How do you get Pikachu on an elevator?
You Pokemon.
When cruelty and holidays collide, the weak-willed find solace in self-pity and comfort foods. And now, Despair Inc. is pleased to announce that we've combined BOTH into a radical new offering.From the good folks at Despair.
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Colorado HB 1080, pushed by the Anti-Defamation League after failing in a similar attempt last year, presents itself as an effort to bar discrimination. But the so-called “discrimination” HB 1080 targets is actually the legitimate freedom of religiously affiliated nonprofits to hire employees of like faith to carry out their mission. In practice, HB 1080 would strike down the freedom of Catholic Charities to preferentially hire Catholics for its leadership jobs if it takes state funds.Archbishop Charles Chaput has a very good column in First Things discussing the church versus state situation in Colorado.
Of course, Catholic Charities can always decline public funds and continue its core mission with private money. In the Archdiocese of Denver, we’re ready to do exactly that. But the issues involved in HB 1080, and the troubling agenda behind it, are worth some hard reflection. ...
... Over the years I’ve heard many heartrending stories about abortion. Although each story is unique, a common thread moves through them all—abortion changes you. Yet there is no forum to help abortion participants—and the people who are closest to them—explore this tragic truth. Although abortion has touched many of us, we rarely share our personal experiences regarding it.Abortion Changes You is a new outreach that will be launching nationally in a few months. Go explore the site. It looks very interesting.
This is what led me to write a book that shares some of the stories I’ve heard. There was also a need for a safe space for people to tell their stories, explore the ways abortion has impacted them, and find resources. We created AbortionChangesYou.com to fill this need. ...
Jam sol recedit igneus ...Translation: The setting sun now turns our gaze to Thee.
If I hadn’t broken my arm [a year ago], I wouldn’t have cut back my hours at work and started taking off two afternoons a week.Go read it all.
If I hadn’t taken off two afternoons a week, I wouldn’t have decided to start seeing Grandma and Grandpa once a week. ...