tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-198765992024-03-05T23:39:27.341-07:00Jakubczyk on Common SenseApplying faith and reason to ideas, issues and events in today's worldJakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-37281612707338476382018-05-17T15:16:00.000-07:002018-05-17T15:16:27.159-07:00Catching up with Life Itself and forever thankful for His GraceWhen I last wrote on Jakubczyk on Life, I was thanking everyone for helping me
to get through a benign brain tumor and the surgeries involved.
Then I went silent for the next year and a half.
While my friends and colleagues know what happened, many of you do not.
Simply stated - I had two more tumors and two more brain surgeries to
remove them. The second surgery was on May 25, 3017. The Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-59694097299824964872015-04-30T01:47:00.000-07:002015-04-30T01:47:39.312-07:00Musing on BaltimoreCommon sense is dying. I cannot say it is dead yet - there are a few of us still using it - but it is dying. Consider what is being said about the events in Baltimore. Consider what has been happening in Baltimore. It is insanity.
Presume for a moment that what happened to Freddie Gray was caused by police actions. How does that justify in any way the violence and the destruction caused inJakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-51872356255391461542014-12-22T01:25:00.001-07:002015-02-16T14:09:49.098-07:00Reflections on 61 years.The last couple of months have been very busy for me. Come to think of it, this whole year has been filled with a lot of activity, events, travels and benchmarks upon which we measure ourselves and our purpose for living.
I am thinking about this as today was my 61st birthday celebration. And the woman responsible for that momentous event 61 years ago is no longer with us here on Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-6953065125084217882014-12-01T00:15:00.001-07:002014-12-01T00:23:39.279-07:00Preparing for Christmas - AdventSo now that Thanksgiving is over and the "Black Friday" deals are past, we get to watch everyone go crazy on "cyber-Monday" buying "stuff" that will make everyone "happy."
I am tried just thinking about it.
I was going to go to bed at a reasonable time tonight. I still might make it if this little post is short enough and i do not make too many typographical errors.
But as I juggle emails evenJakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-88614574831890504532014-10-23T02:30:00.002-07:002014-10-23T02:30:36.108-07:00Federal District Court Judge rules in Defense of MarriageI will applaud a judge when he gets it right. This judge got it right. Read this cogent reasoned opinion by a federal district court judge declaring Puerto Rico's laws on marriage valid and dismissing the complaint by same sex marriage advocates.
Ryan Anderson does an excellent job of summarizing the matter. Read about it here.
For my part I read the Opinion by Judge Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-12805901566395740072014-10-14T23:59:00.002-07:002014-10-14T23:59:42.409-07:00A Judicial OligarchyI have said this before and today's pronouncement from the U.S. Supreme Court only confirms it once again. We do not live in a democratic republic. We do not live in a federal system of government where there are states that have rights, duties, responsibilities and limitations on what they can do and a federal government that is "limited" in its jurisdiction.
Today's decision by the CourtJakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-51547500883516527702014-10-14T02:16:00.002-07:002014-10-14T02:16:52.553-07:00Random thoughts for the week of October 12, 2014Having observed the frantic pace in which the courts, politicians and the media, both news and entertainment (although these days it is difficult to distinguish them) have been focused on all things "gay" or homosexual, I offer the sobering thought that human beings ought not be defined by their appetites. Appetites change, proclivities change, the person remains a person. and if we be defined atJakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-45438019771038783082014-09-23T01:54:00.002-07:002014-10-14T23:50:19.572-07:00Organizing ones timeLately I have noticed that time seems to be slipping through my fingers faster than ever before. as a result of this I find myself unable to accomplish as much as i use to do. It can be frustrating. Perhaps it is the reality of age setting in. But I think not. I think I have to be more conscious of what I do with my time. And more important, what is sucking up so much of it.
IJakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-88901543318003122222013-03-14T02:54:00.002-07:002013-03-14T02:54:18.442-07:00We have a pope. - FrancisFew of us really understand the life of St. Francis, the young man
who renounced everything for the kingdom - in a sense redeeming the life
of the rich young man in the Gospel story who just could not bear to
leave all to follow Christ. We think of Francis as someone who had this
affinity to animals, who was kind and gentle, who had a preference for
the poor. And all of this is true. But Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-64743664633551844702013-03-02T02:32:00.002-07:002013-03-02T03:08:22.249-07:00A Response to Paul Elie and his opinion piece in the New York TimesIt can be frustrating at times, reading the opinions of so-called intellectuals who attempt to impress the reader with their weighty opinions, when the truth is, their thoughts are so much rubbish. Don't get me wrong: there is much that is impressive in that heady world of academia. But lately I have read a lot of nonsense. Paul Elie's Op Ed article in the New York Times is just such a piece.&Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-38996296867098056692012-11-14T19:45:00.002-07:002012-11-15T14:44:21.242-07:00the power of mercy and forgiveness
November is a month that reminds us
of death. In the Church calendar All Saints and All Souls mark the
first two days of the month. On November 11 the country celebrates
Veterans' Day and for many it is a reminder of those veterans who gave
"their last full measure of devotion" to defend this great land of ours.
For me personally, the month is also a reminder of family members lost.
All Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-61303065716271122102012-06-04T03:49:00.001-07:002012-06-04T03:57:37.518-07:00RECALLING THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY – AND THE CURRENT THREAT TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - A Review of the Movie – for Greater Glory
One need
only study American history to realize that the blessings of liberty have been
purchased at a great price. The founding
of this nation, her imperfect accommodation with slavery, the tragic internecine
conflict which followed, and the next 100 years, has taught any student that liberty
must never be presumed and the rights bestowed upon the human person by God are
not automaticallyJakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-7118799135653426312012-04-07T01:52:00.001-07:002012-04-07T01:52:48.954-07:00Reflections on the CrossGood Friday 2012 is over. It is 1:20 am and the truth is - I should be in bed. But I am not. I am instead sitting here once again so amazed and in awe of the love of Christ for humanity, a love that allowed the son of God to be degraded, to be assaulted, to be tortured and to be killed so long ago.
