Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

Giving to worthy causes in times of confusion

I am sometimes asked about worthy causes for donations.  I respond with my preferences: Archdiocese for Military Services (our Catholic chaplains!): HERE Our Lady of Hope Clinic (a fantastic Catholic model, such good people): HERE Tridentine Mass Society of Madison … Read More →

COVID vaccine may cause long-term heart damage, even in people with no symptoms

Japanese researchers said they found evidence of long-term heart damage in people who received COVID-19 vaccines – including in asymptomatic patients. The findings contradict claims by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that most people who develop myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccines experience symptoms but ‘feel better quickly.’

Pope Francis Prays for Victims of Bombing of Catholic Mass in the Philippines

Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur – Public Information Office Governor Mamintal Bombit Alonto Adiong, Jr. second from left, talks with law enforcers at the site of an explosion in Marawi city, southern Philippines on Sunday Dec. 3, 2023. A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic Mass and killed several […]

Report: Fewer states use capital punishment, but more prisoners executed in 2023

Just five states — Texas, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma and Alabama — carried out executions in 2023, while a majority of U.S. states have banned or paused the practice by executive order, according to a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center. However, there was an increase in executions in 2023 from the previous year: […]

Texas Supreme Court considers request for clarity on exemptions to abortion ban

(OSV News) — The Texas Supreme Court Nov. 28 heard arguments in a challenge to the state’s abortion ban after a group of women alleged that the law forced them to continue pregnancies despite grave risks to their health. In March, five women who said they were denied abortions under the Texas law despite experiencing […]