Ronald Reagan's 1960 warning about socialized medicine
February 24, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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What goes around comes around, baby
February 24, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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These people’s hypocrisy is staggering, boundless, sickening, but not at all surprising.
Dear Leader & Dems in 2005: complaining that the 51 vote “nuclear option” is “arrogant,” a “power grab against the Founders’ intent,” etc.
I could listen to this priest preach for days on end
February 24, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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This Spanish priest is literally on fire with zeal for the Lord. His message about sin, hell, repentance, and forgiveness (todo dado en español) is powerful. As a spiritual work of mercy this Lent, I’d suggest you share this around with your Spanish-speaking friends and family. Post it to your FaceBook pages, blogs, etc. I don’t know who the priest is (yet), but he’s really nailed this subject.
How to Go to Confession
February 24, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Tracy (CA) Residents to Pay Big Bucks For 911 Calls
February 23, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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I was born and raised in Southern California and lived most of my life there. I’ve known for a long time that the state has been run into the ground by the seemingly unending cavalcade of inept and venal politicians who have been running (and ruining) the show there for decades.
Tracy residents will now have to pay every time they call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency.But there are a couple of options. Residents can pay a $48 voluntary fee for the year which allows them to call 9-1-1 as many times as necessary.
Or, there’s the option of not signing up for the annual fee. Instead, they will be charged $300 if they make a call for help.
“A $300 fee and you don’t even want to be thinking about that when somebody is in need of assistance,” said Tracy resident Greg Bidlack.
Residents will soon receive the form in the mail where they’ll be able to make their selection. No date has been set for when the charges will go into effect.
You're not seeing what you think you're seeing
February 23, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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All your football are belong to them
February 18, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Remember how, when you were a kid, and you were gonna play football with a bunch of other kids and the two captains would pick teams and everyone would stand around waiting to get picked and you were never picked first, or second, or third, or even fourth, and possibly not even fifth? Remember that? Well, these are the guys who always got picked first.
Remember, man, that thou art mud, and to mud thou shalt return
February 17, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Here’s a humorous visual for your Ash-Wednesday start of Lent. Yes, today is a day of serious introspection and prayerful contemplation. So, think of this video as a reminder of how often we fail.
Pat's Top 10 Least Popular Medieval Penances
February 17, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Just in time for Lent! Take your pick:
10. Standing barefoot in the snow for hours
9. Skunk hair shirts
8. Scrubbing castle walls with toothbrush
7. Memorizing the Summa Theologiae
6. Chewing tinfoil
5. Delivering papal condemnations to Martin Luther
4. Hand copying the entire Bible
3. Wasp licking
2. Anything involving anthills
1. The “thorn paddle”
Lenten Jackpot! Look at all these free books
February 16, 2010 by Patrick Madrid
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Catholic blogger Teófilo de Jesús has posted a mother lode of classic spirituality books — all free as PDF docs — by some of the Church’s top practitioners. The list of books is simply too long to post here, so let’s just say that for those of you who like to read classic works on Catholic spirituality, you’ve just hit the jackpot.
