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Uncrowned Kings and Revolting Peasants

The great majority of bewildering opposition to Government supported and regulated health-care comes from Evangelical Christians who, one would think, should embrace the whole notion of helping the poor and healing the sick. I do believe they are opposed to it primarily because of their fear of “socialism” rooted in an artificial and erroneous [...]

The Joy of Cooking…and Eating Venison!

There is a reason that, in the Medieval Period, venison was reserved for the tables of kings and the nobility. (Peasants could be hanged for hunting it; see Robin Hood) It’s tasty! Close-grained, lean, sweet and buttery, it is the prince of red meats. and I have grown to love it!

The [...]

O’Shaughnessey’s St. Pat’s Day Funk

I deplore the assumption, among many people that being Irish means acting out the most negative stereotype of the ignorant, drunken brutal stage-Irishmen. I wonder now how many of your African Americans, Italians, Chinese, or Mexicans would appreciate all the world celebrating their culture by playing out those negative stereotypes?

My unpredictable leprechaun friend [...]

Interviews with Br. Jeremiah Part 2

Anthropomorphism isn’t limited to the physical; it also encompasses the mental and emotional. It is as much a mistake to say that God thinks logically or feels emotion as it would be to say God stands or walks or folds His arms, or spits.

After a few articles in which I have published the [...]