Title Varies Slightly

Just perfect. I’m not a mom, but I had one. So I know this is the real deal:

A child with Down Syndrome was used as a suicide bomber. Apparently the explosives were detonated via remote control.
I don’t have words. Not a one. So I’ll borrow two.

“At that time people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall upon us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’

for if these things are done [...]

Amy Welborn has an elegant new blog, Charlotte was both.
So, wrangle those links, y’all.

How utterly gracious of God that, just after I posted the rant below, I clicked on this.
Thanks. I appreciate it.

Check out the new video podcast from SQPN,That Catholic Show!

Sorry, no captioning yet… anyone who wants to volunteer to do that or provide transcripts for greater accessibility would probably be very welcome!

Via Amy Welborn, a beautiful essay on the gifts brought to a family by a baby with severe disabilities.
Read. Bring tissues. Pray for this family.
Little Finn, please pray for Emilio, and pray for us all.

This brilliant analysis from Big Arm Woman is an illustration of how ugly conversations can become on the Internet. I hate how shallow and vicious people can be when they are speaking about strangers.
I love Big Arm Woman. She is a marshmallow in a cynic mask.

Quite a bit of flap about the book The Gospel According to Judas. I had a draft started with my perspective, but Jimmy Akin beat me to the punch and said it better in the bargain.
Go. Read. Ponder.

I am. I’ve been fighting the creeping crud for weeks. But seeing the photo at the top of Cause of Our Joy makes me smile. And stay for the thoughtful posts. I added them to my blogroll, and I look forward to future visits.

And other thoughts about the state of librarianship. Via Free Range Librarian.
It’s worth keeping firmly in mind. I wonder how much of this I could embroider onto a wall hanging before my hands gave out?
(Look at the comments to see links translating this into many languages.)