Tag: Blithe Spirit
The Pope Should Stick to Theology
Iraqi nun blocked on U.S. trip to describe persecution – Daily Bellwether
Sister’s story did not fit the narrative.
If she were a nun on a bus, it would be a different story.
Charity’s Revenue Dropped Substantially the Year Hillary Resigned as Secretary o f State – Daily Bellwether
The charity lost its mojo when Hill beat it out of State.
But she sure did a good job for it while she was there, right?
Supreme pontiff stumbles with “demagogic” commentary
Pope Francis has those old global-warming blues.
Some Catholics are criticizing Pope Francis for his stated positions on environmental issues. On April 28, a Vatican conference on environment and migration commenced that brought scores of business people, activists, and Catholic officials to the ancient city.Among them is Jeffrey Sachs – a wealthy and influential economist who has sometimes been accused of leftist leanings.Also on hand is UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, who had a private meeting with the pontiff.The conference and Pope Francis’s previous statements on the environment inspired the ire, for instance, of writer Maureen Mullarkey.Writing online in the journal ‘First Things,’ Mullarkey said “Francis sullies his office by using demagogic formulations to bully the populace into reflexive climate action with no more substantive guide than theologised propaganda.”
What we can hear from the Pope I can imagine hearing in a Jesuit rec room of many decades ago. Batting around ideas. giving each other what-for.
Anyhow, there’s more more more here . . .
George Soros’s Tax Bill – Bloomberg Business
George Soros likes to say the rich should pay more taxes. A substantial part of his wealth, though, comes from delaying them. While building a record as one of the world’s greatest investors, the 84-year-old billionaire used a loophole that allowed him to defer taxes on fees paid by clients and reinvest them in his fund, where they continued to grow tax-free. At the end of 2013, Soros—through Soros Fund Management—had amassed $13.3 billion through the use of deferrals, according to Irish regulatory filings by Soros.
They are a crafty bunch.
LORETTA LYNCH’S FIRST TEST: She’s sending two DOJ officials to Baltimore to meet with community …
Rauner a puzzle to Oak Park’s Sen. Harmon at Elmwood Park Town Hall
Continued from 4/20 post about Harmon/Lilly town hall meeting 4/6 in Elmwood Park:
The April 6 session had complaints a-plenty about proposed budget cuts, And also about the governor.
Complaints about Gov. Rauner multiplied. A woman told how hard it was to get through to his office. “I know it’s hard,” said Harmon. “Keep calling.”
“The next seven weeks [of budget struggle],” he predicted, “will be a slow, bloody slog.”
He added, and repeated later: “I don’t understand this governor. I don’t know what makes him tick.”
As violence escalates, where is Mayor Emanuel? – Chicago Tribune
Elected months ago, he’s looking remarkably good.
Curiosity a balm to Cardinal in this life and the next
Days before he died, Cardinal George reportedly told seminary rector Father Robert Barron that his curiosity was awakened, he was “so eager” to see God.
Wow. Like St. Therese of Lisieux, the Little Flower, who rejoiced when she coughed blood, knowing that the end was near.
Blithe Spirit 