Patience

1. “Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.” ― Fulton J. Sheen (2/29/12)

Anti-Catholic Bigotry

Sprayed on the side of St. James Cathedral... via Fr Z.

1. “There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.” 
   ― Fulton J. Sheen (2/29/12)
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3T4-2ZXRl0Y
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4. "A fairly standard anti-catholic cartoon. It is titled: “The Papal Octopus - The Pope-Antichrist”, by HE Fowler, and was published in 1913 in an anti-catholic screed." (Vulgar Army 2/29/12)
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6. "The alligator jaws in this 1850s democrat party propaganda are papal hats with teeth. "  (Free Republic, 2/29/12)
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

1. "Overall, omega-3 PUFA [polyunsaturated fatty acids] supplementation was not associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality, cardiac death, sudden death, myocardial infarction, or stroke based on relative and absolute measures of association." (JAMA. 2012;308(10):1024-1033. doi:10.1001/2012.jama.11374 9/12/12)
2. Advantages (3/6/12)
1. Reduced risk of breast cancer 14% BMJ 2013;346:f3706 (6/28/13)
2. Reduced cognitive impairment (3/6/12)
1. "Lower RBC DHA levels are associated with smaller brain volumes and a “vascular” pattern of cognitive impairment even in persons free of clinical dementia." (Neurology February 28, 2012 vol. 78 no. 9 658-664, 2/29/12)
3. Reduced atrial fibrillation (3/6/12)
1. "In older adults, higher circulating total long-chain n-3 PUFA and docosahexaenoic acid levels [omega-3 fatty acids] were associated with lower risk of incident AF [atrial fibrillation]. (Circulation.2012; 125: 1084-1093, 3/6/12)

Modesty

1. Purity requires modesty, an integral part of temperance. Modesty protects the intimate center of the person. It means refusing to unveil what should remain hidden. It is ordered to chastity to whose sensitivity it bears witness. It guides how one looks at others and behaves toward them in conformity with the dignity of persons and their solidarity. (CCC 2521 2/28/12)

Hypnotic

1. "Receiving hypnotic prescriptions was associated with greater than threefold increased hazards of death even when prescribed <18 pills/year."  (BMJ Open, 2/28/12)

Coronary Artery Disease CAD

1. ‎"Initial stent implantation for stable CAD [coronary artery disease] shows no evidence of benefit compared with initial medical therapy for prevention of death, nonfatal MI, unplanned revascularization, or angina." ( Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(4):312-319. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.1484, 2/27/12)

Concupiscence

1. Wealth (2/26/12)
2. Power  (2/26/12)
3. Pleasure  (2/26/12)
4. Honor (2/26/12)

Animals

1.  "Animals are God's creatures. He surrounds them with his providential care. By their mere existence they bless him and give him glory. Thus men owe them kindness. We should recall the gentleness with which saints like St. Francis of Assisi or St. Philip Neri treated animals." (CCC  2416, 2/25/12)

Freedom

1. “Freedom is not just something with which we are born; it is something we achieve.”-Archbishop Fulton Sheen, On Being Human (1/24/13)
2. "The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes." -CCC 1733 (12/10/12)
3. Freedom is not the ability to do what you want but what you should.(6/22/12)
1. If you always do what you want than you are a slave to your wants. (12/19/12)
4. Freedom is not an end but a means to an end. (10/24/12) 
1. The end to which freedom is the means is love. (10/24/12)
2. And truth (12/10/12)
5. None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2/24/12)

Penance

1. Can. 1250 The days and times of penance for the universal Church are each Friday of the whole year and the season of Lent. (2/24/12)

Colon Cancer

1. "These findings support the hypothesis that colonoscopic removal of adenomatous polyps prevents death from colorectal cancer [by 47%]." (NEJM, 2/23/12)

Fasting

1. ‎"Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one's flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches the fire of lust, and kindles the true light of chastity" ~St. Augustine † (2/23/12)

Ockham’s Razor

1. "Ockham’s Razor is the idea that the world is eminently simple, but that our experience of it is not."  (First Things, 2/23/12)
2. "It is not, as most tend to think, the mere axiomatic belief that 'the simplest explanation is usually the right one.'" (First Things, 2/23/12)

AARP

1. Conservative alternative AMAC (2/21/12)

Deep Vein Thrombosis

1. "Patients with venous thrombosis had a 4.0-fold (95% CI 3.7–4.3) increased risk of death compared with controls. The risk remained increased up to 8 years after the thrombotic event, even when no additional comorbidities were present. " (Flinterman LE, van Hylckama Vlieg A, Cannegieter SC, Rosendaal FR (2012) Long-Term Survival in a Large Cohort of Patients with Venous Thrombosis: Incidence and Predictors. PLoS Med 9(1): e1001155. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001155, 2/17/12)

Catholic

1. "Now a Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that somebody else may be wiser than he is." – G.K. Chesterton (The Well and the Shadows) (1/31/13)
2. Calling yourself "Catholic" but believing the teachings of the Catholic Church are wrong would be like calling yourself "vegetarian" but beveling that not eating meat is wrong. (2/21/12)

