Author: mtc9393

In America the Catholic Church is very much a mirror image of the nation being divided between two separate ideologies. It does not have a blue and red breakdown as our country but the separation within the church is just as great. It isn’t even a separation between the so-called pro-life groups and pro-choice groups….

The deal is done. We have red states which are those states that voted for Donald Trump and blue states that voted for Joseph Biden. I was curious. People often say the Trump appeals to the most uneducated voters. What they love about him is his attacks on folks with professional degrees like scientists or…

Marty Walsh the Mayor of Boston is indicating that he plans to run for a third term in office. He will be the favorite as an incumbent with the power of the office behind him. Little can be said that is bad about the way he has governed. A few blips here and there but…

On occasion I read Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner  which I have in a book that measures 15″ by 10 1/2″. Its size is due to it having the drawings by Gustave Doré whose brilliant illustrations give life to Coleridge’s words. There are certain stanza that I particularly enjoy and will…

The words Deep State is considered a pejorative especially by Trump supporters. It is defined as: “an alleged secret network of especially nonelected government officials and sometimes private entities (as in the financial services and defense industries) operating extralegally to influence and enact government policy.” Its first known use in America was in 2000 according to…

I suppose nothing should shock me about America anymore after recent events. It sure is not the country that I thought I lived in. Maybe during my life I was dealing with a different group of Americans which deluded me into thinking that most Americans were interested in making America a better place for all:…