Stop Retreating

The Retreat came to an end and it was time to leave the gun free Jesuit Compound and head for Dallas. I won't comment on the spiritual benefits of the retreat, which were great, but I'm forced to reflect on the journey back to the Metrosprawl.

I35E

Those of you who have traveled along I35E towards the gleaming Ozlike towers of the 'sprawl and arrived, unharmed, at your destination have done a remarkable thing. You have gazed upon the face of Hell, and lived.

Hell

Seriously, it was insane driving, a 20+ miles slalom through massive construction at 80 mph. No lane markers, no signalling, just devil take the hindmost and hell for leather. Mad Max springs to mind. But there is a benefit.

Dallas

You get to see a city being built before your very eyes. There's something remarkable about that but please, civic planners, design the city for people not cars. That's what I say and I'm sticking to it.

God bless,

LSP

Women's March Sharia Goons

If you fear highhandedness from your wives, remind them [of the teaching of God], then ignore them when you go to bed, then hit them. If they obey you, you have no right to act against them. God is most high and great. (Koran Sura 4.34)

The feminists who marched through DC and elsewhere don't like President Trump, they think he oppresses women. They also think that Islamic Sharia law is a pretty good thing, at least they do in DC, where the protest march was organized by Linda Sarsour, a pro-Hamas Sharia advocate.

Some  Sharia Clown

Among other things, like clothing regulations, lesser legal status, monogamy for women, polygamy for men, Sharia allows men to beat their wives. Apparently the feminists are down with that.

A Couple of Sharia Goons

Because this is a family blog, I won't describe the marchers' distinctive pink headgear in terms of the part of the female anatomy it represents. But I will say this. Girls, if the hat fits, wear it.

If The Hat Fits

Rumors that Islamic symbols have been removed from the White House may or may not be true.

That is all.

LSP

Suscipe

I know it's easy to scorn the Jesuits for being a bad crew of Marxists and associated evildoers, but Ignatius Loyola was a great saint. Here's one of his prayers, the Suscipe.

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,

my memory, my understanding,

and my entire will,

All I have and call my own.

You have given all to me.

To you, Lord, I return it.

Everything is yours; do with it what you will.

Give me only your love and your grace,

that is enough for me.

Powerful.

God bless,

LSP

Unsafe Space

Don't get me wrong, it's great to be on retreat, but it's not very safe because we're not allowed to defend ourselves.

Shia LaBeouf

There you are, quietly saying your prayers when up pops Shia LaBeouf with a pump action and takes the Rural Dean hostage, all the while screaming "he will not divide us!" 

Churchill's Back

You, steady as Winston Churchill's bust in the Oval Office, tell the deranged performance artist that he's "not allowed to bring a firearm onto the premises"  and had "better cut it out." Lawless  millionaire socialist Shia then proceeds to go postal. Disaster.

Looks Safe, Isn't Safe

Think, that nightmare scenario would have been averted if a few good men had been armed and knew how to use their weapons. But no, the Jesuits are intent on making their rural Texan haven unsafe in the name of safety.

Such casuistry.

LSP

Melania Mondays!

You've been waiting for it, we've all been waiting for it. Yes, Melania Mondays! is back, bringing you the latest in the life of America's glamorous First Lady. And what news it's been, as the former Slovenian model stepped out before the nation and the world at her husband's Inauguration.

Was she poised? Yes. Elegant? Undoubtedly. Did she make Jackie Kennedy look somehow frumpy? Some say that she did.

The Military Love Melania

Was the Sargeant who got to dance with her at the Armed Forces Ball a lucky man? Yes, he undoubtedly was. Is she the best looking First Lady ever? 

Melania gives the Magic Muslim and SloJo The Look

Maybe not to Rosie O'Donnell, laughably narcissistic Shia LeBoeuf, aging poptart Madonna and deranged Ashley Judd, but to everyone else the answer's obvious. Yes she is.

Well done, Melania, for doing your not inconsiderable best to make America great again. The nation is grateful.

MAGA,

LSP

Escape Shia LaBeouf Go On Retreat

In a desperate attempt to escape the millionaire socialist antics of Shia LaBeouf, I'm driving to Lake Dallas and our annual clergy retreat.

It'll be good to get away on the peaceful shores of the lake and enjoy the company of faithful clergy. There won't be any priestesses, clown liturgies, interpretive liturgical dance and Islamic calls to prayer.

Go on, shoot the Mohammedan rug

There won't be any women's marchers wearing weird hats. Neither will there be super rich commie protesters like Shia LaBeouf, stoking up fauxtrage.

I'm looking forward to it.

God bless,

LSP

Trolling The Fauxtrage, Shia LaBeouf

Just for Keks, here's the risible Shia LaBeouf getting trolled by 4chan /pol/

Millionaire Socialist Shia's net worth is $25 million.

Well done, team.

Kek out the JAMS.

LSP

Poetry, Innit

Thanks, LL.

Recessional - Rudyard Kipling

God of our fathers, known of old, 

Lord of our far-flung battle-line, 

Beneath whose awful Hand we hold 

Dominion over palm and pine— 

Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, 

Lest we forget—lest we forget! 

