Between Opportunities
In almost every measurable way, this is the best time in history to be alive…those of us born in Europe or the US are literally in the 1% of all men who’ve ever lived, and yet still we are surrounded by people whining about the life God gave them. (Numbers 11)
“Daddy” has done many good things since he was elected in 2016. One of the few bad things he has done is instigate the costly trade war with China, which he has threatened to further intensify this week with a dramatically increased tariff (tax).
Yes, a few thousand blue collar men in the rust belt have benefited. Yes, this might protect Trump from Biden next year, since Trump can lose many votes in (red), flyover land but none in the (purple), Rust Belt. Yes, it will likely bring about and/or worsen the coming recession.
But do you really like paying higher prices on Chinese goods and products connected to those goods so you can ‘teach them a lesson’ by hurting poor Chinese while enriching the feds?
The featured photo, shared by the erratic ordinary in Knoxville, TN compares the saintly Catholic Archbishop to the heretic and apostate Luther, while his own diocese suffers from a severe lack of vocations.
Imagine having just 13 seminarians to show for the 75,000 Catholics in your diocese and critiquing the Society of Saint Pius X, with their 100 seminarians from a population of lay faithful numbering just 25,000.
Matt 7:16… Read the rest
