Detroit residents sound off to commission on city council raise – Fox 2 News Headlines


Lets home the city council is smart and listens to the people... It takes balls to ask for a raise just after everything the city went through.... DETROIT (WJBK) - Detroit is just a few months removed from bankruptcy. Is this a bad time for city leaders to ask for a pay raise? Some residents … Continue reading Detroit residents sound off to commission on city council raise – Fox 2 News Headlines

The Modern Day Jonah


Image via Wikipedia “Pick me up and throw me into the sea” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.” ~Jonah 1:12 NIV Jonah as in Jonah and the whale, the one from the bible. We all know the story, basically … Continue reading The Modern Day Jonah

American Catholic Council hits Detroit and Archbishop Allen Vigneron hits back


This past weekend was an exciting time in Detroit for Catholics. The city was host to the American Catholic Council (Read here). Now let me be clear, this is a dissident group, they are Catholic only by name, and I do not support them and anyway. So, you may be asking yourself, why than, was … Continue reading American Catholic Council hits Detroit and Archbishop Allen Vigneron hits back

Tenured… So now I don’t have to care


Image by wmrice via Flickr In the Great State of Michigan we are going through a lot of growing pains as of late. In November we elected a new Governor, Rick Snyder. He won the Governorship overwhelmingly by stating exactly what needs to happen in this state to fix it. Cut corporate taxes, share the … Continue reading Tenured… So now I don’t have to care

Michigan… Our current state


Image via Wikipedia Michigan Budget and Economic Facts 5/25/2011 10:02 AM An organization called Public Notice has assembled state fact sheets that outline budget and economic facts for all 50 states. Here's Michigan's: Budget: Total State Expenditures (FY 2010 estimated): $45.7 billion Income Tax Rate (Tax Year 2011): 4.35 percent Sales Tax Rate (2011): 6 … Continue reading Michigan… Our current state

Free Speech and a Teacher


Image via Wikipedia In the news this past week is a story about a teacher who's blog has hit a nerve… She used her personal blog to criticize her students and fellow teachers, she never named names, didn’t say what school she worked at and didn’t give her own name. Yet the school saw fit … Continue reading Free Speech and a Teacher

Mr. President, your pint of blood is ready…


Image via Wikipedia Strange days indeed… A quote from John Lennon from: Everybody's talking and no one says a word Everybody's making love and no one really cares There's Nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs Always something happening and nothing going on There's always something cooking and nothing in the pot They're starving … Continue reading Mr. President, your pint of blood is ready…

My Life, My Faith.. So Far


Image via Wikipedia As a youth I can remember my faith being a very important part of my life. I use to look forward to CCD class, I went to St. Brendan's in Detroit, and we would attend CCD after school. I would walk there from school than walk home. I loved the classes, I … Continue reading My Life, My Faith.. So Far

Defending the Faith…Purgatory


Purgatory The Catholic faith teaches that when we die we will either spend entirety in Heaven or Hell, if we are to spend it in Heaven we must first cleanse ourselves to make our souls pure, for nothing impure will enter in to heaven. The teaching of Purgatory is not just a made up Catholic … Continue reading Defending the Faith…Purgatory