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"All they need to do is fulfill faithfully the simple duties of Christianity and those called for by their state of life, accept cheerfuly all the troubles they meet and submit to God's will in all that they have to do or suffer--without, in any way, seeking

My father's funeral was yesterday. I and my family are doing a lot better than we were a few days ago. Thank you for your prayers and kind words. One TDE reader is even sending a donation to my church to say a Mass for my father. It&

My father's funeral is today. Last night's visitation was packed. They had to open a side door to let more people into the room. The guest book ran out of signature lines. This morning, we say our final goodbyes. If you want to read about my

Found in Hoppe's Democracy: The God that Failed (page 19, fn 20): "All in all, one must admit that the portion of income drawn by the public sector most certainly increased from the eleventh century onward all over Europe, but it is difficult to imagine that, apart

"In empires and kingdoms, Tocqueville noted, the power of the authorities was absolute, often capricious, and dangerous. But the king's armies could not be everywhere. And his agents tended to be thin on the ground. Most people living under these forms of government had very limited contact

Currently reading: Democracy: The God that Failed and The Wisdom of Crowds. I'll let you know who wins.

I read In Conversation with God. Every day. In theory, anyway. I always fall off the Conversation wagon, then get back on. Sometimes I fall off for days, sometimes for weeks. Last week, I stopped reading on Tuesday and didn't get back to it until Friday afternoon, after

Sobran Great quote: "If you want government to intervene domestically, you're a liberal. If you want government to intervene overseas, you're a conservative. If you want government to intervene everywhere, you're a moderate. If you don't want government to intervene anywhere,

Random Thought "My country, right or wrong" is like saying "My mother, drunk or sober." That's Chesterton, paraphrased. I was reminded of it when I saw this quote during my evening surf last night: "[Nationalism is] a set of beliefs taught to each