Stop the World...I wanna Get Off!

This week has proven to me that we are a society of relentless, and heartless objects. When God formed man, and breathed life into him, and smiled, because it was good, he knew what was to come...and so I wonder why he continued. We are truly an example of evolution...Let me explain. God made man in HIS image and likeness. When this was not yet enough, he took a bone from the man, and not just any old bone, but the one that was closest to the man's heart...and made a woman. So now we have a man, and a woman, both made in the image and likeness of God... So...they were perfect. We know what happened from there. A cunning and sharp speaking reptile lured the young and naive young woman, and so the story goes...But even then, the two knew what they did, and when called, they came out from their hiding place and said..HERE I AM LORD, I WAS HIDING, I WAS AFRAID.

Fast Forward a bit... things got to be so bad, God had enough with the ones he had created, and was ready to get rid of them completely...but there was a man. The man was good. He spared this man, his wife, his sons, and their wives...and a whole mess of animals... and then got rid of the rest of the bad seeds. He made a promise to the man, Noah, that he wouldn't do anything like this again. He even went so far as to say, every time you see a rainbow that is me renewing my promise to you. (Unfortunate what some have done to the rainbow!)He told Noah to go forth and multiply...which he did obviously...

Ok! Now, here we are in 2009 and I gotta say, I can only imagine what is going on up there. The conversations that must be bouncing back and forth between Noah and God at this point would be fascinating to listen to. "Uh, God, I really think they could use some rain right about now if ya know what I'm saying, wink wink!"

At the beginning of this article I called us objects, because it is almost impossible to think of us as humans anymore. Especially when I read the news today. This morning a man in Miami went into a home and killed 4 other people before returning home, and setting his truck and home on fire killing himself. Apparently this murder/suicide had to do with a divorce gone wrong. Murder, Suicide, Divorce... He did not run out of the bushes when God called, instead, he just killed himself...

in Alabama on March 10th, ten died as a gunman went from house to house on a killing spree...it too also ended in suicide. This is such a tragic story. An officer that was called out to work the case, actually lost a wife and child in one of the homes. He is left with a 4 month old that will never know her mother.

Also on the 10th, in Germany, a Teenager went into a high school and killed 9 students,3 teachers, and one passerby and himself. The murder was so unexpected that some children still had their pencils in their hands.

This is not the image of God... We have transformed, evolved, even, into objects of mass destruction. Perhaps not everyone. Perhaps not to that degree. But we are a world of disillusion. Completely indifferent to the needs and concerns of those around us.

This has me thinking about that conversation that may or may not be going on between Noah and God right about now. You see, If I was in charge, I would start building a boat. It is time for a clean slate. So stop the world, I wanna get off! Wake up. Is their oil in your lamp? Or have you let yours burn out? Think about it...

Lent..giving up or giving in?

Brandon Heath - Give Me Your Eyes from Brandon Heath on Vimeo.

This song is amazing when you take a minute to really listen to the words.
Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

So many times we walk by people and don't even look their direction. We are so self absorbed that we don't notice they are there. What if there was someone that needed me, and was waiting for me to just look in their direction...but because of my selfishness, or lack of selflessness rather, I avoided eye contact, for fear I might be needed. Lent is a time for not only giving up, but also giving in. Let us pray that God will help us to give in to those fruits of the Holy Spirit that we so frequently forget: Patience Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness, Faithfulness, and Self Control. For if we can give in to these gifts or fruits... then the other 3, love joy and peace, will surely follow. (the greatest of these by the way...is LOVE)If you want to read up on the fruits of the Spirit...Galatians 5:22 will take you there.

The award goes to...

You ask for it, you got it! Round 2 of the StandinUp2theMan Awards. I must say these are a bit easier to come by than normal. There are alot of people Giving the the proverbial "man" the big salute lately.

I am going to start with you. Well, most likely you. There are over are 175 million people actively involved in the facebook world. I am not sure just how many of you gave Mark Zuckerburg, CEO of Facebook, a little piece of your mind about the recent so called "privacy" changes he tried to slip by you, but It was ALOT.When he decided he was going to basically own you, or at least anything posted onto facebook for..EVER, you didn't stand for it. Between Mr. Zuckerburg, and Chris Kelly, Chief Privacy Officer, facebook has head their heads spinnin in a whirlwind of confusion. The best part,Chris Kelly was hoping to run for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. ATTAWAY TO WIN THE POPULARITY CONTEST CHRIS.

