The Sanity Squad: A Religion of the Perpetually Paranoid

By Simon Caldwell  | Daily Mail Roman Catholic priests have been banned from using ‘heterosexist’ language in their churches in case they offend gay worshippers. They have been told by their bishops not to assume that every churchgoer is a heterosexual and to reflect this ‘in language and conversation’. ‘Remember that homophobic jokes and asides can be cruel and hurtful  -  a careless word can mean another experience of rejection and pain,’ say th... more

My notes on the first reading from Isaiah can be found HERE . This current post is a commentary on the entire Psalm, given by Pope John Paul II during his last series of Wednesday Audiences. Those audiences were dedicated to the Morning and Evening prayers of the Divine Office. The Holy Father died before he was able to finish, Pope Benedict completed the series. Links to these commentaries/meditations, arranged according to their usage in the divine office, can be found HERE . A lin... more

Pope Benedict XVI has condemned as “cruel and senseless” the “brutal terrorist attacks” in India and the sectarian fighting Nigeria that have killed hundreds this week.... more

We talk to David Dunbar and Brad Reagan, editors of Popular Mechanics’ new book, Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can’t Stand Up to the Facts. But are we just part of the vast conspiracy? Listen and find out . . . Play or download The Glenn & Helen Show . ... more

In this essay, exclusive to PJM, Nelson Ascher observes, We are spending precious time getting surprised or scared, wondering about the hatred itself, its depth and extension. That’s important, but not what’s most important right now. What we need to understand is that this hatred is being once again used cynically to obtain certain results. ... more

The war between Israel and Hezbollah is winding down - or is it? Our gang of mental health pros - host Neo-neocon and panelists, Dr. Sanity, Shrinkwrapped, and Siggy - looks at the psychological ins and outs of the terror war. Play or download The Sanity Squad puts Hezbollah et al on the couch . ... more

PJM’s Special Correspondent Bill Bradley plumbs the depths of the Lieberman vs. Lamont Blog-powered grudge match and discovers that there’s less there than meets the eye. ... more