Today's world does not seem to care about this event. Not surprising. The world does not seem to Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-4830798965583307352012-03-10T01:58:00.000-07:002012-03-10T02:09:14.106-07:00Why the Media hates us soTrying to explain why the mainstream media has such a pathological hatred for those of us who live in flyover country or as the president said four years ago, those people who "cling to guns or
religion" is easy in some respects and yet more complicated than many would like to consider.
I was thinking about this in light of the wasted news week where everyone seemed taken up with Rush Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-10789422240381558562012-03-07T01:14:00.001-07:002012-03-07T01:14:27.845-07:00A Two Man Race - Santorum v. RomneyWhen the dust settled and the last of the pundits finished their
columns and blogs this morning, it was clear that the Republican primary
has been and now continues to be a two man race. Mitt Romney, the front
runner and heir apparent according to the Washington-New York-Boston
Beltway, defeated Ron Paul in Virginia and easily won Vermont and
Massachusetts. According to the last glance in Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-66337775369909958202012-02-25T01:56:00.001-07:002012-02-25T01:56:12.177-07:00A Message to the Republican CandidatesWhether you want to acknowledge it or not, the truth is that the petulant and sometimes petty bickering among you has given Barack Obama a pass during a time when everyone should be focused on his insane domestic policies as well as his timid foreign policy. With gas prices in some regions of the country EXCEEDING $5.00/gallon, you all should be picking him apart. But no, you all have to Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-2369190115365722632011-12-30T13:28:00.001-07:002011-12-30T13:29:59.320-07:00Mitt Romney and Same Sex MarriageThe next time anyone asks me about the subject of Mitt Romney and "gay" marriage, I will refer them to this link.Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-89907624521370714182011-11-23T18:18:00.000-07:002011-11-23T18:18:31.602-07:00Republic Monetary Exchange Shows Holiday SpiritWell the holidays are here. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. And while most of us were closing shop and getting ready for family and friends, one friend of mine, Jim Clark was driving across town in a panel truck with 100 frozen turkeys to donate to St. Vincent de Paul in support of their annual Thanksgiving food drive. The president and CEO of Republic Monetary Exchange, Jim Clark has always thought Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-28870849273556684452011-10-05T03:22:00.002-07:002011-10-05T03:23:01.527-07:00Eric Holder must resign nowThe Fast and Furious Scandal is not going away. Now the media wants it to die. The White House wants it to die. Eric Holder definitely wants it to die. But as one sees with the stories that are surfacing throughout the country, people are just starting to realize how wrong it was. And the death of a border patrol office does not help matters. No, Eric Holder must resign. The Congress must begin Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-58936186414782040162011-09-13T22:52:00.001-07:002011-09-13T22:52:16.836-07:00Standing Up for Priests for Life and Fr. PavoneI am never surprised when a leader in the pro-life movement suddenly finds himself or herself challenged by events that threaten to distract from the every day efforts to save lives. After all the enemy of life will use anything - even good actions or good people - to delay or divert the work of rescuing those being led to death.
So part of me did not agitate as I learned that the Bishop of Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-15590372197949281282011-09-04T16:43:00.000-07:002011-09-04T16:43:07.635-07:00A Challenge and An OpportunityTo those who listened today to the readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, I would suggest that the readings provide a challenge to us as well as an opportunity to advance the pro-life message.
The first reading is from Ezekiel:
Thus says the LORD:
You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel;
when you hear me say anything, you shall warn them for me.
If I tell the Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-87064471227189305632011-07-10T13:56:00.000-07:002011-07-10T13:56:20.715-07:00New York Times attacks NFP and marriage.One can always predict the fears of the Left by looking at what the New york Times chooses to attacks. In its July 8, 2011 edition, the Times sets its sights on Natural Family Planning by writing about a couple who blame their failed marriage and subsequent actions on NFP.
Titled, An Evolving View of Natural Family Planning the article attempts to put NFP in a bad light because two people used Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-74875966998539031072011-04-08T15:09:00.000-07:002011-04-08T15:09:42.352-07:00Harry Reid and the blockage in the SenateHere are some things to consider when discussing the current budget impasse in Washington, D.C.
1. Last year, when Democrats held the majority in the Senate at 59 to 41, Harry Reid, the Majority Leader failed to bring up a budget resolution, and failed to bring a single appropriations bill to the floor. Appropriating the funds to keep the government operating through the next fiscal year Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-86328674223700494572011-01-28T00:34:00.000-07:002011-01-28T00:34:16.146-07:00A Defense of Bishop Olmsted to the Attack by the New York TimesThe continuous assault on the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church are in a way to be expected. History has recounted numerous occasions in the past two thousand years of evil men, dictatorial governments and treacherous ideas attempting to masquerade as the truth, wiling to destroy those who would not bow to their demands or adopt their ideas. During the last century there were two ideologies Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19876599.post-55468394490271115782010-12-21T01:14:00.000-07:002012-04-07T01:19:25.975-07:00Reflections of a not so young manMortality often raises its head when some event occurs that requires the participant to consider the breadth of ones days. The same thing seems to transpire on the anniversary of one's birth, especially when one is on the other side of fifty. The jokes come fast and furious; the attempts at levity mostly failing but sometimes striking a bulls eye; and the aftermath leaves one looking for a much Jakubczyk on Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293621396979440833noreply@blogger.com