4/23 edition I just read an article on China in this edition of National Geographic. That country is in the throes of a “…sharp population drop.” The simplest remedy, according to the author, in the short term at least, is … Continue reading →
…babysmata.com photo The issue of abortion came up during the debate last night… My response: My stance is totally in line with the teaching of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Catechism teaches all abortion is “murder.” The Catholic Church is, … Continue reading →
Ray Brown baseball card photo I just wrote the fifth of a series of articles about Ray Brown. He graduated from Ohio’s Alger High School, close by here, in the mid-1920’s. He played baseball there. Brown then went on to … Continue reading →
Hiroshima after the atomic bomb …britanica.com photo While doing some house painting today, as I sometimes do, I was listening to a documentary. This one was on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, including the last stages of WW II leading … Continue reading →
July 25th is International IVF Day. Both the Democrat and Republican platforms expressly say IVF is okay. It’s not. According to the Catholic Church, IFV is serious sin (…with eternal ramifications). It is unacceptable, because it separates the marital act … Continue reading →
Children International Summer Village photo taken in Mongolia, 1996 I recently interviewed a former teacher who was involved with what is called “Children’s International Summer Villages.” He’s been all over the world with the program. The essence of the program … Continue reading →
photo by Joe Fascinating. I recently wrote a newspaper article about this cabin. It sits on skids in the backyard of a local couple’s place. They live in a modest, two-bedroom house about 25 yards from the cabin. They use … Continue reading →
Michael Zone Center, Cleveland (coach Joe) It’s “Juneteenth.” A holiday to commemorate the emancipation from slavery. Yet slavery persists, to this day. For instance, many Black youth are ‘slaves’ to transgenerational poverty loops in our inner cities. Our family moved … Continue reading →
Nov. 2023 edition In my ongoing research on the environment, I was just reading part of an article in this National Geographic Magazine edition on various strategies to curb global warming. Klaus Lackner is a physicist with the Center for … Continue reading →
High School Baccalaureate …photo by Joe The other night, our village high school held their Baccalaureate. It was small town (spiritual) Americana at its finest. Some students gave their testimonies, thanking God, their parents, their classmates… for help along their … Continue reading →