Leila Marie Lawler. Also known as Auntie Leila: that friend your kids can't very well call Mrs. Lawler. Recovering the collective memory. I alone am left to tell you. Short (I hope) ramblings, drafted, written, and edited without the use of AI.
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Bishops’ outcries and silences; Don’t expand entitlements - eliminate them
Show Notes:
- The German bishops’ outcry; the US bishops’ silence by Phil Lawler
Why the AfD Wins by Christopher Caldwell
Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested as Never Before ~ News analysis, The New York Ti...
Gov. Shapiro and the Dems’ midterm strategy; Fr. Mankowski and the SJs; The Inklings, the Crusades, and more!
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Update (from when we recorded): The second “unvaccinated person” measles-associated case is put in perspective by Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons. He makes five points about the information given to the public. A must-read...
Open tabs: Urban wastelands; PA’s Gov. Shapiro discredits government *and* vaccines; and more!
Since I haven’t been reporting on my open tabs for a while, this post is replete with them! Keep scrolling because there’s bound to be something you are interested in!
You Probably Own This 7-Eleven (and That’s Why It Looks So Sad) by Jose...
The roots of conservatism; the magnanimity of Dolly Parton; and more!
Show Notes:
How One Man Invented the Conservative Moment ~ Lee Edwards on Buckley’s “Fusionism”
The Neoconservatives: An Endangered Species ~ Russell Kirk
George Nash, The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945 (affi...
Save our institutions and our freedom from Woke; the laity vs. the bishops; a book about Lyme disease and biological warfare
Show Notes:
Cambridge chancellor condemns media frenzy after Black professor’s death
How can lay Catholics spur bishops into action? (Phil at CatholicCulture)
Nathan Cofnas (who wrote about Jason Arday, exposing his plagiarism and lac...
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Married to Phil Lawler, mother of seven, grandmother of a score of grandchildren and praying for more. Kitchen sink philosophy. I alone am left to tell you. Content written and edited without the use of AI.
Catholic journalist/editor for 40+ years. Author of books including: The Faithful Departed, on the decline of Catholic influence in Boston; Lost Shepherd, a candid appraisal of Pope Francis. Most recently, his first novel, Ghost Runner.
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