The tumult and the shouting dies; 

The Captains and the Kings depart: 

Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, 

An humble and a contrite heart. 

Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, 

Lest we forget—lest we forget! 

Far-called, our navies melt away; 

On dune and headland sinks the fire: 

Lo, all our pomp of yesterday 

Is one with Nineveh and Tyre! 

Judge of the Nations, spare us yet, 

Lest we forget—lest we forget! 

If, drunk with sight of power, we loose 

Wild tongues that have not Thee in awe, 

Such boastings as the Gentiles use, 

Or lesser breeds without the Law— 

Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, 

Lest we forget—lest we forget! 

For heathen heart that puts her trust 

In reeking tube and iron shard, 

All valiant dust that builds on dust, 

And guarding, calls not Thee to guard, 

For frantic boast and foolish word— 

Thy mercy on Thy People, Lord! 

As you reflect on Recessional, ponder this. Churchill's bust is back in the Oval Office. Glory has returned to Israel.

Your Old Pal,

LSP

Say A Prayer, Heathen

Worship

Listen up, heathen. It's Sunday and time to feast but also to pray. Some argue the two go hand in hand, but I won't preach as I do enough of that, ahem, already.

Anyway, here's a prayer (Collect) for the day:

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, mercifully look upon our infirmities, and in all our dangers and necessities stretch forth thy right hand to help and defend us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

And for all you Latin Mass trads, here it is again, with a fuller doxoloy:

OMNÍPOTENS sempitérne Deus, infirmitátem nostram propítius réspice: atque ad protegéndum nos, déxteram tuæ majestátis exténde. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum, Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia s ǽcula sæculórum.

I tell you this, I prefer the Latin Mass but I like the Epistle and Gospel in English. I don't care either way about the sermon. 

God bless,

LSP 

Trump Street Art & Ashley Judd

While deranged millionaire socialist celebrity, Ashley Judd, was getting ready to recite a poem accusing Trump of incest with Ivanka,  Sabo was plastering Los Angeles with street art. Here's a sample:

Crazy Ashley Judd works as an actress and she went to school. But the nutty socialist never protested against bomb dropping Obama and no one takes her protest seriously.

As a wealthy commie, super rich celebrity Ashley Judd isn't a Republican, but many call the mentally unstable actress activist a "punk."

Ashley Judd isn't a member of Rage Against The Machine but she's a hypocrite millionaire socialist all the same.

Being a socialist means that Ashley Judd has a net worth of $22 million. She is famous for her great acting talent and for telling the world that she was glad she aborted her baby.

I'll leave it to you to decide if Ashley's simply crazy or a Satanist.

Cheers,

LSP

Lock Her Up!

A friend sent in this helpful infographic. As you enjoy its wisdom, reflect on the Women's Marches that are going on around the known world in protest against Donald Trump. 

One of them is taking place in London and a member of our UK Bureau had this to say.

The largest landlord in London in terms of area and value of property is the Emir of Qatar.

So who do you protest against?

1. An absolutist monarch, who runs his country according a Salafist interpretation of Sharia Law, with 1.5 million people living in slavery and where women have to wear  the hijab.

Or:

2. Donald Trump.

For London feminists  the answer's easy. Donald Trump every time, because he's so much more evil than the radical Islamist Emir, that great respecter of women's rights and freedom. Go on, ask one of Qatar's female slaves and see what they tell you.

Oh, you can't, they're not allowed to speak.

Feminists, you're risible. As for Hillary, Lock Her Up.

Your Friend,

LSP

It Looked To Me Like Populism

politicians prospered but the factories closed and the jobs left (DJT)

Trump was mocked by the overwhelming majority of the media, he was scorned by the establishment inside the beltway ruling elite, and ridiculed by Ivory Tower experts on the right and the left. He wasn't even a politician. Then he won.

No wonder. 8 years of Obama produced over 90 million people not in the workforce, some 50 million on foodstamps and home ownership at an all time low since the 1950s. In other words, a lot of poverty and grinding hopelessness while Washington politicians grew high on the hog. 

Out of touch, privileged, and richer than ordinary Americans could ever hope for, they didn't see Trump coming. Then BOOM. Here was a man who spoke to the people  and promised a return to prosperity at the cost of a corrupt governing elitocracy, and that carried the election.

No wonder. Bring jobs and manufacturing back, have a border, restore power back to the people from crony pay-to-play ridden Washington, be strong at home and abroad, reverse the carnage in our cities. All this and more and it resonates in a way that federal legislation forcing transgender bathrooms in public schools doesn't.

Sorry, that's not a Russian spy job, it's common sense and it's stirring. We heard it today at Trump's inaugural speech and if he delivers on even half of it we will have been well served.

In the meanwhile, 217 people were arrested for rioting in DC today. Their massive protest didn't turn out to be so big after all. Go figure, it wasn't popular. 

Let's hope Mr. Trump continues to confound his critics and makes America great again.

Steak for all, 

LSP