Jesus Christ Conquers

A close relative passed away this morning at 9:51. Kyrie eleison.

I had been intending to write something about Lawrence Auster and his declining health.  (CHT) I do disagree with him on many points, and intend to write at least one post in response to him regarding paleoconservatives. Today he writes:

Last night I was reading in the Catholic Catechism. I’m reading it because I am preparing to enter the Catholic Church. I know, that’s pretty surprising, given my long-time, extremely critical views of the Church, though mainly in its political capacity, not its spiritual capacity. But I have been unchurched for ten years now, ever since the Episcopal Church USA unambiguously ceased to be a Christian body, which was a very painful loss for me. Now that I am facing death, it’s high time for me to become a full Christian again.

Kyrie eleison. Please pray for him.

Went to the grand opening of a music studio of a friend from HS, ER; was looking forward to catching up with him, though we have very little in common now. I had known through his posts at a certain social networking website that he's taken some lumps in life. Today I found out that he's an alcoholic, and his friends who were concerned about his condition were pressing for an ambulance to be called since he had passed out again did not seem responsive. The paramedics came and took him to the county hospital for observation and evaluation (I am guessing). Kyrie eleison.

Some observations - the two teams of FD paramedics each had two tall men and one short woman (5'4" or so). The local PD also came, 3 male officers, all rather tall. (6'0 or taller.) Ethnicity? All white, except for one of the female paramedics, who might have been mixed Asian.