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It is a commonplace among believers in God’s written word to express a longing to have lived in the times depicted within its pages. To have seen, perhaps even conversed with, such towering figures of faith as Abraham, Moses, Samuel, and Nehemiah. To thrill at the great victories God granted through Joshua, David, and Jehosaphat. […]

Free Cars for the Poor?

Jan 12 12 • Donald P. Goodman III • 3 comments

When I first saw this story, I was surprised. Then I was vaguely sympathetic, for a few seconds. Then, I became completely incredulous that anyone could think about this for more than a minute and still believe that it’s a good idea: Free cars for poor fuel road rage. Not only did somebody apparently think […]

Poem: “The Crib and the Cross”

Jan 12 12 • Hilary McRee Flanery • 0 comments

The Crib and the Cross “…and His sepulcher shall be glorious!” (Isaiah 11:10) The crib – In the shadow of the cross Rough and hard No lustrous gloss No lustrous gloss Or polished sheen Just wood for His birth And for the death scene For the death scene they thought Would end all Casting its […]

The ADL Hypocrisy Machine

Jan 11 12 • Louie Verrecchio • 0 comments

As reported by ABC News, while fielding questions at a campaign event in Windham, NH on January 5th, Rick Santorum was challenged to defend his faith by a voter who said, “We don’t need a Jesus candidate, we need an economic candidate.” “My answer to that,” Santorum responded, “We always need a Jesus candidate. We […]

Meeting a Cardinal in Sweats and Athletic Shoes

Jan 11 12 • Marge Fenelon • 0 comments

Just to clarify; I was the one in the sweats and athletic shoes. Likely the Cardinal–more precisely Cardinal-designate–was in his clerical shirt, pectoral cross and other black garb, fitting for a man of his office. And, I suppose I didn’t really “meet” him, since we already knew each other; I had met Archbishop Timothy M. […]

True Faith and False Freedom: On John Courtney Murray (Part III)

Jan 11 12 • Louie Verrecchio • 0 comments

At the conclusion to Part 2, we weighed certain of Murray’s arguments in favor of an historically nuanced understanding of the traditional teaching on religious liberty. We will begin Part 3 with what he labeled the “decisive proof.” Murray goes on to quote the Syllabus of Errors of Pope Pius IX, extracting from it what […]

Supreme Court Sides with Church in Landmark First Amendment Ruling

Jan 11 12 • The Becket Fund • 0 comments

Today the Supreme Court decided its most important religious liberty case in twenty years, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The government lost 9-nothing as the Court unanimously rejected its narrow view of religious liberty as “extreme,” “untenable” and “remarkable.” The unanimous decision adopted the Becket Fund’s arguments, saying that […]

Have we Forgotten about Satan?

Jan 11 12 • Michael Seagriff • 12 comments

We marvel at the physical miracles, big and small, that Jesus performed during his time here on earth – for example raising Lazarus from the dead and healing St. Peter’s mother-in-law of her fever. And well we should. But what we often overlook is the frequency with which Jesus spoke to and expelled demons – […]

One Percent or 33: America’s Real Inequality Problem

Jan 11 12 • David Paul Deavel • 13 comments

The American economy remains sluggish and, from all over the political spectrum, particularly the left, people have turned their attention to inequality. The Occupy Wall Street movement, though without actual plans for reform, emphasizes the growing inequality between the top one percent and the 99 percent of Americans below them, with the implication that income […]

It’s More Than Talk

Jan 11 12 • Robert J. Gieb • 0 comments

It is a constant chant from those who would like the defenders of unborn life to disappear, and leave them undisturbed in their killing. “Your concern for life does not go any further than the uterus.” “All you want is to stop the abortion, and then you abandon the mother.” “You don’t care about the […]

Special Education – “Spirituality” In Our Public Schools?

Jan 11 12 • Shane Kapler • 1 comment

I heard a fantastic homily awhile back – well, the first part of it anyway. Father’s initial comments set me on a train of thought that I will pass along in the body of the article. Father asked us to contemplate the incredible gifts that God has given us. He pointed out that we humans […]

Are Gabe Lyons' <em>The Next Christians</em> Really What's Next? Part 1

Are Gabe Lyons’ The Next Christians Really What’s Next? Part 1

Jan 11 12 • Mark Gonnella • 0 comments

There is much merit in Gabe Lyons’ book, The Next Christians: The Good News About the End of Christian America. In fact, in the second chapter of this book, Mr. Lyons offers his readers a lucid and accessible account of the cultural state wherein Christians find themselves today (23). Although he attributes the beginning of […]

