An Executive Order amending Executive Order 12425 has some disturbing implications.

V.U.I (Voting Under the Influence) would explain how such a piece of crap healthcare bill got passed.  Here’s Senator Max Baucus on the floor of the Senate: is he drunk?

NBC Goes on the defensive for the President.

Associate Editor Defends Presidents Non-Response.

When is it okay to be a fat cat?  When you’re an Obama fat cat.

Waterboy has posted a brief excerpt from a homily by St John Chrysostom.  Click here to listen.

Obama spent a lot of hot air belittling the banks for their role in our economic woes, conveniently forgetting that Congress-especially his party-had a major role in the troubles (e.g., the sub-prime mortgage fiasco).  Now we find out that politically connected banks have been receiving more TARP money than others.  This revelation comes on the heels of another revelation: Democrat Congressional Districts received twice as much stimulus money as Republican Districts. Is anyone really surprised that the single biggest piece of pork went to Obama’s home state, or that Pelosi’s and Reid’s backyards also received sweetheart deals?

Now it’s being reported that the “cash for caulkers” program spent a cool 2 million dollars to caulk 7 homes.  Meanwhile, our Profligate and Chief is vacationing in an 8.9 million dollar mansion at a rental cost of 4,000 dollars a day.  A fancy way to celebrate the 12 anti-family gifts he and his Congress have dumped on the American people; not to mention the deficit he’s managed to triple in the span of 11 months.

These are the people who are about to grab one-sixth of the economy under the guise of health care, claiming that it will pay for itself by cutting waste.  Hoax and Chains!  Yes they did!

Ordinary Form: The Feast Of The Holy Family.

Readings.

Notes On The Readings.  Brief.  Includes the alternate readings.

Sunday Gospel Scripture Study.  Outstanding audio/video presentation.  Aprrox. 1 hour.

Lector Notes.  For lectors, helpful suggestions on how to present the readings.

Homily: What Makes A Family.  Audio, by Fr. Robert Barron.

Origen on the Gospel.

Word Sunday~Popular and literal translations of the readings, along with notes.  Site offer more resources than those listed:

• FIRST READING
• PSALM
• SECOND READING
• GOSPEL

Sunday Scripture Study.  Very brief notes on the Gospel, includes questions for study/reflection, catechism references.  At the time of this posting the site hasn’t been updated with this weeks study.

Navarre BibleCommentary.  Please note that this week’s Lectionary allows for alternate first and second readings.

• First Reading/Commentary…Alternate.
• Second Reading/Commentary…Alternate.
• Gospel Reading/Commentary.

Sunday Bible Reflections by Dr. Scott Hahn.  Text or audio, very brief.  Highlights common theme(s). Current week not yet available as I post.

Extraordinary Form: Sunday Within The Octave Of Christmas. Please note that the readings for the EF differ from the OF. Also note that most/all of the following links are to online books.  You may increase the text size of these books by using the sites zoom feature.

Devout Instruction On The Epistle And Gospel.  Contains the prayers and readings of the day, along with instructions based on these.  Followed by Instruction on Blessing.

Aquinas’ Lectures on Galatians 4:1-7.  Not lite reading.

• On Gal. 4:1-3.
• On Gal. 4:4-5.
• On Gal. 4:6-7.

Homily on the Epistle.  Prefaced by the Epistle Reading (Gal 4:1-7).

Homily on the Gospel.  Prefaced by Gospel Reading (Lk, 2:33-40). Scroll down page to find (“Homily X”).

St Bede The Venerable’s Homily on the Gospel.  Prefaced by Gospel reading.

We Must Live As Children Of God.

Note: some of the sermons which follow are based upon other readings than those used in the Mass for today.  They deal with the subject of time, a themes suggested by today’s Epistle reading “But when the fullness of time came, God sent forth His Son…”

On The Shortness Of Time.  Based on 1 Cor 7:31.

On The Uncertainty Of Time.  Based on Heb. 1:12.

On The Value Of Time.  Based on Eph. 5:15.

On Eternity.  Based on Eccles. 12:5.

On The Persecution Of The Church.  Based on Lk 2:34.

The sermon was preached by John Henry Newman and I have made it available in PDF. Sermon on St Stephen’s Martyrdom

The title of this post comes from a website started by a layman convert from Anglicanism.  Here is some of what the site has to say of itself:

Why Pray the Daily Office?

The Daily Office is the official prayer of the Church. Its order of prayers, praises, and readings proper to each season, day, and time of day serves to sanctify time. When you pray the Office you join the communion of saints who have recited these prayers daily for century upon century.

What is the “Anglican Use”?

Briefly, it is a provision for a “Anglican style” liturgy similar to the Book of Common Prayer as an ecclesiatically approved variant on the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. The official text of the Anglican Use Daily Office is published in the Book of Divine Worship; this internet site is based on that text.

You can view the site here.