Pro-Choice

1. If by "pro-choice" you mean pro-abortion than I'm not "pro-choice" but if by pro-choice you mean pro-choice than I'am pro-choice. (2/15/12)
1. Pro-choice means being free to make your own choice regarding yourself it does not mean being free to force your choice regarding someone else on that person. (2/15/12)
2. Forcing your choice on someone else takes away their choice and is therefor anti-choice. (2/15/12)
2. Pro-abortion is no more pro choice than pro-slavery is pro-choice. (2/15/12)
1. In slavery a slave owner forces his choice on his slave. (2/15/12)
2. In abortion a mother forces her choice on her unborn child. (2/15/12)

Word of God

1. Is not a vocal word (2/15/12)
2. "... a word in the mind..." (Theology and Sanity, page 77, 2/15/12)
1. "...in other words, a thought or idea."  (Theology and Sanity, page 77, 2/15/12)

Sonship

1. Definition (2/15/12)
1. "... the origin of a living thing from another living thing by communication of substance unto likeness of nature." (Theology and Sanity, page 76, 2/15/12)
   

Sovereignty of God

1. I believe in the sovereignty of God but not the  tyranny  of God. (2/15/12)
2. God is Sovereign. A good sovereign gives freedom. An evil sovereign takes freedom away. The Calvinist's god does not allow free will. (10/28/12)
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John Calvin

1. John Calvin was logical and courageous enough to take Martin Luther's "sola fide" to its logical conclusion, but unfortunately he was not wise enough to reject it when that conclusion turned out to be double predestination. (2/12/12)
2. "I have never seen either a drop of piety or a grain of truth or ingenuousness – nay, I have never found common sense in any Jew." -John Calvin (1/31/13)
3. ‎"All are not created on equal terms, but some are preordained to eternal life, others to eternal damnation; and, accordingly, as each has been created for one or other of these ends, we say that he has been predestined to life or to death."- John Calvin (Institutes, III.21.5 Beveridge translation) (1/31/13)

Judgwmwnt

1. Calling something good is as much a judgement just as calling something bad. (2/15/12)
1. If it is wrong to judge than it is wrong to call something good. (2/15/12)

Asprin

1. "Despite important reductions in nonfatal MI [myocardial infarction] [10%], aspirin prophylaxis in people without prior CVD [cardiovascular disease] does not lead to reductions in either cardiovascular death or cancer mortality. Because the benefits are further offset by clinically important bleeding events, routine use of aspirin for primary prevention is not warranted and treatment decisions need to be considered on a case-by-case basis." ( Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(3):209-216, 2/15/12)
2. "Allocation to aspirin reduced cancer deaths (562 vs 664 deaths; odds ratio [OR] 0·85...resulting in fewer non-vascular deaths overall (1021 vs 1173; OR 0·88" (The Lancet, 3/21/12)
3. "After adjustment for age, sex, smoking, history of cardiovascular disease, systolic blood pressure, and body mass index, persons who were regular aspirin users had a higher risk of developing neovascular AMD [age-related macular degeneration] (odds ratio [OR], 2.46; 95% CI, 1.25-4.83)" (JAMA Intern Med. 2013;():1-7. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.1583, 1/22/13)

Statistics

1. . “It is easy to lie with statistics, but it is easier to lie without them.” Charles Frederick Mosteller (2/14/12)

Acute Rhinosinusitis

1. To show how the conclusion of a study can misrepresent their own results, the conclusion of this study was: "Among patients with acute rhinosinusitis, a 10-day course of amoxicillin compared with placebo did not reduce symptoms at day 3 of treatment." However, the results show "...at day 7 more participants treated with amoxicillin reported symptom improvement (74% vs 56%, respectively; P = .02)." (JAMA 2/14/12)

Freedom of Religion

1. If you only believe in "freedom of religion" for your religious beliefs than you don't really believe in freedom of religion. - Wil Roese (2/14/12)

2. "The most fundamental human freedom [is] that of practicing one’s faith openly, which for human beings is their reason for living" -Blessed Pope John Paul II (10/22/12)

   
   

Person

1. "... person answers the question who..."   ( Theology and Sanity, page 68, 2/9/12)
2. "... center of attribution in a rational nature..."   ( Theology and Sanity, page 68, 2/9/12)

Nature

1. "Nature answers the question what..." ( Theology and Sanity, page 68, 2/9/12)
2. "Every being has a nature..."   ( Theology and Sanity, page 68, 2/9/12)
3. "... by our nature we do what we do: for every being acts according to what it is."   ( Theology and Sanity, page 68, 2/9/12)
4. "Nature, than, is to be seen not only as what we are but as the source of what we can do."   ( Theology and Sanity, page 68, 2/9/12)

Reason

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Courage

1. "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." ~Eleanor Roosevelt  (2/8/12)

