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I’m Thankful for…That Conscience Thing

This year, as we gather to give thanks for all God’s goodness to us, I’ll be offering thanks for something for which I never thought to offer thanks before. Thanks to Nancy Pelosi, I’m thanking God for my conscience. Ms. Pelosi, it seems, would rather I don’t have a conscience, or “that conscience thing,” as she […]

America’s Gerontocracy

Nov 24 11 • Samuel Gregg • 3 comments

One fact that has become increasingly evident in the Great Recession’s wake is the disproportionate influence exerted upon economic policy by those aged 65 years or older. This group is far more economically secure than most other Americans — according to a recent Pew Research Center study, the gap between the average net worth of those […]

Pilgrims and Indians and the Burden of History

Nov 24 11 • Patrick O’Hannigan • 0 comments

The only Native American writer I know gave permission for a literary journal to republish thoughts about Thanksgiving that she had first corralled a few years ago, and reading them was an illuminating experience. Terra Trevor reminded me why American Indians are not necessarily as sanguine about Thanksgiving celebrations as I am. She also got […]

More Than 100 Reasons to Be Thankful, Even in Hard Times

Nov 24 11 • Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur • 1 comment

Two years ago, I asked many people, both young and old, what they were thankful for in order to compile a list of 100 reasons to be thankful, even in hard times. While some time has passed since I put together that list, times are definitely still hard and the list is definitely still relevant. […]

Same-sex “Marriage” v. Grandma

Nov 24 11 • Joseph Backholm • 2 comments

Over the next several months, you will likely be asked how same-sex “marriage” will affect you. This question is asked because those trying to redefine marriage would like you to believe that it will have no impact on anyone whose names do not appear on the same-sex “marriage” license. They argue that this is a […]

Thank God for Your Faith

Nov 24 11 • Ron Quinlan • 0 comments

As you give thanks this Thanksgiving be sure to thank God for your Catholic faith! I hope you realize how truly blessed we are — we have so much more than other Christians. Begin with the fact that we have the Mass available to us every day, (except Good Friday). Most Protestant congregations meet only twice […]

Poem: “That Well”

Nov 24 11 • Pavel Chichikov • 0 comments

That Well When I was a child of four Beneath the surgeon’s blazing light I walked along a burning road Sun upon me while I bled By the road I saw a pump, A handle to bring water up, Iron black in summer heat, I struggled near on my small feet Oh pump of iron, […]

Cardinal Burke: Attacks on Unborn are Rooted in ‘Contraceptive Mentality’

Nov 23 11 • Patrick B. Craine • 0 comments

Cardinal Raymond Burke, one of America’s highest ranking Catholic prelates, urged pro-life advocates last month to confront an “erroneous view of human sexuality” that robs the sexual act of its life-giving purpose. “The attack on the innocent and defenceless life of the unborn has its origin in an erroneous view of human sexuality, which attempts […]

A Catholic Life of Travel and Sojourns

Nov 23 11 • Michael Milano • 0 comments

My spiritual and secular sojourns began early in my life. My journeys have been far and wide, and have taken me down forks, in circles or off the beaten path. The trips I’ve taken have enriched my life in many ways, and these in turn have enriched my Catholic family and my travel agency located […]

Agribusiness and the Fall of Rome

Nov 23 11 • John Moody • 2 comments

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Nations The horses’ feet clop upon the stone road as the carriage rocks along, the sound of conversation echoing from its confines out into the quiet countryside. It is 140 BC. The Roman nation is nearing the apex of its affluence and power. Death, discouragement and defeat during a brutal series […]

Leaving Something to the Children

Nov 23 11 • G. Tracy Mehan, III • 0 comments

Over the years I have heard many arguments for and against the idea of providing any kind of an inheritance for one’s children. There was the egalitarian argument that framed the issue as one of democratic virtue, rejecting the idea of accumulating any wealth for the sake of the next generation. Better that your children […]

The Gift

Nov 23 11 • Stacy Peterson • 2 comments

I hadn’t felt normal for several days, so I decided to skulk into Wal Mart, snatch the first pregnancy test within reach off the shelf, and slide it under my purse, which was strategically awaiting its purpose, as a shield, within my cart. I casually threw a tube of toothpaste into my cart while strolling […]