I, iPhone

Jan 11 12 • Jordan J. Ballor • 4 comments

The latest episode of This American Life follows the story of Mike Daisey and his investigation into the origins of Apple products, especially the iPhone which is “Made in China.” What might the iPhone say if it could speak for itself? Ira Glass provides some answers to such a question in the opening moments of this episode, “Mr. […]

Beware the Myth of Inevitability

Jan 10 12 • Ken Connor • 3 comments

In politics, as with many competitive enterprises, frontrunners love to promote the myth of inevitability. Having squeaked out the narrowest of wins in Iowa and now polling favorably in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney is attempting to capitalize on the notion that his nomination is inevitable. If Republicans want to defeat President Obama come November, primary […]

Transhumanism’s Roots in Eugenics

Jan 10 12 • Rebecca Taylor • 1 comment

I talk about transhumanism a lot because I believe it is the greatest threat to humanity that no one knows about. Transhumansim is a philosophy that wants to use technology to surpass treating or preventing disease and use it to enhance otherwise healthy humans beyond natural capabilities. They envision a world where you can leave […]

The Folly of God-denial

Jan 10 12 • J. Matt Barber • 1 comment

As the political season heats up it occurs to me that, as important as elections are, unless the hearts of men are changed, the heart of a nation cannot awaken. Our nation is experiencing heart failure. It needs an awakening – a spiritual awakening. Desperately. Every year secular-“progressives” and obnoxious atheist pressure groups exponentially ramp […]

Christmas Has Prepared Us For Elections

Jan 10 12 • Fr. Frank Pavone • 0 comments

We have just concluded the Christmas season, and find ourselves immersed in the election season. And so it should be. Christmas is actually the best preparation for elections. It is the feast of God becoming human, and thereby joining all humanity to himself. Each person, in Christ, has immediate access to God, and has a […]

How I Met St. Jude

Jan 10 12 • Patti Maguire Armstrong • 0 comments

My own life did not take on a deep spiritual dimension until I was pregnant with my fourth child. But, once I turned seriously to prayer and saw the results, I became hooked. It began when my husband Mark lost his job. For the first time we consciously put our lives in God’s hands. Whenever […]

True Faith and False Freedom: On John Courtney Murray (Part II)

Jan 10 12 • Louie Verrecchio • 1 comment

Careful examination of Fr. Murray’s corpus reveals that he takes great liberty (no pun intended) in his treatment of the traditional teaching on religious freedom. However, he does so in such a way that the casual observer may either miss it altogether, or may perhaps just consider it so subtle as to be irrelevant to […]

All Gifts That Are Given

Jan 10 12 • Erika Ahern • 0 comments

The most prevalent mantras I’ve encountered in the “parenting magazine” world have to do with “gifts.” “Gifted children.” “We need to discover our gifts.” “Moms need to have their own time to use their own gifts.” “Time! Talent! Treasure!” (That’s from my “Catholic pew” world.) “Everyone is special.” “Allow the child to explore her talents.” […]

Poem: “Ezekiel’s Vision”

Jan 10 12 • Pavel Chichikov • 0 comments

Ezekiel’s Vision The creatures of the vision of the wheels Adamant and powerful and real Turned not but to go they would proceed At some immeasurable, unhurried speed Then there were the eyes within the round Rims that rose and fell above the ground, Amber was the radiance they shed, Woke the life within the […]

Spain’s New Government Remains Curiously Silent on Defense of Traditional Values

Jan 9 12 • Timothy Herrmann • 1 comment

It was predictable that Spain’s parliamentary elections last November would end in victory for Spain’s conservative People’s Party after the abject failure of the Spanish Socialist Party in combating rising unemployment and languid economic growth during the economic crisis. Similarly, it was thought to be predictable that a conservative victory would yield major gains for […]

God Can Transform the Worst Sinners into Saints

Jan 9 12 • Mark Davis Pickup • 0 comments

Things designed for good can be used for bad purposes. Art in its proper context captures images of beauty in the world or perverted to promote evil such as pornography. Books can teach and enlighten while others promote falsehoods or hatred. (Be careful what you read or watch.) Sometimes that which is life affirming in […]

Collecting the Debt to Society

Jan 9 12 • Rod Bennett • 1 comment

Repeatedly, the US Catholic Bishops have issued their plaintive calls, asking us to fix our “broken and destructive” criminal justice system here in America. Most of us paid this call no attention at all. Perhaps this was to be expected; I’m afraid the USCCB’s recommendations have not always been free from a certain tincture of […]