Is Abortion Really Healthcare?

Yeah, they're all about offering care. "No matter what."

As I watched yet another television commercial promoting some medication, it occurred to me that if abortion was truly healthcare for women, they would be promoting that service everywhere!

Yet, when was the last time you saw a tv commercial promoting the health benefits of abortion? Or heard such a commercial on the radio?

No, advertising of this so-called "pro-women's" health care don't exist away from the internet or on billboards.

Maybe we should point this discrepancy out to our misguided brothers and sisters who believe Planned Parenthood (and the culture of death's) lie about this abominable procedure.

Kavanaugh, Truth and Relativism

The Kavanaugh supreme court nomination hearings (and subsequent character hearing with Professor Ford) are a sign of the times. They represent our culture of relativism's finest fruits: Two people who claim (under oath) to have different beliefs of the truth, i.e., different truths. And the obvious result, both are being vilified by their opponents as liars.

Our culture's biggest achievement is the unrelenting approach to celebrate each person's own truths, with people refusing to acknowledge the untenable and inherent contradiction in this position.

Enjoy: relativism has now reached the courts. Good luck finding anyone guilty.

New/Old Release

Fine Form Press has released one more story from the Guppy Soup collection!

This one is "Wanda's Appointment."

Blurb:
Wanda experiences a series of strange, unsettling events during her doctor's appointment.

Check it out. It's a short, free, read!

"Wanda's Appointment" is available from Smashwords and all e-book retailers, except Amazon.

What Were They Thinking?

I wouldn't even call myself a casual NHL hockey observer. I haven't been a fan for probably close to 20 years, not since one of the strikes drove me away. However, I do tune in occasionally during the playoffs, which is what I am doing as write this commentary.

I sat down to watch the fifth game between the Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Knights. Vegas is leading the series 3-1 and they can finish off the Jets and earn a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals with a win. So, let me set the pre-game scene for you: both teams are introduced to a sea of white-jerseyed Winnipeg fans eager to cheer on their Jets. I guess they do this every home game, so this is nothing new. Now, these fans are also furiously (fanatically) waving towels (a PR stunt started in the 1970s by the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and their Terrible Towels). Unfortunately, these Jets towels are white. The last time I checked, if you want to show a sign of surrender, you wave a white towel at your opponent. Can you see where I'm going with this? 40,000 white-clad people waving white towels greeted the Vegas Knights as they skated onto the ice.

The final nail in this PR nightmare: because they are the opposing team, the Vegas Knights are dressed in their away color, which is . . .you guessed it: WHITE. So, it kinda looks like the whole arena is supporting the Knights, and if they aren't, then they're at least offering to surrender on behalf of their hometeam.

I know we Canadians have a reputation for exhibiting extravagant politeness, but this is an #EpicPRFail   

New release: When Two Souls Touch

My new release from Fine Form Press, When Two Souls Touch, is a time-travel romance novel featuring contemporary social themes.

When Two Souls Touch can be purchased from  Amazon, Smashwords, B&N,  itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.

As a special month-long thank you for reading this blog, you can get the novel for free using this Smashwords code NT95W- Coupon expires May 27, 2018. Enjoy!

Book Review: A Letter to the Friends of the Cross

The Letter to the Friends Of The Cross by St. Louis de Montfort
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was truly a Lenten surprise! I previously read St. Louis Marie de Montfort's True Devotion to Mary, and although I found it quite enriching, it proved to be one of the most difficult books I had ever attempted to read - this coming from someone who has studied Phenomenology! So, my expectations were quite low, and even though this booklet was a gift to my wife by a Monseigneur friend of ours, I did not rush to open it and read it.

One of the things that attracted me to this book was its length. It comes in at under 40 pages, the main text is actually 25 pages long, and then there's an eight page ode to the Cross at the end.

The impetus of the book is Christ's admonition to us: "If any one wishes to come after Me let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me." (Luke 8-23)

De Montfort takes this message to heart and shows us that we cannot be followers of Christ (who was not spared His Passion), and expect not to suffer along with Him. If He, God's perfect Son, suffered, then we, imperfect beings that we are, should expect as much.

This is not a book for every Catholic. Those who embrace de Kempis' Imitation of Christ (one of my favorite Lenten spiritual readings) will also embrace the spirituality contained in this booklet. In fact, de Montfort cites The Imitation in one passage.

If you are looking for a short spiritual work to help you contemplate the Cross, this is it.

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Say what, now?

Laughing at Liberty Mutual Insurance's commercial:

Um, no. Maybe you should've taken driving lessons, self-righteous commercial lady. Since most trees aren't found in the middle of road, I'm guessing you drove your car off the road and hit that tree. So, don't blame your car insurance company for your bad driving. Just be thankful they still want to insure you!