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Are We as Christians Truly Supposed to Hate Our Lives?
Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. John 12:25 The verse seems to be about as clear as... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2015 SOCIETY -
Facing the Current Reality
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has been catching grief from all quarters in California for daring to think that Catholic teachers ought to teach... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"My Default Setting Has Become a Kind of Prideful Self-centeredness"
A profoundly meaningful post put up by Hunter Sharpless at Ethika Politika: In the beginning we ate the fruit because we wanted to be God. We wanted to be the... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"Ominous Signs for the Democrats"
This from Salon no less: While Catholics have been swing voters since Richard Nixon’s second term, white Catholics are now identifying as Republican by... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 SOCIETY -
“I’m Not a Catholic,” [Al] Gore Said, “but I Could Be Persuaded to Become One.”
It all depends on Pope Francis apparently: For the third time in the last few years, Al Gore, founder and chairman of the Climate Reality Project, spoke at the... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"It Was a Heave. A Deep Inward Breath. And It Came from a Well-dressed Woman in...
Tod Worner is covering the beauty of penance, the sacrament of confession and more particularly, what he experienced recently at a recent Lenten Reconciliation... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"A Grave Lack of Respect for Believers"
Expect now to see more of this: The confessional is one of the most private and privileged places in the world. So when an Italian journalist violated the bond... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"I Feel That the Lord Has Placed Me Here for a Short Time"
That from Pope Francis in a recent interview: Pope Francis said in an interview published on Friday he believes his pontificate will be short and that he would... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"Isis is Wiping out the Cultural Heritage of Iraq"
The ancient monastery of St. George, or Mar Gorgis, in Mosul has been damaged by ISIS: "IS destroyed the front wall of St. George monastery to remove the big... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"If Sacrilege is Your Cup Tea, Boy Oh Boy, is This Parish Just for You"
The Crescat is upset and justifiably in the eyes of any serious Catholic: I just had the absolute worst experience ever during mass, at my Abuela’s funeral no... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"He Went from Being a Little Inaccurate... to Throwing Very Accurate"
I would love to see this young man play again and not just because I'd relish how it might shut the pie-holes of his haters: The first NFL veteran combine came... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2015 SOCIETY -
Obama's HHS Mandate Takes Huge Hit
This is hopeful and outstanding news: In a potentially groundbreaking decision, the Supreme Court nullified a federal court ruling against the University of... Read more
Posted on 10 March 2015 SOCIETY -
Pope Francis Derangement Syndrome - The Alt Archives
I was most pleased to stumble today across this archive of posts put together by Scott Eric Alt chronicling the prevailing idiocy passed along by a wide... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"How Could Reason Witness Against Reason?"
“If you want to know about God, there is only one way to do it: get down on your knees. You can make His acquaintance by investigation, but you can win His... Read more
Posted on 09 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"Isn’t That Exactly How We Imagine God?"
Charlie Lehardy has a thing or two to say about Whiplash, the academy award winning film, and God. It's good stuff: Terence Fletcher is a sadistic,... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2015 SOCIETY -
Friday's Farewell
Guest posted by tim, The Godless Heathen Thanks for the memories Reggie. Career Receptions in NFL history - PlayersRec. Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 SOCIETY -
'The Church Must Not Impose “impossible Burdens” on People... but It Also Must...
You want to know what drives Pope Francis, then you'll want to read John L. Allen Jr's “The Francis Miracle: Inside the Transformation of the Pope and the... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"There is Darkness These Days."
I realize that I run the risk of being called a Tod Worner stalker but I'm banking on the fact that it's a risk worth taking once you read his latest post:... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"History Seldom Repeats Itself, but It Often Rhymes."
I tripped over Tod Worner's latest post, introduced on his Winston Churchill Facebook page, with the words shown in the title of this post. I found those... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2015 SOCIETY -
"... Being a Free Market, Economic Conservative Does Not Mean Acquiescing To......
Tom Zampino, as a self-described classic, free market economic conservative, and as a Catholic, is taking on the notion that Pope Francis is a socialist:... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2015 SOCIETY