“May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. — St. Paul, Galatians 6:14. “Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent,… Read More Kerygma. Finding Our Way Home Again.
The song starts off with a slow intro in which the abandoned husband describes his two sons. “If you look at them both for awhile, you can see that are you, they are me,” he says, beautifully summing up the way we see ourselves in our children, not just physically but emotionally. “You should have… Read More Time Out. Sinatra: Michael and Peter
Consider Materialism. Whatever his origin, if man is presently and constantly “evolving” in a godless universe, then it follows that his thinking, and especially his philosophical views, cannot be worth much ultimately; his thoughts would be inherently unstable, unguided, random, merely emerging fragments in process, or mutation, on route to nowhere. / sh
& Sarah’s feminism. Yes Minister is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, ran for 16 episodes from 1986 to 1988. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost all ended with a variation of the… Read More Theology is a Progressive Device? 😟
“Someone said, drink the water, but I will drink the wineSomeone said, take a poor man, rich folk don’t have a dime Go fool yourselves if you will, I just haven’t got the timeYes you can drink the water (yes you can drink the water)But I will drink the wine Someone gave me some small… Read More Time Out. Sinatra’s Cup.
‘Today, as Donald Trump reportedly provides Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes against Russia, we assess just how serious the economic situation is becoming amid reports of gas shortages. Then, as European leaders join President Zelensky in Copenhagen, we hear about the new ‘drone wall’ and how Moscow has upgraded its missiles to better… Read More Donald Trump Reportedly Shares Intelligence For Long-Range Strikes on Russia
Ross Douthat with Hasan Pike “Hasan Piker, the Twitch and YouTube star, understands what pushes people to commit acts of political violence. But does that understanding tip over into appreciation? In this episode of “Interesting Times,” Ross Douthat and Piker debate why Piker’s post-liberal rhetoric attracts criticism from the right (and results in the occasional… Read More When are Western Communists Conning the Rest of Us About the Use of Political Violence?
By historian William Thomas Walsh “Of the external foes of the Church, Mohammedanism was one of the most dangerous and long enduring. Ideologically it was not external, but one of the great heresies, containing as it did many Christian elements, mingled with some borrowed from Judaism, and much gross and carnal materialism foreign to both;… Read More What the Critics of the Crusades Forget or Ignore
“How did both world wars impact the iconic works of Tolkien and Lewis? Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas is joined by author and historian Joseph Loconte to discuss his newest book, The War for Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933–1945. ,, Throughout this book and conversation, the looming… Read More Could England Fall? Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton.
Someone said, “A little philosophy and science will take a man away from God. But a great deal of it will bring him back”. C.S. Lewis on materialism; Consequences for Our Thought-Processes and Philosophies of Truth… ‘If the solar system was brought about by an accidental collision, then the appearance of organic life on this… Read More Revisiting C.S. Lewis on the Dangers of Scientism
Father Jacques Philippe Commentaries, October 1, 2025 | National Catholic Register This year, the Catholic Church celebrates the centenary of the canonization of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of her birth in 2023, Pope Francis wrote an apostolic exhortation entitled “It Is Trust,” which is a beautiful synthesis of the spirituality… Read More The Little Way of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Is a Path of Hope
And a response It Ain’t Broke, But Let’s Fix It Anyhow June 2004, NOR We picked up a Catholic magazine, and on the cover was one big headline, and it was a striking one: “Was Vatican II a Mistake?” In the background to the headline were a litany of post-Vatican II disasters: “practicing homosexuals in… Read More The New Oxford Review Exchange on Whether Vatican II Was Necessary
Marxist secular eschatology, or in simpler terms, the Marxist vision of history’s ultimate goal (telos). 1. The Core Idea Marxism, though explicitly secular and materialist, still carries a kind of “this-worldly eschatology.” It inherits the structure of religious teleology (a progression toward an end) but replaces the divine with historical material processes. At its heart:… Read More A.I. Summary of Marxism. Stolen Theology and History.
The Telegraph 2024 Is the UN still relevant? The organisation faces numerous unresolved conflicts, a cash crisis, deep polarisation among its members, a bloated bureaucracy and the waning interest of its biggest backer, the US. Venetia Rainey speaks to Richard Gowan, veteran UN watcher and UN director for the US think tank International Crisis Group.… Read More Is the UN Still Relevant?
“I appeal also to philosophers, and to all teachers of philosophy, asking them to have the courage to recover, in the flow of an enduringly valid philosophical tradition, the range of authentic wisdom and truth — metaphysical truth included — which is proper to philosophical inquiry — John Paul II, Fides et Ratio # 106… Read More John Paul II’s Battle Against Nihilism
