Elena 
The Curt Jester had this wonderful bit about Cardinal Pell!
“A Catholic is someone who believes Christ is Son of God, accepts His teachings and lives a life of worship, service and duty in the Catholic community,” he explained. “Catholics are not created by the accident of birth to remain only because their tribe has an interesting history.”
“All Catholics who continue to reject important Catholic teachings, even in areas such as sexuality, family, marriage, abortion, euthanasia, cloning where “liberals” claim the primacy of conscience rules, should expect to be confronted, gently and consistently, rather than comforted and encouraged in their wrongdoing,” he continued.
Amen!
Steve Killmeyer had this unfortunate essay by Ann Coulter.
In Samuel P. Huntington’s book “Who Are We: The Challenges to America’s National Identity,” he asks: “Would America be the America it is today if in the 17th and 18th centuries it had been settled not by British Protestants but by French, Spanish or Portuguese Catholics? The answer is no. It would not be America; it would be Quebec, Mexico or Brazil.”
I don’t want to live in Mexico, Quebec or Brazil. But now I guess I have no choice, since “open borders” means I can never leave.
He gives a fascinating history of the assault on Catholic and Catholicism in our country.
Moving on…
Sprittibee had a great article on how to keep clutter to a minimum with a few great links too!
One Hour Craft is having a fun contest!
Tis the season – some tips on having a profitable yard sale!
Speaking of profits, Want Not had an interesting piece on the “voodoo”of credit score calculations!
Cindy over at Lean but Not Mean reviews “Body Clutter” by FlyLady! It makes sense that once you get your house in order your body should come next!
Jen over at Et Tu had loads of links that I loved! Check it!
The Frugal Law Student has Load of Links to related to personal finance! What a great list of helpful stuff! HT Tricia who is Blogging Away Debt!
One of my favorite ways to make more money is selling books. Turns out I’m in quite a demographic!
This was interesting: Previous oral contraceptive use may raise gestational diabetes risk
“We found evidence suggesting that use of hormonal contraceptives with a highly androgenic progestin was associated with a 43% increased risk of gestational diabetes,” Dr. Hedderson said. On the other hand, she added, “use of hormonal contraceptives with a low androgenic progestin was associated with a 16% decreased risk of gestational diabetes.” HT Alicia
The Common Room introduced me to Daily Lit! bit sized chunks every day!
DailyLit sends books in installments via e-mail. DailyLit currently offers over 250 classic public domain titles that can be subscribed to and read in their entirety for free. Popular titles include “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu and “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen Readers can choose how often and at what time they want the e-mails sent to them (e.g. every weekday at 6:30am). Books on DailyLit can be read any place that a reader receives e-mail, including on a PDA, Blackberry, Trio, etc. Each installment of a book can be read in under 5 minutes, and if a reader is done with a particular installment, a reader can receive the next installment immediately in his/her e-mail Inbox. DailyLit has recently added forums where readers can discuss their favorite books and authors.
While you’re at it, Barb Curtis gives us 20 ways to encourage reading!
I’ll leave you with this link from Meredith to the lovely Victorian Trading Company. Enjoy!
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