thousands of Obama supporters.
I actually got chills watching some of this coverage. God bless those in Washington today and God bless all the unborn!
St. Joseph patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
Very interesting to see the National Mall filled with pro-lifers after just a few days ago being filled with thousands of Obama supporters.
I actually got chills watching some of this coverage. God bless those in Washington today and God bless all the unborn!
St. Joseph patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Inauguration Eve
On this eve of the inauguration of our next president, I wanted to share some of my emotions as our country takes this next step forward.
As a Catholic, I was a bit disappointed at the election of Obama for his obvious pro-choice agenda, which I still believe he will have to put on hold considering the state our country's economy is in currently. I guess what I was more disappointed in was the support for Obama that came from many of my friends and peers who consider themselves Catholic, or Christian, or pro-life. I can certainly sympathize with those who voted Obama on the basis of his "social justice" for the poor and underpriviledged, but it seems to me that the most poor and underpriviledged in our society are the unborn.
I would like to think that I will be supportive of Obama and not try to criticize his policies too harshly. However, it is hard to believe that those who voted for him will be able to swallow their pride when/if his decisions are not the correct ones. I will be the first to admit that I was not a fan of some of the Bush administration actions but I do not see how criticizing and complaining does anything about the situation. I just hope that the rose colored glasses can come off and that we don't just ride the wave of electing our first minority president for the next four years, unable to see that there could be negative effects of his decisions.
EDIT: I found this comment on a website that I frequent and thought it sums up the way I feel (emphasis mine)
"The problem is that we've not only given Obama the keys to the car, we've also given him a blank check with that huge congressional majority. On top of that, he can seemingly do no wrong in the eyes of thousands of adoring journalists and millions of worshipping fans. I'd like to see some real, critical analysis of Obama's decisions and policy, but I doubt I'll see anything like that for a while. (And while I trust the guy to make the right decision more than I would ever trust Bush -- dont necessairly agree here), there are no checks or balances in place to prevent him from going down the wrong path."
St. Joseph, patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
As a Catholic, I was a bit disappointed at the election of Obama for his obvious pro-choice agenda, which I still believe he will have to put on hold considering the state our country's economy is in currently. I guess what I was more disappointed in was the support for Obama that came from many of my friends and peers who consider themselves Catholic, or Christian, or pro-life. I can certainly sympathize with those who voted Obama on the basis of his "social justice" for the poor and underpriviledged, but it seems to me that the most poor and underpriviledged in our society are the unborn.
I would like to think that I will be supportive of Obama and not try to criticize his policies too harshly. However, it is hard to believe that those who voted for him will be able to swallow their pride when/if his decisions are not the correct ones. I will be the first to admit that I was not a fan of some of the Bush administration actions but I do not see how criticizing and complaining does anything about the situation. I just hope that the rose colored glasses can come off and that we don't just ride the wave of electing our first minority president for the next four years, unable to see that there could be negative effects of his decisions.
EDIT: I found this comment on a website that I frequent and thought it sums up the way I feel (emphasis mine)
"The problem is that we've not only given Obama the keys to the car, we've also given him a blank check with that huge congressional majority. On top of that, he can seemingly do no wrong in the eyes of thousands of adoring journalists and millions of worshipping fans. I'd like to see some real, critical analysis of Obama's decisions and policy, but I doubt I'll see anything like that for a while. (And while I trust the guy to make the right decision more than I would ever trust Bush -- dont necessairly agree here), there are no checks or balances in place to prevent him from going down the wrong path."
St. Joseph, patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Honey-dew?
Diana and I have settled back into the condo and as such, there are house tasks that need to be done. You know, the man stuff that involves hammers......and sweat.....and fixing things. It seemed natural that Diana just make a list of these things so that she, hopefully, does not have to nag me to do them (the dreaded "N" word!!!). Tonight I asked her if she could every so kindly make me a honey-do list (yes I know its cliche, but hey, its effective).
At my request, she practically sprinted into our baby's room/nursery/library/craft cave/warehouse/diaper heaven, and I don't know for sure, but she might have pulled a hamstring darting over there. One thing I must divulge about my beloved is that she has a weakness for notepads. I'm not talking about having a couple laying around here or there; rather, there is a stack of them that consumes the better part of one side of the bottom shelf of her bookcase in aforementioned room. There is basically a notepad for every holiday of the year (I didn't even know they made Take Your Daughter To Work Day notepads.....come to think of it, why does she have that one?) Literally, every time we walk into a Target store, we spend several minutes perusing the $1 items right at the entry to the store; if you've ever been in Target, you know what I'm talking about. It takes a small act of God to get on with our shopping.
So anyway, she digs around for a couple minutes and emerges with this gem:
Apparently, she bought this one day before we were even married, just waiting for the day when she would get to use it. I personally think that the quotation marks should be around the words "honey do" but that's neither here nor there.
As you can see, I am already behind on my list, but hey, isn't that half the fun?
I was also informed that I am not allowed to make a honey do list for her. Go figure.
St. Joseph, patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
At my request, she practically sprinted into our baby's room/nursery/library/craft cave/warehouse/diaper heaven, and I don't know for sure, but she might have pulled a hamstring darting over there. One thing I must divulge about my beloved is that she has a weakness for notepads. I'm not talking about having a couple laying around here or there; rather, there is a stack of them that consumes the better part of one side of the bottom shelf of her bookcase in aforementioned room. There is basically a notepad for every holiday of the year (I didn't even know they made Take Your Daughter To Work Day notepads.....come to think of it, why does she have that one?) Literally, every time we walk into a Target store, we spend several minutes perusing the $1 items right at the entry to the store; if you've ever been in Target, you know what I'm talking about. It takes a small act of God to get on with our shopping.
So anyway, she digs around for a couple minutes and emerges with this gem:
Apparently, she bought this one day before we were even married, just waiting for the day when she would get to use it. I personally think that the quotation marks should be around the words "honey do" but that's neither here nor there.
As you can see, I am already behind on my list, but hey, isn't that half the fun?
I was also informed that I am not allowed to make a honey do list for her. Go figure.
St. Joseph, patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Small Victory
So it looks like the first bill that President Obama will sign WONT be the Freedom of Choice Act.
I would count this as a small victory for the pro-life cause. While I certainly do not expect Obama to completely forget about his desire to sign the FOCA, it is nice to see that it is not such a priority to him that he would ignore the obvious economic crisis the country is in.
The Lord works in mysterious ways and it seems as though the "recession" could be a way to focus our governments efforts on things other than killing babies.
St. Joseph, patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
I would count this as a small victory for the pro-life cause. While I certainly do not expect Obama to completely forget about his desire to sign the FOCA, it is nice to see that it is not such a priority to him that he would ignore the obvious economic crisis the country is in.
The Lord works in mysterious ways and it seems as though the "recession" could be a way to focus our governments efforts on things other than killing babies.
St. Joseph, patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
Monday, January 5, 2009
Ideas Worth Spreading
Just recently I have come across this website, TED.com. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, and Design. Apparently there are TED conferences all around the country and the speakers at these conferences speak on a wide variety of subjects. It is worth poking around the site if you are bored, there are some really fascinating videos on the site.
I will highlight a few for you to get started:
5 dangerous things you should let your kid do
Mathemagic
Cell animation by a medical illustrator
St. Joseph, patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
I will highlight a few for you to get started:
5 dangerous things you should let your kid do
Mathemagic
Cell animation by a medical illustrator
St. Joseph, patron of families, champion of purity, and model of humility, pray for us!
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