My Next award goes to former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. At CPAC on Feb 27,2009 he was originally supposed to speak for 20 minutes. His speech ran about an hour, without teleprompter. He addressed the Attorney General, and his recent comments on America being a Country of Cowards. He challenged Attorney General Holder to a conversation about cowardliness. He said Americans were not cowards, and basically would not stand to be govern by people who would not tell the truth. At one point he referred to members of the house as robots, for voting on the bill without knowing what was in it. Taking humorous jabs at Pelosi,saying that a certain part of Obama's speech should become a youtube video, (when he attacked CEO's who have private planes). "She would hyper actively jump up like oh my gosh I'm speaker I have to applaud right this very second!", he said, "How dumb do they think we are? Like we don't know every single person in here is paying taxes to fly her around in her private plane. You can paint US AIR FORCE on it, doesn't mean it isn't private." He said what alot of Americans are thinking. He said it out loud, and he said it proud. He wasn't afraid to voice his opinion about the events that have gone on, and are continuing, he had ideas to lead the republican party down the road, and he was unbelievably secure in standing up to the man.

The Red Envelope

A special request has been made to all Catholics, actually, to all those who support life and and the prolife movement. I have received numerous emails, and chain mail about FOCA and the likes, but today the one that really struck me, was different. It got my attention. It stood out. It was bold. I thought, it might make a noise. So, I am doing my part. I am passing on what I think to be a bold, but meaningful:

The President and his "clan" came in a few weeks after taking his title, and signed executive orders releasing funds to pay for abortions, permission to fund human stem cell research, and federal funding for contraception. This man, and this party lead our country, but they do not represent me or the 54% of Americans who believe that abortion is wrong and should no longer be legal.

So, the plan is this... red envelopes! RED like the color of the drops of innocent blood that is shed in our Country everyday. RED will represent the BABIES.

Here is what I would like you to do: Get a red envelope. You can buy them at Kinkos, or at party supply stores. On the front, address it to
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington , D.C. 20500
On the back, or on a note inside, write the following message.: This envelope represents one child who died in abortion. It is empty because that life was unable to offer anything to the world. Responsibility begins with conception. Put it in the mail, and send it. Then forward this email to every one of your friends who you think would send one too. I wish we could send 50 million red envelopes, one for every child who died before having a chance to live. Maybe it will change the heart of the president.

And the Award Goes To:

Well, today I have decided to do something a little different. Today is the going to be the first ever Survivor73 award. This award is not an easy award to win. It is for those people out there that really go out on a limb and stand up to the man. I see people everyday that stand up for themselves and for their faith, so these awards are not going to be given out frivolously. You really have to make me think "Way to go! Atta way to stick it to the man!"

OK, so now that everyone is understanding the rules of the award, surprisingly, I have 2 to hand out. The first one goes to a fellow Texan, a good ole boy if you will! I must say, I have never been more proud of my Governor than I was today. Seems Mr. Perry, Rick to some, has some hesitations about this stimulus fund that just might be heading in our direction.

It's not that he is saying "Get on back," he is just very very concerned about all the strings that are coming attached to this. “One thing that concerns me is that dollars are going to come into Texas that require us to match those dollars, and then two years from now, those federal dollars won’t be there, but we will be on the hook to pay for those programs going forward,” Perry said.

The share of the fund expected to land in Texas is just under 17 billion dollars. Perry would gladly accept federal dollars for Infrastructure and Hurricane Ike damage, but a he said we need to say "no thanks" to putting a bill on Texas for expanding Federal Gvmnt.
WAY TO GO GOVERNOR PERRY! STAND UP TO THE MAN!!!


Next award goes to someone not so local. Actually, quite far...like Rome. This award goes to the big guy himself. His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. The Holy Father deserves this award for soooooo many reasons but since I am giving them out today, I will go with the one that is most recent. Pope Benedict gets the Survivor73 award for standing up to the man (ahem) when he met with Nancy Pelosi today, and let her know, with absolutely no confusion, that politicians, and legislators, cannot back abortion if they are Roman Catholic. He emphasised that this includes being personally against abortion but publicly back abortion rights in the name of pluralism and democracy.

"His Holiness took the opportunity to speak of the requirements of the natural and moral law and the Church's consistent teaching on the dignity of human life from conception to natural death ..." a Vatican statement said. (worldnews)

Pelosi visited with the Pope today while stopping to visit with family in Italy. She mentioned her meeting with the Pope in a press conference, and said she praised the church for fighting poverty, hunger, and global warming but she mentioned nothing about the great big finger wag she got from the Pope. I wonder why?

So there ya have it...2 fantastic starts to a great tradition. Feel free to email your ideas for award nominees...

Mother of Infant born Alive then Killed During Abortion Speaks

The mother of Shanice Osborne has spoken to out for the first time since her botched abortion in July 2006. The 21 year old Catholic, Sycloria Williams, agreed to an exclusive with The Florida Catholic, to tell her side of the story, the real story, that has recently attracted attention nationally.

Williams has filed a civil lawsuit against the staff of A GYN, in Hialeah Florida, after they delivered her baby girl, dropped her into a bio hazard bag, and threw her into the garbage, killing her.

Williams says that abortion was never really part of the plan. "But as time passed it became an option,"she explained to journalist and photographer Daniel Soñé, with whom the interview was with.

