Kathleen Sebelius?

Rumors are floating that the Governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, may be named as Obama's VP.

Which is bad for Catholics, because it would be yet another scandalous example of a pro-abort Catholic politician. Her Wikipedia entry says this:

Kansas City Archbishop Joseph Naumann has stated that Sebelius has a long record of supporting and advocating for legalized abortion and that her public stances have "grave spiritual and moral consequences." Naumann also asked that she no longer receive Holy Communion. Naumann criticized Sebelius for vetoing HS SB 389.[36]

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In September 2005, Sebelius donated a reception to be held at Cedar Crest, the official residence of the Governor, to an auction benefiting the Greater Kansas City Women's Political Caucus, a group that endorses only pro-choice candidates.[39] At the auction, the manager of a Wichita clinic that specializes in late-term abortions, physician George Tiller, bid and won the gubernatorial reception. Tiller redeemed the prize and he and members of his staff dined with Sebelius at her home on April 7, 2007.[40] [41]

Sadness

My husband's brother, Bill, died very suddenly on Wednesday. He was only 58, two years younger than their father had been when he died of cancer in 1980.

The wake was Friday and the funeral was Saturday, in the Chicago area.

Just now I browsed Bill's online guest book, and then the online guest book of his sister's father-in-law, Nick Gonnella, who died last month. Bill had left a very touching comment on Mr. Gonnella's guest book -- exactly one month to the day before he himself died.

You just never know from one minute to the next. As I always tell my children: Always be ready. Be the faithful servant who doesn't know the hour of the master's return. Always have your soul ready to meet your maker.

Please pray for soul of my brother-in-law Bill, and for the soul of Mr. Nick Gonnella.

They will both be missed.

Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin will go on display in 2010.

I'm going to start saving my pennies to see if we can possibly go. Husband just said he'd love to see it. So would I.

But let's see... Daughter 2 will be graduating from High School and starting college... Daughter 1 will still be in college with two years to go... with two more younger ones still coming up.

Highly unlikely. But I can dream, right?

Portraits

This is lovely. It's composed of ancient portraits from Egypt, Pompeii, and Ravenna. Look at the eyes; the expressions; the earrings and necklaces. Look at them and feel the bond we have with all who have gone before us.



H/T to Maureen, who found it at Mike Aquilina's site, who got it from Rogue Classicism.

"It's as old as Greek drama"... oh my!

Drudge had a headline this afternoon: "What's She Up To?", which linked to this article, "What Does Hillary Want?"

In the article, she's quoted as saying, "It's as old as Greek drama."

Oh. My.

Any reference to Greek drama makes my eyes pop wide open. As you know, Greek drama is full of bloody and brutal things. After studying it in depth this year, we became very much aware of all that Greek drama implies.

To be fair, Hillary was talking about the idea of catharsis in Greek drama.

But I'm betting she's willing to consider the bloodshed angle of it, too. Not literally, of course, but figuratively. Maybe a little fratricide? Castration?

ALL FIGURATIVE! Of course, of course.

Oh, this is going to be very interesting. I don't believe for one minute that the Clintons should be counted out of this thing. I can't wait to see the Dems' Greek Drama.

I mean, convention.

I'm such a whiner

I've been sick for the last five days or so. Fever, chills, aches, stomach woes, general pain, fatigue, total malaise.

You know what they say about food poisoning, right? First you're afraid you're going to die, and then you're afraid you're not going to die.

Well, it's been sort of like that. I've been trying to offer it up... but mostly, I'm afraid, I've been whining. Not necessarily out loud. But in my head: lots of whining.

These days, when I get sick, I am encumbered with an irrational fear that I'm never going to get better.

And while I know that's silly, it does make me think of the people I know with diseases that really won't go away. How would I cope, were I in their shoes? How would I deal with constant pain, weakness, or malaise? Judging by the amount of whining going on in my head the past few days, I'm guessing not very well.

So, if you happen by this blog today, please pray for those with chronic illness. Please especially pray for the adult son of a friend who was recently diagnosed with MS. He and his wife have two little ones with another due in October.

I think I'll offer up the rest of my illness, sans whining, for their sakes.