Reflections on "My Utmost" November 28 Part II

"We have to realize that we cannot earn or win anything from God through our own efforts. We must either receive it as a gift or do without it. The greatest spiritual blessing we receive is when we come to the knowledge that we are destitute. Until we get there,...

Reflections on "My Utmost" November 28

"The gospel of the grace of God awakens an intense longing in human souls and an equally intense resentment, because the truth that it reveals is not palatable or easy to swallow. There is a certain pride in people that causes them to give and give, but to come...

Occupy Everywhere goes to the Port of Los Angeles

Occupy Everywhere has gone too far.They have disrupted legitimate commerce, pushing out the Downtown LA Farmers Market, punishing legitimate bankers and traders in Wall Street.Now they want to stop the Port of Los Angeles? Where does their hubris end?"Raging...

Gingrich on Child Labor

I am not voting for Newt Gingrich.Unstable social views, plus an unstable private life made all too painfully public, make him an unacceptable Presidential contender.His shelf-life as the anti-Romney will be short, though respectable.Regarding his views on child...

Reflections on the Debt and the Future

Mr. Petruno,I appreciate reading your cautious pessimism in our of your last article for the LA Times.I appreciate also that someone has the courage to state the obvious:Excessive debt in pursuit of fabulous wealth has created this fantastic catastrophe all over the...