http://www.drwob.com/weblog/ en Copyright 2008 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:28:13 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss As Michael Phelps smashes swimming record after record, he's had to overcome challenges beyond the constant, grueling training and the need to eat 12,000 calories a day: Phelps also had to beat attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity (ADHD). Diagnoses... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/08/michael_phelps_adhd_success_st.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/08/michael_phelps_adhd_success_st.html Don's Posts Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:28:13 -0700 A state appellate court, which had previously ruled that Californians have no right to homeschool, reversed itself today. Here's the story from the San Francisco Chronicle (08-08) 10:49 PDT LOS ANGELES - -- A state appeals court reversed itself... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/08/homeschool_victory_in_californ.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/08/homeschool_victory_in_californ.html Don's Posts Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:59:23 -0700 Tony Snow lost his battle with cancer today at age 53. Here's the statement from the President: Laura and I are deeply saddened by the death of our dear friend, Tony Snow. Our thoughts and prayers are with his... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/07/tony_snow_rip.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/07/tony_snow_rip.html Don's Posts Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:02:52 -0700 Writing today's date in my gym log this morning, I said to my buddy, "June 6. I think that's D-Day, isn't it?" I had a moment of doubt, because I'd heard nothing about it this year. Later in the morning,... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/06/june_6_1944_dday.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/06/june_6_1944_dday.html Don's Posts Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:18:42 -0700 Fr. John Zuhlsdorf has one of the best blogs of any priest presently writing about the Church. Today, he posted his "bullet points" about the Church, the liturgy, and the world: Over time I have developed some ideas which... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/05/fr_z_on_liturgy.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/05/fr_z_on_liturgy.html Don's Posts Wed, 28 May 2008 11:55:39 -0700 The last month or two has been a pretty challenging time at work. Not just for me, but for the whole organization. While we're not quite through the tough times yet, things should start settling down. When all one's mental... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/05/back_among_the_living.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/05/back_among_the_living.html Don's Posts Wed, 28 May 2008 08:50:26 -0700 The fruits of Summorum Pontificum just keep on coming! Knoxville Catholics’ First Solemn Latin Mass in Decades At 2 pm on Sunday, April 20 at Knoxville’s historic Holy Ghost Catholic Church—currently celebrating its centennial—area Catholics will enjoy the city’s... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/04/return_of_the_solemn_latin_mas.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/04/return_of_the_solemn_latin_mas.html Don's Posts Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:50:59 -0700 In advance of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the U.S., the Washington Post profiles several D.C.-area Catholic families who buck the dominant culture, even within the Church, adhering to more traditional Catholic practices. Some excerpts: During an era when... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/04/great_wapo_article_on_traditio.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/04/great_wapo_article_on_traditio.html Don's Posts Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:01:17 -0700 He passed away on Saturday at age 84. Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Amen. (Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. Rest in peace. Amen.)... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/04/charlton_heston_rip.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/04/charlton_heston_rip.html Don's Posts Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:54:22 -0700 This year, the Feast of St. Patrick on March 17 falls during Holy Week. Faithful Catholics will have to forgo the whooping it up with corned beef and green beer to maintain their focus on the central element of... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/03/st_patricks_day_no_green_beer.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/03/st_patricks_day_no_green_beer.html Don's Posts Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:26:14 -0700 Happy Pi Day!... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/03/314.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/03/314.html Don's Posts Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:42:11 -0700 Last Friday's Wall Street Journal had an article about the cause for canonization of the Rev. Vincent Capodanno. Some excerpts: As a young chaplain candidate in the U.S. Navy in the late 1980s, the Rev. Daniel L. Mode became... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/03/servant_of_god_vincent_robert.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/03/servant_of_god_vincent_robert.html Don's Posts Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:26:50 -0700 Sad news today that William F. Buckley, Jr. died at work in his study. In a follow-up post to Kathryn Jean Lopez's announcement on the Corner, Jonah Goldberg puts his grief in the context of his gratitude: I'm stunned.... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/02/william_f_buckley_jr_rip.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/02/william_f_buckley_jr_rip.html Don's Posts Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:59:41 -0700 Over at the "Crunchy Con" blog, Rod Dreher ruminates on the changing nature of romance as one enters middle age. Some excerpts: I used to get stoked on the idea of taking Julie to the perfect little French cafe,... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/02/happy_st_valentines_day.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/02/happy_st_valentines_day.html Don's Posts Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:33:15 -0700 On the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, March 7th, St. Margaret Mary Church, at 1219 Excelsior Avenue in Oakland, will hold its third All-Night Adoration. Stations of the Cross will be prayed at 6 pm, followed by High Mass in... http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/02/allnight_adoration_at_st_marga.html http://www.drwob.com/weblog/2008/02/allnight_adoration_at_st_marga.html Don's Posts Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:28:21 -0700