Child Labor and Chocolate -...
A multi-billion dollar American industry should be able to do better than this. Click here to view the embedded video. Socialism does not work, but one of the reasons socialist movements succeed is because capitalists and the free market fall prey to that all-too-human failing: yeah, greed.
Praise the Creator...
Today was another spectacular day enjoying the beauty of creation in Jackson. The day began with 8:00 Mass followed by an opportunity to visit with some of the parishioners. I then had one meeting, and the rest of the day to enjoy the beauty of creation. Before Mass, I got a glimpse of the excitement the whole day would hold.
How much do you know about the Day the Sun Danced in Fatima?
The Bible and the Fathers...
It was the Bible that made me read the Fathers. When I was studying for the Presbyterian ministry, I wanted to understand the world where Jesus lived and where the apostles preached. I wanted to defend the New Testament canon against its latest round of challenges, for exampleagainst those who would place the newfound "Gnostic Gospels" on the.
Christian art just plain stinks, and here's why...
NFL: Super Bowl halftime show will be ‘appropriate'
Broadway Liturgy...
So we have these debates about 'full participation' at the Mass and it seems to me that an awful lot of American Catholics have been educated at the Broadway School of Liturgy, and that 'full participation' means that everyone possible must sit as close as can be to the 'stage' and that the actors must come down the aisle as often as possible in wonderful costumes in order to 'engage'...
Supreme Court to decide issue of women priests?
Jason Adkins does the Church proud...
Former ZENIT publisher defends Legion actions...
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No. Really. Something is Seriously Wrong...
It's hard to say where this mood of protest will go, but one place it will not be going is "away" (though the trendy ninnies will as soon as it gets cold outside). The reason the protest and sense of deep disquiet will not go away is much the same as the reason the prolife movement has not gone away: because a serious injustice is being done and our consciences rankle at.
19 Words Every Catholic Should Know...
Perry's pastor pal Jeffress called 'a poster boy for hatred'
Hope springs eternal: Benedict Groeschel on Dolores Hope...
"When I first met the Hopes 30 years ago, I was very impressed with the fact that their home had a chapel. Obviously it had been placed there completely by Dolores. Although the Blessed Sacrament was not reserved there in a private home, nevertheless the local pastors, who were great fiends of Dolores, often offered Mass there as I also did.
Rare Video: Pope Pius XI on the Loggia of Saint Peter's...
I love watching real videos of the popes. The 20th century is the only era in Church History where this has been possible. Here's a video of Pope Saint Pius XI at Saint Peter's. You can hear his voice, too.
The Present Moment - Eternity Begun and Still in Progress...
We are often deceived into thinking that doing great things for God is something for tomorrow and the life of prayer is something only to be taken up when one's life's circumstances allow it to be more of a priority. This is not the way the saints understand time. For the saints, heaven haunts this present life...
Why is there a picture of a hamburger on this bishop's chasuble?
10 practical prayer tips from the Carmelite Sisters...
How to build a distributist economy...
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The Austrian Priests' Initiative...
Love of God and neighbor...
The Shema is the core Jewish declaration of faith, joining the statement, "Hear [shema], O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone!," with other passages about the unity and uniqueness of God (Dt 6:4-9; 11:13-21; Nm 15:37-41). The whole of the Shema, notes Jacob Neusner in "Judaism: An Introduction" (Penguin...
Remembering Christopher Dawson: Who are you?
My Nouveau Traditional SAHM Lifestyle vs. Amanda Marcotte's Exploding Head...
Amanda Marcotte is utterly fed up with "empty feel-good words and delusions about gender norms." My advice to Marcotte: stay away from mirrors. She recently flipped out over a study indicating that women increasingly long for "a more traditional lifestyle." The study does seem, frankly, a little bit lame. But what fascinates me.
The Miracle of the Sun 94 Years Later...
Jobsonian Philosophy? An Assessment of the Secular Philosophy of Steve Jobs and Other Modern Techophiles...
An interesting article appeared the in the Wall Street Journal on the Saturday after the passing of Steve Jobs. Written by Andy Crouch, it does a good job (pardon the pun) of distilling the philosophy of technology that is common today. Steve Jobs, a master at technology and business, articulated and exemplified many of its...
Kortney Blythe Gordon: An Inspiration to Pro-Life Activists...
My Heroes Have Always Been Warlords...
Q. Okay, smart guy. Aren't there any Bible verses that you find troubling? Or do you just thumb through the New Testament at airports with a chuckleheaded smile like Kenneth from 30 Rock, saying, "Yup, yup! Hunky-dorey!" A. Sure. There are a couple that make me shudder and say to myself...
Decadence and democracy can't co-exist indefinitely...
The Levitation of St. Gerard Majella...
Why Teens Leave the Church - A New but Dubious Study?
