Happy Despite Them
Leila Marie Lawler, Phil LawlerLeila 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, written and edited without the use of AI.
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Bring back taboos; Corporate "Pride" displays are compelled speech
Show Notes:
llinois Gov. JB Pritzker just signed a bill making it LEGAL to knowingly expose others to HIV — including through BLOOD DONATIONS.
The Dangers of Compelled Speech by Jake Warner
The Power of the Powerless, by Václav Havel...
Our babies aren't puppies, and the state shouldn't be involved in wealth distribution
A talking point going around, because it sounds so reasonable:
“Most states have laws that prevent puppies from being separated from their mothers before 8 weeks. Most states have no mandated paid parental leave after the birth of a child...
The Giants' Pride cap is compelled political speech
Major League Baseball came out against players writing inscriptions on team-issued uniforms after Giants pitchers added Bible verses to their Pride caps Friday night at Oracle Park.
MLB released a statement Monday: “The writing on th...
One-step Vatican reform; the non-SSPX crisis
Show Notes:
We both wrote pieces, and in this episode, we discuss the topics (which are related) just the way we do at the dinner table (with a bit extra to fill in the blanks for you).
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Phil’s article:
Phil Lawler's Substa...
Synodality is not a mark of the Church
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. ~ The Nicene Creed (drafted in 325)
What I will argue here is not about the SSPX.
I am not a Society of St. Pius X member (having only ever been to one of their Masses at a conferenc...
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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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