As today is the Monday after the Easter Holiday ("Easter Monday" to those who celebrate), I offer a hearty Happy Dyngus Day to everyone on Dreamwidth and LiveJournal.

May your legs suffer the switch of the pussy-willow in the good-natured fun that it is intended.

Anyone ever notice that the lyrics to I Wish I Were an Oscar Meyer Weiner map really well into the melody of the Star Spangled Banner?
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Divorce and Same-Sex Marriage,

by Daniel O’Rourke
26 July 2012

Recently the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church became the largest U.S. denomination “to officially sanction same-sex relationships.” Hedging its bet, it said the rite is not a marriage ceremony, but the ceremony includes prayers and an exchange of vows and rings. It surely ( Read more... )

An Enlightened Grandfather on Mothers’ Day

by Daniel O’Rourke
Note. This column originally appeared in May 2006.

After breakfast the phone rang. It was my wife Marie. She had left earlier for a meeting, but after her meeting had a fender bender. No one was injured, but understandably unnerved she was waiting for the police. She had promised ( Read more... )

Our Things Are Not Ours
by Daniel O’Rourke
05/10/12

T

he wealth and things we have are not really ours. They are gifts, but they are only on loan to us. They are meant for us to shelter and help ourselves and our families, but also to help others, to heal others, and enable others to live more fully. Our money is like manure. If we pile it high ( Read more... )

Legalized Marijuana

04/26/12 | Daniel O’Rourke

Marijuana has been in the news recently - all the way from South America to California and Washington State.

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The Hunger Games

April 12, 2012  Daniel O’Rourke

At the promptings of my 12-year-old granddaughter, I read Suzanne Collins’ best selling trilogy and have seen the movie based on her first book: The Hunger Games. A quick summary: the book is a young adult novel; its chief character is 16-year-old, street smart Katniss Everdeen. She lives in a ( Read more... )

The Oscars and the New Cardinals

by Daniel O’Rourke
3/08/12

The entire world has again endured the Investiture of new cardinals in Rome and the annual Oscar Academy Awards in Hollywood. I must admit there was a time when I had a fleeting interest in these two reoccurring international extravaganzas. Now, however, they seem more like the Roman ( Read more... )

Gambling Is Good for Your Soul

by Daniel O’Rourke
02/23/12

As I write this we are still recovering from the publicity and hype of Super Bowl Sunday.  This year’s Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in our history. An estimated 111.3 million watched. That’s more than ever viewed an inaugural address by a President of the ( Read more... )