Initially, she was told that she was 23 weeks along, at the Mirimar Women Center, Inc. When she met with Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique on July 19, 2006 he said that it was an easy 2 day procedure. "just take medicine and come back tomorrow," she remembers him saying " just like 1,2,3." Before she left he inserted thin rods of dried kelp, laminaria sticks, which make the cervix dilate. The Medicine was Cytotec, meant to induce labor.

After leaving the clinic, Williams received a call from the Clinic Owner's Daughter, Natali Vergara, telling her to go to the clinic in Hialeah named A GYN instead of the one in Miami.

When she arrived the next morning at the clinic, she was given her second dose of Cytotec and she returned to the car to wait with her, then boyfriend, Shane, until the drug began to work. He had said on the way he did not want to go through with it, but she did, wanting to "put it all behind" them.

In the clinic, the pain began to intensify and she began to feel more and more sick. The doctor has not made it in yet, so this is going on in the waiting room apparently. Williams recalls the pain becoming very intense and grabbing the armrests of her chair.

OK, now here is where the rocket science comes in...in my opinion, any women would have seen and known EXACTLY what is about to happen! The receptionist and the rest of the staff kept asking her to sit down and close her legs, as she had her heels on the edge of the seat in a squatting position. She couldn't comply, the pain was too great.

Then, she delivered her baby, Shanice, onto the recliner chair cushion right there! She jumped up immediately and turned away, not wanting to look.

"She wasn’t moving much. Twitching, gasping for air. She wasn’t crying though, just hissing. Hissing sounds only," She remembers, "I thought it would be a blob thing, but bigger, not a baby," she said. "She looked like a Water Baby. Like those dolls you fill up with water. She was really little, like this," she said, holding her hands about 12 inches apart.


Then, Gonzales, the owner of the clinic, who has no medical license, cut the cord and put Shanice's body in the bio hazard bag, and tossing it in the trashcan.

She remembers begging God to forgive her! They only would give her Motrin for pain because the Doctor had not arrived, and everyone seemed to be in a panic.

The Doctor arrived an hour after the delivery according to the lawsuit, and gave her a shot for pain / sleep. She awoke after the procedure in complete shock, and was sent home.

She told her boyfriend in the car on the way home that She did not think that the baby was dead. "What do you mean? Are you sure??" he asked.

The Homicide dept was tipped off the next day by an anonymous caller, and went to Williams house and questioned her, and then July 22 had a search warrant for the clinic. They didn't find the baby until 6 days later, decomposing, in a box in a closet.

Sycloria Williams says that no one ever used the word baby or anything like that! They only used words like "termination", "pregnancy", "termination of pregnancy", "procedure" and the like. "They cheated me because they didn’t tell me everything and the doctor wasn’t there," she said.

After it was confirmed in November of 2008, that the baby was born alive, Sycloria Williams finally laid little Shanice to rest in Our Lady Queen of Heaven in Ft. Lauderdale. Her casket was escorted by the honor guard of Hialeah Police Officers and Knights of Columbus.

Sycloria Williams has advice for those women out there who are considering abortion or who have unplanned pregnancies: "I would tell them not to do it. I’ll say whatever to make them have second thoughts so they don’t do it... There is help out there."

**For my 2 cents: This is a tragedy. We can read this devastation and think this can never happen again. Wake up America. Mr. President more than likely slipped it into his 1400 page joke book (stimulus bill) that this sort of thing is ok. Who knows what is or is not in there about this sort of thing. is a frightening thing. We look at our children, at their silly little smiles, and wonder what the world would be like without them... Then you have the 'Mrs. Gonzales' of the world, who have no problem swooping in with their bio hazard bags. Oh but, I will say it again, rest easy America. Mr. President's got your back.**

The Florida Catholic article makes clear that the case of Shanice Denise Osbourne has unveiled a vast network of abortion-related medical malpractice: two co-workers at the Hialeah center were arrested for the unlicensed practice of medicine, two doctors who performed abortions at that clinic were found to be unlicensed and the Florida Department of Health filed an order of "emergency restriction" against Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique and later revoked his medical license.

The Mother of All Oxymorons....

Ok, now, I understand that as Catholics we have our candles of Saints that we have a certain respect for, or love for. Sometimes There are Saints that we are drawn to, because we feel there earlier lives mirror ours. It doesn't really matter why we are drawn to the Saint, or why we have the candle that reminds us of them. Somehow, someone made a very, VERY, big mistake in the candle making business. There seems to be these ridiculous candles portraying Obama as a "Saint", and unfortunately, those that ridiculed the Catholics for soooooooo long for having these candles are picking them up like hot cakes. However, it was being sold at one store in San Francisco and Catholic Priest was outraged and asked the store to remove it. This Candle is a mockery of our faith, and one more time it's someone just throwing stone's at the Catholics. This is an actual portrait of Saint Martin De Porres with the Head replaced with Obama. We continue to be disgraced, and no one seems to care or notice. I just wonder how many more times They are going to tell us to "move to the back of the bus" until it is finally enough.