Cannon Law

1. Those who have been “obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to holy communion.” ( canon 915, 2/8/12)

Soda

1. Adverse effects of soda consumption
1. Kidney stones (5/16/13)
1. "We found that higher consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks was associated with a higher incidence of kidney stones." ScienceDaily (5/16/13)
2. Asthma/COPD (5/16/13)
1. "There was a positive association between consumption of soft drinks and asthma/COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease] among adults living in South Australia."  (Respirology, 2/8/12)
3. Pancreatic cancer (5/16/13)
1. ‎"... there was a suggestive, modest positive association for risk of pancreatic cancer for intakes of SSB [Sugar-sweetened carbonated soft drink]." (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 21(2); 305–18., 2/13/12)
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   Cardiovascular

    and metabolic andic diseases (5/16/13)
   "Daily intake of SSSDs [sucrose-sweetened soft drinks] for 6 mo increases ectopic fat accumulation and lipids compared with milk, diet cola, and water. Thus, daily intake of SSSDs is likely to enhance the risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases." (AJCN. 2/18/12)

World War II

1.  JUNE 1941 - FDR LAUNCHES OIL EMBARGO AGAINST JAPAN - 6 MONTHS LATER... "SURPRISE ATTACK" ON PEARL HARBOR ( Judge Andrew Napolitano 2/6/12)

Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI)

1. ‎"Chronic use of PPIs [proton pump inhibitors like Nexium, Prilosec or Achiphex] is associated with increased risk of hip fracture [35%], particularly among women with a history of smoking [>50%]." (BMJ, 2/6/12)
2. "...PPI use more of a marker for, than a cause of, higher rates of cardiovascular events." (Circulation.2012; 125: 978-986, 3/1/12)

Places I Want to Visit

1. Notre Dame Cathedral, Montreal (5/22/12)
2. Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica,  Chicago, Illinois. (2/5/12)
3. Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul 
   1723 Race St,
   Philadelphia, PA (2/12/12)
4. Columbus Chapel alter Boalsburg PA. (11/5/12)
5. Shrine of the blessed sacrement Ironsdale ALbana (11/5/12)
6. Guadulopa, Mexico City Mexico (11/5/12)
7. St Ann Qubec City (11/5/12)
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Cclopidogrel

1. " The anti-blood clot regimen that adds the drug clopidogrel (Plavix) to aspirin treatment is unlikely to prevent recurrent strokes and may increase the risk of bleeding and death in patients with subcortical stroke" (Science Daily, 2/5/12)

Smoking

1. ‎"Smoking cessation is associated with reduced respiratory symptoms [especially coughing in those 18- to 24-year-olds without chronic respiratory illness]." (Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, 2/4/2)

Small Business

1. U.S. Counties With Thriving Small Businesses Have Healthier Residents (Science News Daily 2/3/12)

Resveratrol

1. Despite resveratrol's well-documented health benefits, its mechanism of action remains controversial. In particular, the direct molecular target of resveratrol has been elusive. Park et al. now show that resveratrol directly inhibits cAMP-dependent phosphodiesterases, triggering a cascade of events that converge on the important energy-sensing metabolic regulators AMPK, SIRT1, and PGC-1α. (Cell 2/3/12)

Pro-Choice

1. If you where really pro-choice than:
1. You would oppose China's one woman one child policy so Chinese women could chose how many children to have.
2. You would support school vouchers so parents could chose where to send their children to school
3. You would oppose health insurance mandates so people could chose weather or not to have health insurance
4. You would oppose tax increases and support tax decreases so people would be allowed to chose how to spend the money they earned.
5. You would oppose all mandatory vaccination requirements so people could chose weeather or not to be vaccinated.
6. You would oppose laws that ban smoking in public buildings so the building owners could chose to allow or not to allow smoking in teir building and the public could choice weither or not to enter it.
7. You would oppose laws prohibiting the production, sale and drinking of raw milk so people could chose wearher or not to drink raw milk.
8. You would oppose laws prohibiting prostitution so people could chose weither or not to engage in prostitution.
9. You would oppose all drug laws sop people could chose wearher or not to use drugs.

Know

1. “… we know a thing when what it is, is present to our mind.” (Theology and Sanity, page 50 2/2/12)
2. All knowledge is ultimately based on faith. The scientist bases his knowledge on observation, however before he can base his knowledge on observation he must have faith that his observations are real. He can not observe that his observations are real; that would be circular reasoning. The mathematician bases her knowledge on logic, however before she can base her knowledge on logic she must have faith that logic is true. She can not prove logic is true using logic; that would be circular reasoning. (6/4/13)

Hemoglobin A1c

1. Reference Range (2/1/12)
1. Normal = 4.2-5.6%   (2/1/12)
2. Increased risk for diabetes: = 5.7 – 6.4%  (2/1/12)
3. Diagnostic of diabetes  >6.4%  (2/1/12)
4. Treatment goal for patients diagnosed with diabetes <7.0%  (2/1/12)