The family Secret nobody wants to share

But which it is vitally important that we do:

The Pope today criticized the curia itself

15 spiritual diseases that the Pope specifically wants Cardinals to avoid- I think I've got a couple of these spiritual diseases myself.

Best kid's description of High Functioning Autism yet!

The most awesome liberal anti-feminist post EVER

This lady doesn't want her girl limited to girl's toys this Christmas and makes an awesome point about the real danger of affirmative action and artificial diversity in the process.

Being female isn't a disability. But she doesn't go far enough. Being a mother isn't a disability either, and it's high time we stopped treating mothers as less valuable citizens.

A close second is this conservative rant from the world of Open Source libertarianism.

Note that BOTH articles, despite being anti-feminist; are written by women, about women, for women.

Before I lose this link

I knew Comedy Central was more Edgy than Fox- but I never expected a pro-life episode of The Tick. Too bad I missed it when it first came out, and I need to watch it someday when I have a half-hour.

A brother Knight asks for help

My friend James Michael Morgan has some severe lung problems. He is headed for a transplant. Click here to help him with medical expenses.

----Update 1/8/2015---

Prayers partially answered, but keep praying! He received his new lungs on January 4, and is in recovery. Additional need: if you are retired and would like room and board in Seattle for two months in exchange for being present at night and able to dial 911, please contact me at seebert42@gmail.com.

Pope Francis's take on gay marriage

Take that, Elton John!

The Leonine Contract

It's a pretty standard trope, but one that libertarians do not seem to believe can possibly exist. And it is a blind spot in economic justice in the United States of America.

The Lion and his Fellow Hunters, By Aesop
Once, a lion, a fox, a jackal, and a wolf went hunting. They caught a stag and killed it, and quartered the meat. "This quarter," said the lion, "is for me, as I am the King of Beasts. And this quarter is mine as the arbiter of the spoils. The third quarter is mine because of my part in chasing down the stag. And as for the fourth – well, I'd like to see any of you dare to put so much as a paw on it." The other three animals were bitterly disappointed, but they slunk away, unwilling or unable to fight for their share of the meat.
Just because you help a lion doesn't mean he'll share.

So remember boys and girls, just because you help a rich man to run his business, does not mean he'll share the profits with you. Which leads us right back to an entirely Different Leo and his successors.

I want nothing to do with people who refuse to acknowledge that the Dallas Protocol exists

I do not care if you are a Bishop, a Priest, or a Called to Action member. If you show by your argument that you do not understand the Dallas protocol and its implications, I simply do not want to discuss the sex abuse scandal with you- on either side of the debate.