for my Catholic friends

The following link was included in our pastor's weekly bulletin message: 
If You Don't Do These Things, You Aren't a "Practicing Catholic" | ChurchPOP

Reverend James R. Gould is pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Warrenton VA.

The Precepts of the Church can also be found on pages 493 and 494 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

applicant Donald Trump

It's obvious from his performance applying with voters for the job of POTUS, the side of the desk that Donald Trump has always been on in job interviews. 

Can you imagine an applicant ever getting the job--any job--with Donald Trump's complete lack of tact? 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-wife-ghazala.html

another example of "biting the hand that feeds you": 

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-insults-the-koch-brothers/article/2598230

Being POTUS requires some diplomacy--not only with foreign leaders; but also, with U.S. citizens, and even enemies. Donald Trump is clearly unqualified to be POTUS. 

"You're fired!" would never happen with applicant Donald Trump--he'd never be hired in the first place. 

windows 10

Windows 10 upgrade: Don't use Express settings if you value your privacy

media hogwash

what is one to believe? the media? or our own lying eyes?

it's everywhere:

• news (show the video; cut the crap)
• politics (do we really need the media to "interpret" for us?)
• even sports (the team's media tells us that "all is well" while the team is imploding right before our very eyes)
• weather (3 times in a half hour "news" program)
• social media (Branding-Schultz.pdf)
• etc.

nonstop hogwash

only 40 years old, Washington's subway is unsafe, unreliabe and outdated

Washington, D.C.'s METRO subway system opened in 1976. Today, it's unsafe, unreliable and outdated. 

Compared with other subways:

• New York City, 1904
• Philadephia, 1907
• Chicago, 1897
• Boston, 1901
• London, 1890
• Paris, 1900

List of metro systems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Washington D.C.'s METRO is just a youngster.

How did it become unsafe, unreliable and outdated in just 40 years?

Not funding--millions upon millions have been poured into METRO.

Neglect and mismanagement are the culprits.

just another day on METRO: http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/metro-train-derails-at-east-falls-church/284059655

"not a religious conflict"?

Pope Francis Says World Is at War, but It’s Not a Religious Conflict - The New York Times

really?  Pope Francis should check the facts: 

"In total, the survey found that more than 7,100 Christians were killed in 2015 for "faith-related reasons," up 3,000 from the previous year, according to the group's analysis of media reports and other public information as well as external experts.

...

According to the report, however, much of the persecution faced by Christians occurs in predominantly Muslim nations, many of which are "failed states" that fail to protect any of their citizens' religious liberty."

Christian persecution reached record high in 2015 - CNN.com

and, there's this: 
Funeral to be held today for Father Jacques Hamel who was slaughtered by ISIS jihadis | Daily Mail Online

Finally, radical Islamists have declared war on Christians, peaceful Muslims and the west in general. They shout "God is great" while they murder innocent noncombatants. If the aggressors declare that it's a religious war, then it's a religious war.

Pope Francis is the very visible head of the Catholic church; he speaks for the church. One would think that with all of the unresolved messes in the church, e.g., clergy sex abuse scandal and cover-up, vatican bank, seminaries, rebellious hierarchy, credibility, etc., that Pope Francis would have his hands full, and leave world affairs commentary to politicians and the media. 

two-party

Republicans are red,
Democarats are blue,
Neither of them
gives a shit about you. 

from our pastor

CMB hole in the universe

Huge Hole Found in the Universe

Warm Oceans on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Could Harbor Life

Warm Oceans on Saturn's Moon Enceladus Could Harbor Life

reporting police brutality/misconduct

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/website-helps-victims-of-police-misconduct-report-brutality/278173376

• shooting and killing unarmed "suspects" 
• killing an unarmed "suspect" by stranglehold 
• killing an unarmed, injured "suspect", who needs medical attention, by giving him a rough ride in a police wagon instead 
• shooting and killing unarmed "suspects" while they're walking, or running, away 
• shooting an unarmed "suspect" while he's lying on the ground with his hands in the air 
• throwing an unarmed woman "suspect" to the ground on a traffic stop 
• trigger-happy cops 
• racist cops 
• etc.

This has got to stop.

trigger happy

Video Shows Unarmed Man With Hands Up Shot by Police - ABC New

inexcusable

another loser

Baton Rouge Cop Killer Gavin Long Was Nation Of Islam | The Daily Caller

crooked media

reporting the news?

more like "distorting the facts" and "blatant bias"

10 takeaways from Donald Trump's Republican Convention - CNNPolitics.com

"...dystopian..."? 

Bradner & CNN live in a world once described by Spiro Agnew as "effete intellectual snobs".

How many times did the crooked, biased media run this story? No one to be fired after Melania Trump speech plagiarism episode - CNNPolitics.com

We got it the first time--the next 364,723 times were unnecessary.

Video=> Shepard Smith Attacks, Lectures Bobby Jindal for Saying 'All Lives Matter' (Updated)

Shepard Smith--another effete, intellectual snob.

The list goes on and on--TV, radio, internet, newspapers, magazines, etc.

It's no wonder why many in the U.S. view the crooked media with disdain. 

Rudy Giuliani

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luzajJDsGOY

Sgt. Leon Pierce

https://semperfifund.org/hero-stories/sgt-leon-pierce/

Honoring our police

Dallas Police Department Tribute - In Honor of Five Dallas Officers [RE-UPLOAD] - YouTube

Honor all those who serve with courage, 

protecting and defending all of us, 

all across our nation.

war on police

War on Cops: Law-Enforcement Deaths by Gunfire Up by 150% This Year - Breitbart

While the media and politicians argue that there is no "war on cops", the facts and "my lying eyes" tell me differently.

What are police to do? Rush into an ambush? Or send in the SWAT team first? The problem is if they hold back, then the people who they've sworn to serve and protect are in harm's way. 

Talk about "being caught between a rock and a hard place"--a no-win situation.

remember when?

branches of government myth