Catholic Fire

President Obama has earned a grade of "F" for his performance in office. He received a failing mark in an MSNBC unscientific online survey after having spent less than two months in the White House . In its "Give President Obama a Grade" survey , MSNBC asked more than 109,000 repondents, "If you were grading Barack Obama on his performance as president, what would he get?" More than half of all respondents – or 60 percent – gave Obama an "F." Only 16 percent said the president has earned an "A," while 6.4 percent gave him a "B," 5 percent answered a "C" and 12 percent said he has earned a "D." Read the rest at WND. Why does this not surprise me? Why do I want to scream at the top of my lungs to those who voted for him "I told you so"? Why does it seem to take forever for some people to wake up and smell the wicked odor of B.O.? Oh yes, I will still pray and fast for his conversion, but that do...

An excellent reflection by Fr. Leo Clifford, O.F.M. on handling our failures. He uses St. Peter and St. Paul as examples and also includes G.K. Chesterton, Francis Thompson, St. Margaret of Cortona, St. Augustine in his brief inspirational talk. Includes Psalm 63. Tune in to EWTN TV and radio for more of Fr. Clifford's "Reflections". You can also find 36 of Fr. Clifford's reflections online here.