If you ever start to think that the world is suffering from a venom shortage, just start a blog and say something controversial.

More than twenty years ago we flew to Rome for a meeting, and a very tall man accompanied us — my husband, our three young children and me — to the Pope’s Sunday Mass.

“There is a point at which passive ‘tolerance’ allows misleading teachings to be spread and propagated, thus confusing or even misleading the faithful about the truths of the Church…There is a very strong word, which still exists in our Church, which most of us are too ‘gentle’ to use. The word is ‘heresy.’”

Women are told that reproductive health services are designed to better their lives. They are also told that anti-abortion zealots are infringing upon these services.

I am flabbergasted and aghast, not to mention madder than … well, I’m quite steamed. So many news items have come rolling off the Internet lately ?

I’ve had a number of folks comment on my appearance on Alan Colmes’ radio show this past Friday evening. It was a great experience