Month: May 2024

Hillary’s Classified Documents Were Not Bleached, They Got Hammered

Without consequence. “The conclusion from the FBI was that Clinton treated sensitive, classified information in her emails “extremely” carelessly. But then-FBI director James Comey said there was no evidence that she intentionally deleted emails to conceal them or obstruct justice. Then-FBI Director James Comey walks to the podium to make a statement about the Clinton… Read More Hillary’s Classified Documents Were Not Bleached, They Got Hammered

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Hegel, the Idolatry of the State,  and the Cunning of [his] ‘Reason’.

“Hegel is the ideological nexus where the Gnostic scientific dictatorships of Nazism and Communism intersect.” — Phillip and Paul Collins, The Ascendancy of the Scientific Dictatorship. “All the worth which the human being possesses – all spiritual reality, he possesses only through the State. … For Truth is the Unity of the universal and subjective… Read More Hegel, the Idolatry of the State,  and the Cunning of [his] ‘Reason’.

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An Important Book. Bishop Athanasius Schneider.

“In this absorbing interview, Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers a candid, incisive examination of controversies raging in the Church and the most pressing issues of our times, providing clarity and hope for beleaguered Catholics. He addresses such topics as widespread doctrinal confusion, the limits of papal authority, the documents of Vatican II, the Society of St.… Read More An Important Book. Bishop Athanasius Schneider.

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Dr. Ralph Martin on the Urgent Relevance of Gospel Teaching Today

Ralph C. Martin is a professor at Sacred Heart Major Seminary and was involved in the early Catholic charismatic renewal as founder of the Word of God (community) and cofounder of the Sword of the Spirit association of covenant communities. In this talk Ralph Martin shows how Progressives suppress many parts of Scripture in the attempt to fashion a new Gospel and a new… Read More Dr. Ralph Martin on the Urgent Relevance of Gospel Teaching Today

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China Recipe for Total Control: Army of Eyes and Ears

NYT: Reviving a Mao-era surveillance campaign, the authorities are tracking residents, schoolchildren and businesses to forestall any potential unrest. “The wall in the police station was covered in sheets of paper, one for every building in the sprawling Beijing apartment complex. Each sheet was further broken down by unit, with names, phone numbers and other… Read More China Recipe for Total Control: Army of Eyes and Ears

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Reparation

Galatians 2:20. “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, who died… Read More Reparation

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They appear to be Legion. Fr. Brendan Kilkoyne on Ireland’s Bambie Thug

“A perfect emblem for modern Ireland” — tho the real pagans of old [my ancestors – SH], whom she admires, would have sacrificed this one in a heartbeat “to make the crop grows”. “Bambie Ray Robinson (born 6 March 1993), known by their[a] stage name Bambie Thug, is an Irish singer-songwriter. They are known to mix numerous genres… Read More They appear to be Legion. Fr. Brendan Kilkoyne on Ireland’s Bambie Thug

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UK plans to end gender ideology in schools, set age-based sex education rules

UK plans to end gender ideology in schools, set age-based sex education rules Material suggesting that someone’s gender is determined by their interests or clothing choices should not be used as it risks leading pupils who do not comply with sex stereotypes to question their gender when they might not have done so otherwise,” the proposed guidance… Read More UK plans to end gender ideology in schools, set age-based sex education rules

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“Our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you”

“We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord,    and the iniquity of our fathers,    for we have sinned against you.” Jeremiah 14: Though our iniquities testify against us,    act, O Lord, for your name’s sake;for our backslidings are many;    we have sinned against you.8 O you hope of Israel,    its savior in time of trouble,why should you be like a stranger in the land,    like a traveler… Read More “Our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you”

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Localism — or what?

What good is “progress” in the wrong direction Chesterton asked. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates… The Jetsons fantasy. After Oppenheimer? Really? But, the Progressives retort, it’s only crazy reactionaries who oppose Penicillin —or Planned Parenthood (as if these were morally equivalent) who oppose Progress. No specious rationalization can justify R&D technology for… Read More Localism — or what?

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Peoria Diocese to reduce the number of parishes in the diocese by half

Home diocese of the Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. (CNA) “… The decision to drastically downsize the diocese comes amid declining Mass attendance there as well as a prediction of a shrinking number of priests. Seventy percent of the 145 total priests ministering in the diocese are over the age of 50. According to the diocese’s projections, in… Read More Peoria Diocese to reduce the number of parishes in the diocese by half

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Mark Groubert On the Whittaker Chamber – Alger Hiss Case

“Whittaker Chambers is best known today as the veteran Soviet spy who became, in William F. Buckley Jr.’s words, “the most important American defector from Communism” when he testified against members of his underground Communist cell in the 1930s. Yet Chambers did more than reject Communism: He revealed a key problem with modern liberalism. In… Read More Mark Groubert On the Whittaker Chamber – Alger Hiss Case

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Elderly pro-life activist sentenced under ‘Freedom’ of Access Act

Elderly pro-life activist sentenced to over two years in prison under FACE Act (CNA) Joan Andrews Bell, a 76-year-old Catholic and pro-life activist, has been sentenced to over two years in prison for her involvement in a “rescue” at a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic.  In addition to Bell, three other activists — Jean Marshall, 74,… Read More Elderly pro-life activist sentenced under ‘Freedom’ of Access Act

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The Marian Life

Another aspect of the Marian life is the imitation of Mary. Jesus alone is the “Way” that leads to the Father, He is the only model; but who is more like Jesus than Mary? Of whom more than of Mary can it be said that she has the same thoughts as Christ? “O Lady,” exclaims… Read More The Marian Life

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Eliminating official use of ‘mother’ isn’t inclusive — it is waging war on Family

…and an attack on the Created Order of the world. And, sadly, it makes the American “Mothers Day” an hypocritical national Joke. Tragically America is ever-evolving, via something akin to the Hegelian dialectic, farther and farther away from Christ. “Male and female he created them, and he blessed them”— Genesis 5:2 “The Biden administration’s Department… Read More Eliminating official use of ‘mother’ isn’t inclusive — it is waging war on Family

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The Beatific Vision

The Beatific Vision is the immediate and direct knowledge of God that the angels and the souls of the just enjoy in Heaven. 1 It is called “beatific” because in beholding God face-to-face, the created intelligence finds perfect happiness and fulfillment. 1 The Beatific Vision is a supernatural gift, beyond the natural capacity of the human intellect. 2 While reason… Read More The Beatific Vision

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Mary the Mother of May

In his 1987 encyclical letter, Redemptoris Mater, Pope Saint John Paul II writes, “Thanks to his special bond, linking the Mother of Christ with the Church, there is further clarified the mystery of that “woman” who from the first chapters of Genesis until the Book of Revelation, accompanies the revelation of God’s salvific plan for humanity.  For Mary,… Read More Mary the Mother of May

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Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?

Will “Assisted” Suicide Do the Job? Michael Shellenberger on Does Poverty Cause Homelessness? Shellenberger talks about the homelessness crisis in America’s big cities, which the environmentalist says is actually an addiction-and-mental-health crisis enabled by progressive policies that permit open-air drug scenes on public property, prevent police from enforcing the law, and undermine the creation of… Read More Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?

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