Monthly Archives: January 2012
God in the Empty Places: Four Years Later
Four years ago I was leaving Iraq for Kuwait, the first stop in the process of coming home. At that point I wanted to go home but I didn’t want to go either. It was the beginning of a new … Continue reading
Filed under History, iraq,afghanistan, Military, PTSD, Tour in Iraq
Revisiting the Gift of Religious Liberty: The Danger posed by Fanatics
“Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government … Continue reading
Filed under christian life, faith, History, philosophy, Politics, Religion
A Weekend of Old Navy Movies: Mister Roberts, The Caine Mutiny and In Harm’s Way
Well I have the duty pager for the hospital this weekend so I have been hanging out at the Island Hermitage with my dog Molly watching classic Navy movies. Friday night I watched the classic film Mister Roberts. Yesterday I … Continue reading
Filed under film, leadership, Military, movies, US Navy, world war two in the pacific
How Padre Steve Survives the Election Year…and how You Can Too
“It’s such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as a pro can you win. The game has kept me young, involved and excited and for me to … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, philosophy, Politics
Iraq Commitment Medal
The US Military campaign in Iraq ended at the end of 2011 and in a ceremony marking that the Iraqi government authorized the United States and other coalition partners to award a medal on their behalf to soldiers that served … Continue reading
Filed under History, iraq,afghanistan
The Death of a Tarnished Legend: Joe Paterno dead at 85
Legendary Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno died this morning of complications of Lung Cancer in State College Pennsylvania. He was college football’s winningest coach and led his teams to 409 wins. In 46 years at Penn State he built … Continue reading
Filed under football, News and current events, sports and life
The Newtron Bomb Blasts Romney
The Newtron bomb exploded and irradiated the long presumed GOP nominee Mitt Romney and sent the Republican establishment into shock. Gingrich was left for dead after New Hampshire and Iowa after being savaged by Romney backed Super-PACs. Instead after hard … Continue reading
Filed under News and current events, Politics
Salvaging the Costa Concordia: An Immense and Potentially Impossible Task
The wreck of the giant cruise liner Costa Concordia could be in danger of sinking deeper into the sea off of Giglio Island or even breaking up. As of the moment the Italian authorities are still calling the operation a … Continue reading
Filed under Navy Ships, News and current events
