After voting in support of a Supreme Court ruling that expanded communities’ power to claim private property, Justice David Souter had a claim placed against his house — to build the “Lost Liberty Hotel.”

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Politics | No Comments »

(boston.com) First came the home pregnancy test. Now here comes the home gender test.

A new blood test being marketed to American women offers them the chance to find out whether they are having a boy or a girl almost as soon as they realize they are pregnant, as early as five weeks along.

Read Full Story: Test reveals gender early in pregnancy - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Women’s Health - Your Life

Posted in Pro-life, Parenting | No Comments »

(cnet.com) Let’s stroll down memory lane to 1995. William Jefferson Clinton was president of the United States, and you were probably getting acquainted with six new friends (Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, and Joey)–unless you were hanging out in the coffee shop, brooding in your grunge gear. We were stunned and saddened by the Oklahoma City bombings, and the “trial of the century” ended with O. J. Simpson’s acquittal. Heck, the San Francisco 49ers were Super Bowl champs (see, they were good at one point). All in all, 1995 was jam-packed. To kick off our anniversary, we have rounded up the 10 technologies from 1995 that helped shape the present and moved us into the future. Drumroll, please.

Read Full Story: CNET 10th anniversary: Top 10 tech of 1995 - CNET.com

Posted in Tech | No Comments »

(catholiccitizens.org) The House, in an emotionally and politically charged debate six weeks before the election, voted yesterday to protect the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance from further court challenges.
The legislation, promoted by GOP conservatives, would prevent federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from hearing cases challenging the words “under God,” a part of the pledge for 50 years.

Read Full Story: Catholic Citizens

Posted in Politics | No Comments »

Tonight at mass, our new priest, Fr Tom Donovan, said he was our new Parochial Vicar. I wondered how that was different from an associate pastor.

We invited Fr Daren and Fr Tom over for supper tonight. I never asked him what a Parochial Vicar was, but he did mention that he just started a blog named Quincy Priest. I went searching for it tonight and this is the article I found.

Congratulations to Fr Tom Donovan on his ordination. We look forward to you serving our parish.

(quincypriest.motime.com) The decree I received from the bishop says, “I appoint The Reverend Bernard Thomas Donovan to be parochial vicar of Saint Peter Parish, Quincy, Illinois, effective July 1, 2005.” Since receiving this news, I have been reflecting on what it means to be a parochial vicar.

Read Full Story: What is a Parochial Vicar? - Quincy Priest

Posted in Catholicism | No Comments »

(family.org) Bill would help those who choose home life over work life.
Rep. Lee Terry and Sen. Sam Brownback introduced legislation yesterday that provides comprehensive tax reform for parents who choose to work from home.
Increases in costs of living have had a serious impact on many families who must care for children, elders or family members with disabilities. The congressmen said the Parents’ Tax Relief Act would take away the take penalties for those who put family first.

Read Full Story: Family.org - CitizenLink - FNIF News - Congress Ponders Tax Relief for Stay-at-Home Families

Posted in Politics | No Comments »

(family.org) Kansas senator to hold hearings on whether the Supreme Court’s infamous 1973 abortion ruling may have been bad law after all.

U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback believes a hearing he’s holding Thursday on Capitol Hill could eventually lead to the overturning of the Supreme Court’s infamous Roe v. Wade decision.

Read Full Story: CitizenLink - Features - Brownback Sets Sights on Roe

Posted in Politics, Pro-life | No Comments »

I received an email forward today (a copy of the email can be found at the link below) that said you should clean your lint filter with soap and water every 6 months due to unseen buildup. I checked snopes.com (a good site to check if you want to know if something is a hoax or not) to see if it was true. Here is the answer:

(snopes.com) Claim: Washing the lint filter in your clothes dryer can help extend the lifespan of that appliance.

Status: True.

Read Full Story: Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Dry Cleaning)

Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

(msn.com) The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that local governments may seize people’s homes and businesses — even against their will — for private economic development.

Read Full Story: Homes may be ‘taken’ for private projects - U.S. News - MSNBC.com

Posted in Politics | No Comments »

(chicagotribune.com) Jesse Sullivan lost both of his arms at the shoulders, but with the help of a prosthetic hand and a set of rewired nerves, he can now feel–and sense hot and cold–almost as if he had real fingers.

