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O most holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, people honor and invoke you universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of. Pray for me, for I am so helpless and alone. Please help to bring me visible and speedy assistance. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly (state your request) and that I may praise God with you always. I promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you by publishing this request. Amen.

Funny Times

F.R. August 15, 2012 August 15, 2012 UncategorizedLeave a comment

I’m enjoying immensely the funny book that my mother-in-law sent me for my birthday. Our Times: New Orleans through the pages of The Times-Picayune is not meant to be funny. The unintentional humor results from the extraordinary myopia of the book’s editors. A single page is devoted to each of …

Washington Times, RIP

F.R. October 27, 2008 October 27, 2008 UncategorizedOne Comment

I’ve been reading the Washington Times for roughly 20 years now. During all that time, it was the single best conservative newspaper in America — not that there were that many to choose from, because there weren’t. Until the recent redesign of the website, I would spend an hour every …