The <em>Real</em> Case Against Sexual Harassment

The Real Case Against Sexual Harassment

Nov 23 11 • Lisa Fabrizio • 0 comments

Here we go again. A powerful, intelligent and charismatic conservative black man seeks high office in the United States of America, and is subject to the scurrilous slings and arrows that are always deflected from their liberal counterparts by the shields of the mainstream media. In our nation, where the election of Barack Obama might […]

Pelosi Blasts Catholics on Abortion: They ‘Have This Conscience Thing’

Nov 23 11 • Kathleen Gilbert • 9 comments

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi blasted Catholics for fighting for the right not to perform or fund abortions, describing their abhorrence for supporting abortions as “this conscience thing,” in remarks to the Washington Post. Last month, during a debate in the House over a bill to stop abortion funding in the health care […]

Atheists and Humanists Lying About Thomas Jefferson and Jesus

Nov 23 11 • Theodore Kobernick • 13 comments

Lies, falsehoods, untruths are the foundation of the secular humanist doctrines which are foisted upon America. Two of the most harmful — and widely accepted — concern abortion, and separation of church and state. This article focuses upon one typical instance of the lie about Christianity and the United States. It reveals a typical operation of the humanist […]

Poem: “The Joy of God’s Creation”

Nov 23 11 • Stacy Peterson • 0 comments

The Joy of God’s Creation In a house filled with loved ones, Loneliness leached into my heart and mind. Like water seeping through moss, It soaked my soul, sinking me. My heart, heavy with grief, ached Like a swollen river exceeding its banks. My only solace, the silk of my baby’s breath against my cheek. […]

Overcome and Flourish!

Nov 22 11 • Msgr. Richard Soseman • 0 comments

When I was 19, the day before I was headed back to college, I was in an explosion at a quarry where I had been working for the summer. Some rock misfired, and headed toward me, and I broke my leg very badly. At the hospital two days after, they wanted me to start rehab, […]

Jewish Restaurants Don’t Serve Pork

Nov 22 11 • Br. Benjamin O’Loughlin, LC • 0 comments

Step into a kosher restaurant and skim the menu looking for pork chops: you won’t find any. Practicing Jews don’t eat pork, they don’t sell pork, and no one expects them to pay for pork. Pork goes against their faith, and they don’t do pork. In much the same way, faithful Catholics don’t do contraception, […]

Iraqi Christians Live Between Fear and Hope

Nov 22 11 • ACN-USA News • 0 comments

A year after the attack which left 58 Christians dead in Baghdad, the faithful in Iraq’s capital city continue to be scared of fresh violence. “Living in Iraq means living in fear. There’s no feeling safe and during the last two or three weeks the situation has got worse, because of tensions among political parties,” […]

The $5 Protest: Why Can’t We Do This for Abortion?

Nov 22 11 • James Curley • 1 comment

Thousands of people rallied in protest to newly announced $5 debit card fees. It only took about one month for Bank of America to rethink and eliminate the fee. Surely if 10 or 20 thousand can move the biggest bank in Americato change its fee policy so quickly and apologetically, then 50 million ardent pro-lifers […]

The Difference Gratitude Makes

Nov 22 11 • Stu Walker • 0 comments

As we approach Thanksgiving, it is good to begin to get ourselves in an attitude of gratitude. Let’s start at the beginning. “Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds.” And so it happened: God made all kinds of wild animals, […]

Being Faithful Servants of the Lord as Catholic Men

Nov 22 11 • Maurice Blumberg • 0 comments

The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your […]

A Love Supreme: God as Gift

Nov 22 11 • Philip Primeau • 0 comments

“Through Christ we are given revelation about the nature of God-Love. The perfection consists in that this love humbly, without reservations, gives itself over.” –Archimandrite Sophrony God exists as Gift. He is relentlessly Self-emptying, pouring His love and life into this world for our sakes, undeserving wretches though we are. We have such difficulty “knowing” […]

The New Roman Missal: The Mystery of Eucharist Union

Nov 22 11 • Dr. Edward Sri • 0 comments

Bride and Bridegroom Beautiful changes have been made to the translation of the prayer that comes shortly before Holy Communion is distributed. Since Vatican II, the priest has said, “Happy are those who are called to His supper” as he held up the Eucharist. The new translation is more poetic and better fits the solemnity […]