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Conjectures of a recovering dilettante on the road to Utopia – the Pope’s visit to the United States

 

The message to individual Christians today could never be clearer: As a Christian, you have an obligation to see that your government serves the poor and those most in need of compassion and help.  

It seems that some consider this an “entitlement” philosophy. They make the assumption that any government program that creates a service to help people to take advantage of opportunity is wrong.  

In fact, if the service rendered to people in need creates dependency and nothing else, there is much merit is this opinion. 

This gets to the heart of the problem. When you create a government program whose intent is compassion and service to those most in need, the creation of the service does not end the Christian’s responsibility.  

Equally important is the follow through necessary to see that the program works. 

This is the step where everything falls apart and provides the fuel that drives the most anti government, conservatives. 

Creating a humanitarian government program is relatively easy in comparison of the effort it takes to make it work.  

Brother Franco

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Political shenanigans in Washington, D.C., has an interesting spectator.

 
As the debate over the debt ceiling rages on in Washington, D.C., the politicians should be aware of an interesting spectator watching their actions with keen interest. 

That spectator is none other than Gabriel. He watches and listens with focused attention as his fingers twitch slightly on the keys of his horn. 

Those who know Gabriel well are aware he has been itching to blow his horn and end what he considers a “failed experiment" on planet earth for sometime. 

Gabriel has pleaded his case many times in the past to end the world, but has been rebuffed each time.  A benevolent deity is still hoping for a favorable outcome. 

However, the advent of the “tea party movement” in American politics has given Gabriel new hope he now can present a convincing argument that the human condition is hopeless. 

After today’s news out of Washington, I wouldn’t bet against him.

 

Brother Giovanni

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Elections 2016 - Abe Surdity appointed as political reporter and commentator for the Pizzaonian Newsertainment Network.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FROM:  PIZZAONIAN NEWSERTAINMENT NETWORK  (PNN)

Contact:  Publicio Relationio at the PNN office of Public Relations at   PIZZAONIAN@YAHOO.COM

  

SUBJECT:  Abe Surdity appointed as  political reporter and commentator for the Pizzaonian Newsertainment Network. (Elections 2016)

In a brief announcement, Diverti Mento, senior editor for PNN, announced the appointment of Abe Surdity to the editorial staff as a feature writer covering the American political scene. 

It is clear Mr. Mento feels Abe Surdity is particularly suited to cover the American presidential 2016 election.

Mr. Surdity brings a background of horse racing and dog breeding to his new assignment, occupations exceptionally viable in bringing new light to the panorama of American politics. 

His columns will appear regularly in "The Pizzaonian"

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Random thoughts while traveling the road to Utopia - The choice is yours - grain of sand or a pearl?

 

 

It is amazing to me that the gifts we bring to the world find their way into being through our weaknesses. (Note the plural - for most of us, there is more than one.) 

When we reach the point when confronting our weaknesses and the thorn of our self-destructiveness is all we have left, we begin to make serious progress in our quest for more fulfilling lives.

Even more amazing, our weaknesses continue to remain with us, they simply no longer have center stage.

This seems to be the great lesson:  It is not our weaknesses that keep us from moving forward, it is our focus on them that gives them power over us.

When we gain the strength to go forward and focus on our strengths, our failings, even though they remain, fade into the background and slowly lose their power over us.

Change for the good occurs when we find, for whatever the reason, moving forward is our only recourse - if we choose to survive.

Therefore, your choice is simple:  You can waste a good part of your life waiting for that time to come, or you can make an act of faith and concentrate on the good that is in you now.  For most of us, often to our surprise, that is good enough.

Brother Franco

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