Scientists Say Religion Makes Kids Mean, God Squad Gobsmacked

At the request of my dear sister Rose’s parish priest, I accepted a telephone consultation appointment with Sister Moecha Meretrix, the principal of the Catholic school to whom Rose sends her vast brood of Catholic children, Mother Superior of a local Dominican convent, and, as it happens, a member of the Ecumenical Congress of the… Continue reading Scientists Say Religion Makes Kids Mean, God Squad Gobsmacked

When Boy Scouts Go Gay, God’s Scouts Go High Tech

Tomorrow being Memorial Day, Cerise and I were busy at my home in Great Falls, Virginia, preparing for the cook out – as frequent readers of this Web log know, it’s a fairly big deal.  That’s because when the family rotation of venues for holiday feasts falls to my place, all my relatives in the Washington… Continue reading When Boy Scouts Go Gay, God’s Scouts Go High Tech

David Petraeus and John Allen Caught in General Scandal

Early Friday morning, a person identifying themself as Robin Tracey Innis Masozi Dale began calling my office in Washington DC, more or less pestering the dickens out of poor Gretchen, my private secretary, by urgently asking for a telephone consultation, over and over again.  As it happened, I couldn’t spare a minute – I was booked solid until six… Continue reading David Petraeus and John Allen Caught in General Scandal