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Police charge man for alleged terrorist threats against Archdiocese of St. Louis
A 32-year-old man is facing a felony charge for allegedly threatening to kill every person at the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. The post Police charge man for alleged terrorist threats against…
Restraining AI is a task for natural intelligence
Put a stop to AI for AI’s sake – make the priority AI for humanity’s sake. The post Restraining AI is a task for natural intelligence appeared first on The Catholic Thing. Source link
Jewish Catholic, Catholic Jew? – The Catholic Thing
In a few weeks (as I write this) the Jewish Holy Days will be here – Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. And again I wonder, am I a Jewish Catholic or a Catholic Jew? There is a difference. The noun, the…
FMJRA 2.0: Finally, A Winning Week : The Other McCain
The Senators went 3-2 this week, getting swept by the Yankees in a two-game set before beating the bejesus out of the A’s for a sweep and getting a rare couple of wins from Wilbur Wood and Joe Coleman. This week, it’s off to Minnesota for a…
The Zero-Sum Logic of Racial Hatred : The Other McCain
Posted on | September 20, 2026 | No Comments Many years ago, I realized that it is a mistake to think too much about race. The evidence is sufficiently grim, the trend so discouraging, that dwelling on the subject involves a risk of utter…
Daycare Worker Charged With Murder After Giving Birth, Throwing Baby in Trash
A 20-year-old daycare worker has been charged with first-degree murder after giving birth in a bathroom at the child-care center where she worked, fatally injuring her newborn daughter to silence her cries, and stuffing the infant into a trash…
A Sermon I Wish A Christian Had Preached
Residing in East Tennessee as I do, notes of Dolly Parton’s passing still ring around me, and they will for sometime to come. I ran into a fun one on Facebook earlier this week, so fun I shared it there. It is a video of the Cantor in a New…
Sunday funnies
Mamdani Lays Wreath At Tomb Of The Unknown HijackerThe shrink.Everybody knows Norm.Evolutionary progress.I can definitely relate to this.Not a favorite for father of the year.Tall tale.Looks like some kind of cult to me.From…
Being Catholic: Hard – and Joyful
At first glance, it does not seem hard to be Catholic. Go to Mass on Sunday. Pray. Keep the commandments. Love others. Sounds easy enough. People like easy – it’s the key adjective in every advertisement these days: easy meals, easy programs,…
Lindsay Clancy: One Hung Jury — One Hanged Jury System?
In the legendary 1957 film 12 Angry Men, one holdout juror initially prevents a conviction in a murder trial. “Juror 8” (played by Henry Fonda) says he’s just not yet convinced of the defendant’s guilt. Through persuasion, reasoned analysis, and…