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Brutally Honest
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Hats off to Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn
Via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel comes the story of an embattled Police Chief who spoke his mind at a press conference: A video of an emotional Milwaukee... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2014 SOCIETY -
"Why Are You a Catholic?"
Came across this piece written by Fr. William Saunders, explaining how he would respond to the question posed in the post's title. It speaks for me... Read more
Posted on 22 November 2014 SOCIETY -
Remember When Words Spoken by People Actually Had Meaning?
Rand Paul has a devastating set of #TBT pics posted to his Facebook page today that in and by themselves document the statements made by Obama that prove the... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2014 SOCIETY -
"This is Not Ours to Alter. It is Ours, However, to Encourage and Celebrate"
The Vatican's three day gathering of leaders and scholars called the The Complementarity of Man and Woman: An International Colloquium has ended and an... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2014 SOCIETY -
A Lesson in Tolerance
Everything you need to know about skewed perspectives and moral confusion summarized in the following three minutes of video taken at the University of... Read more
Posted on 20 November 2014 SOCIETY -
He Who Hates... is He Who is Weak
“Hatred is weakness, for it refuses to see that collective selfishness is just as wrong as individual selfishness; it is the weakness of the man who is not... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 SOCIETY -
What Do Catholics Believe About Angels?
Love this piece by Tiberjudy: Are angels really those sweet, blonde-haired frilly-dressed young women with feathery wings that we set on our mantels or place... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 SOCIETY -
In a Culture Where "know Your Rights" Has Become Mantra...
... the Pope has decided to point out that children have a right to both a mother and a father: Children have the right to be raised by a mother and a father,... Read more
Posted on 18 November 2014 SOCIETY -
I'm Overwhelmed by You
Something beautiful, something wonderful... something overwhelming: There is, of course, a story behind the video. Check out that story here. Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 SOCIETY -
He Must Think We're Stupid... Wait...
Obama has weighed in on the Gruber comments: ED HENRY, FOX NEWS: At your Burma townhall a couple of days ago, you tried to inspire young leaders by saying,... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 SOCIETY -
Everything You Wanted to Know About Techno/science Geeks...
... and all of it coming to light thanks to The Anchoress: 3) A comet scientist who has just helped to land a probe on to a comet is unlikely think think, “oh,... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2014 SOCIETY -
Viva Il Papa!
Did you know Pope Francis was Catholic? Pope Francis has told a group of Catholic doctors that “playing with life” in ways like abortion and euthanasia is... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2014 SOCIETY -
"If This Were Happening to Any Other Group Besides Christians, It Would Be the...
I found this eye-opening video over at American Digest and I think it's well worth watching and passing on: Who, you might be asking, is Raymond Ibrahim? Read more
Posted on 15 November 2014 SOCIETY -
"Through the Cage of Our Sin, We Can See the Mercy of Christ"
Do yourself a favor. Go read Tod Worner's piece describing his young daughter's preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). Here's a tiny... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2014 SOCIETY -
What Part in the New Evangelization Are You Playing?
Printed in our church bulletin this week, some more toe-stepping words from Pope Francis, this taken from Evangelii Gaudium, his Apostolic Exhortation released... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2014 SOCIETY -
"We Give Too Much License to a Dead Past"
Elizabeth Scalia writes beautifully on the dangers of a spiraling hate: There are times when — all too innocently, because we have not been mindful of what is... Read more
Posted on 13 November 2014 SOCIETY -
"If You Are a Catholic Who Has Forgotten Or Somehow Lost Your Sense of the...
"... and mind-blowing phenomenon of The Real Presence, remember it's never too late." That from Nicole DeMille in a beautiful apologetic for the source and... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2014 SOCIETY -
Why It's Hard to Be Catholic
Interesting piece put up by Catholic convert (he used to be an Anglican priest) Taylor Marshall covering the reasons why, for him and he suspects for others,... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2014 SOCIETY -
"When the Story of Human History is Over, Evil, Death, Darkness Does Not Get...
Chris Stefanick has done a lot of really good things but what follows, covering Fr. Kapaun, is one of my favorites. I've covered Fr. Read more
Posted on 12 November 2014 SOCIETY -
"It is Popular Today to Cast Jesus as a Casper Milquetoast God Thingy of Our...
Rebecca Hamilton on the hard teachings of Christ: If you do not eat of my flesh and drink of my blood, you will no have life within you. -Jesus Christ The... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2014 SOCIETY