Two years ago, experts thought this advance in technology was at least a decade away. Now they see it as a leap forward in treating victims of stroke, lost limbs and paralysis.

Read Full Story: Chicago Tribune news : Technology

Posted in Tech | No Comments »

I meant to post this article shortly after the ordination, but time got away from me. A special congratulations to our close friend, Fr. Daren Zehnle, and to Fr Tom Donovan who has been assigned to St. Peter’s.

(dio.org) It was standing-room only at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception as over 1,000 people crowded in for the diocese’s largest ordination in 24 years.

Read Full Story: Diocese welcomes seven newly-ordained priests

Posted in Catholicism | No Comments »

(susantorresfund.org) On May 7th, 2005, the day before Mothers’ Day, Susan M. (Rollins) Torres — a 26-year-old vaccine researcher at NIH; mother of a two-year-old son, Peter; graduate of the University of Dallas; and parishioner at St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia collapsed. She was rushed to the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, where she has been diagnosed with stage four melanoma and is brain dead with no hope of recovery.
Susan was 17 weeks pregnant at the time and although the doctors have given her no hope of survival, they are fighting to keep her unborn child alive until at least July 11 where he or she will have a viable chance at life.

Read Full Story: The Susan M. Torres Fund

Posted in Pro-life | No Comments »

(msn.com) It’s impossible not to envy those smooth, competent moms and dads we’ve all seen on the street or at the mall — the kind who can simultaneously collapse a stroller, hold the baby, and carry four shopping bags while looking as put-together as a cover model.
But chances are they weren’t always that perfect. When they were brand-new parents, they too put diapers on the wrong way and wrestled with car seat straps for hours. To help reassure you that every parent makes mistakes (including BabyCenter editors!), we’ve gathered some of our users’ funniest, most poignant stories about life with a newborn. You’re bound to learn a few things from them, or at least enjoy a laugh of recognition.

Read Full Story: MSN Family/Baby & Pregnancy

Posted in Parenting | 2 Comments »

For Immediate Release – 06-16-05 2 PM (EST)

Minneapolis, MN and Seminole, FL – As you are aware; the Pinellas County IME has released his report regarding Terri. We would like to thank the IME for his time and effort in making this report. We are not challenging the findings in his report, but we would like to make a few comments publicly. We do not intend to take questions afterwards.

Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Pro-life | No Comments »

(cnet.com) Don’t get me wrong: CBS’s CSI (the original) is one of my favorite TV shows. But whenever Sara Sidle starts moving a mouse on a suspect’s computer, or when Nick Stokes starts typing away on a victim’s keyboard looking for recent e-mail, or Archie back at the lab miraculously pulls up deleted files, I’m either laughing or throwing something at the TV. I realize that Americans have short attention spans and that these dodges are done to keep the narrative moving–after all, this is a TV show about science, how unusual is that?–but the world of computer forensics is interesting in its own right.

Read Full Story: When digital discovery meets CSI - Security Watch - CNET reviews

Posted in Tech | No Comments »

(illinoisfamily.org) Howard Dean, move over. Another Democrat Party leader is vying with you in an apparent contest to see who can most alienate Middle America.

In case you haven’t heard, Illinois’s own Senator Dick Durbin has refused to apologize for comments he made on the Senate floor comparing the actions of American soldiers at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis and Soviet gulags.

Read Full Story: Illinois Family Institute

Posted in Politics | No Comments »

(family.org) Pro-family groups say the findings do not change the underlying moral issues.

Read Full Story: CitizenLink - Features - Schiavo Autopsy Finds No Evidence of Abuse

Posted in Pro-life | No Comments »

(whig.com) Rick Harnish, executive director of the Midwest High Speed Rail Association, is waiting for the day when there are four daily passenger train routes between Quincy and Chicago. Before that happens, Harnish said Congress must fully fund Amtrak. In fact, he hopes the United States makes high-speed passenger rail a priority.

“We could be done with a high-speed route between Chicago and St. Louis in two or three years once we get the funding,” said Harnish, who spoke at a joint meeting of the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce and the Noon Kiwanis Club on Monday.

Read Full Story: Is there a need for rail speed?

Posted in Quincy, Travel | No Comments »