Author Archives: David Ancell

One of my favorite shows as a kid was Press Your Luck. I used to watch that every morning when I was home from school. The lights and the board must have fascinated me. I remember watching one contestant … Continue reading →

If you are reading this, then you have found my new blog home. This blog is generated by an application that I developed using Cold Fusion. Thankfully, Macromedia provides a free version for development, and I found a host that … Continue reading →

Fr. Frank Pavone wrote an excellent column on the issue of war vs. abortion. He tries to explain how war is not always immoral, but abortion is. He explains why. One must be careful with one thing that he … Continue reading →

The USCCB is having their meeting behind closed doors as we speak. Pray for them. While I am bringing this up, please check out Russell Shaw’s open letter to the U.S. Bishops. Mr. Shaw is right on the money with … Continue reading →

You will probably notice light blogging for the next few days. I don’t know when regular blogging will continue. The reason for this is that I am working on writing my own blog software. I have already migrated my existing … Continue reading →

Dave Eggers writes in the New York Times suggesting mandatory volunteer hours for college students. Before I respond with my opinion, let me say that I regret that I thought myself “too busy” to do things for others … Continue reading →

I have found three reports (two of them are here and here) of Senator Dubin of Illinois trying to show John Kerry and himself as a faithful Catholic Senator despite having a pro-abortion voting record. He published a scorecard showing … Continue reading →

I have found an article where, upon scrolling down, you can see that many people let Fr. Knight’s article have it. Unfortunately, the last letter, written by a man named Richard Fath, uses some of the most twisted logic I … Continue reading →

It was quite predictable that those who oppose the teaching of the Church would be up the sexual abuse scandal whenever a bishop spoke on moral issues. I’ve seen it in several articles articles and heard it in conversation. Supposedly, … Continue reading →

While I believe that abortion is sinful, not all sins should be made crimes. OR I believe that abortion should be illegal, but it is not necessary for all Catholics to believe this. First, read this, from the Congregation … Continue reading →