Is A Personal* God Improbable? Or is it we who are improbable?Atheism has traditionally scoffed at belief in a God who is Personal or SupraPersonal. I’ve always found their position to be a counterintuitive curiosity. One of the reasons why is that I find myself, a personal being, to exist. I am here. You are… Read More A Personal Universe
Why Did Pope Leo Xiii Endorse Worker Collective Bargaining? Sportslaw blogger.com, April 20, 2024. Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum, issued in 1891, emphasized the rights of workers to form unions and engage in peaceful strikes. He argued that employers should respect their workers’ right to organize and give in to their [just] demands. The first… Read More Socialism No. Labor Unions Yes.
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And When I Die, Blood, Sweat and Tears — Art and the passing troubadours do it again, delivering existential paradoxical honesty so often lacking in academic postmodernism.. ___ “I’m not scared of dying –And I don’t really care –If it’s peace you find in dying –Well then, let the time be near – If it’s peace… Read More “I swear there ain’t no Heaven. But I pray there ain’t no Hell”
Fr. Chad Ripperger writes, “The juridical concept of the deposit [of Faith] requires that it is not the property of the guardian. In other words, it is not the person who receives it that has ownership of it, but of the consigner who is handing it over to him to keep it in a safe… Read More The Binding Force of Tradition
A beautiful rendition of this time honoured Christian hymn. The Holy City” is a religious Victorian ballad dating from 1892, with music by Michael Maybrick writing under the alias Stephen Adams, with lyrics by Frederic Weatherly. Its sheet music sales made it one of the most commercially successful songs in the UK and United States… Read More Jerusalem The Holy City
Understanding the Epistemological Foundations of Scientific Totalitarianism. by Phillip D. Collins. Scientific totalitarianism is certainly not a new topic in the halls of political science and history. Given its bloody legacy of democide (i.e., state-sanctioned genocide, mass murder, and politicide) and its prolific spread throughout the world, scientific totalitarianism remains a preoccupying sociopolitical phenomenon of… Read More The Faustian Face of Modern Science
Biblical eschatology tells us history is going somewhere. Where is a settled matter for Christians . But how fast is an open question, be it near or still a ways off. We are told by The Lord to “Watch!” and to prepare not for utopia but for suffering, the Cross in our lives. DW: “Magical,… Read More The Dark Side of AI
A slow, soulful Gospel Blues song about brokenness, humility, and redemption. Blending emotional blues guitar with heartfelt Christian lyrics, this song tells the story of finding grace at the lowest point in life. It reminds us that sometimes God meets us not at our highest moments — but at our deepest falls. Rooted in classic… Read More At Rock Bottom
We just published a video, and I think it’s the most important one we’ve made. It’s about the surge in Gen Z Catholics. The average American diocese saw a 38% increase in people entering the Church at Easter this year, and Los Angeles saw 139%. But it’s not really a trend piece. The argument we… Read More The Reason Gen Z Is Becoming Catholic
By Bishop Robert Barron “Three cheers for Pope Leo’s comments regarding the Christian foundations of Europe and the defense of the unborn. Echoing the sentiments of Pope Benedict XVI, Leo reminded his audience that the essential structures of European society and Europe’s commitment to human rights are unthinkable apart from Christianity. And speaking before a… Read More Pope Leo on the Christian Foundations of Europe
Site Summation Catholic Critique presents itself as “Christian World View & Analysis,” edited by Stephen Hand. Its stated purpose is not formal teaching but the sharing of opinions, interpretive principles, excerpts, reflections, and outside resources judged helpful in spiritually challenging times. The site repeatedly frames itself as Catholic, Christ-centered, culturally critical, and concerned with ecclesial… Read More Catholic Critique — Alphabetical & Topic Index
“Pope Leo XIII to the Archbishops and Bishops of the United States, and dated Jan. 6, 1895. “For the Church amongst you, unopposed by the Constitution and government of your nation, fettered by no hostile legislation(1), protected against violence by the common laws and the impartiality of the tribunals, is free to live and act… Read More Leo XIII on American Church – State Accomodation
By Daniel McCarthy, NY Post. A hoax costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and incites arson attacks against dozens of churches. This time, however, it’s not the latest headline out of Minnesota — look a little further north. In 2021, at a time when media throughout the western world were still in a state… Read More Canada’s mass-graves scam reveals the high price of media bias
Everywhere I look I see rising stacks —of hair buns. What can possibly be the meaning of it? And it seems to have spontaneously arisen here in Massachusetts. Especially in the last two years. I see these mostly on women, but not only women. Nay nay. Not even on women pushing their ridiculously pampered and… Read More The Herd of Independent Minds — and their Hair Buns
Interrupted by President Trump, Western world thinkers have hardly given up on steadily rebuilding a hegemonic New World Order piece by piece, the globalist long-dreamed of a federalist One World Government with each nation ceding most of its national sovereignty to the United Nations. First the monarchies were toppled, then the democracies. NATO appeared to… Read More “It is a big idea” –G.H.W. Bush
“Ain’t every day been easy… but I woke up to another one. “Thank God, I’m Still Breathing” is a grateful, soul-deep Delta King’s Blues tune about surviving hard times, carrying scars, and appreciating every sunrise that still finds you here. Ain’t asking for an easy road… A warm, weathered acoustic guitar moves slow and steady… Read More Blessed Day
Devastating performance of “After I’m Gone” by the incredibly talented Michael Bennett. This 8-minute emotional journey showcases the raw power and vulnerability that made Michael Bennett a household name, delivering a performance that will stay long after the video ends. Many parents have experienced this devastating kind of heartbreak. Someone understands this. Is there a… Read More Michael Bennett’s Heartbreak and AI
Nina Simone (/ˈniːnə sɪˈmoʊn/ NEE-nə sim-OHN;[1] born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American composer concert pianist, singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Simone’s bearing and stage presence earned her the title the High Priestess of Soul. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and… Read More No One to Blame. We Cannot Outrun Time.
From the Living Well with ADHD center. Texts are far more easily referenced also. The pandemic caused the dynamics of learning to change as we had to adapt and move from classroom learning to online learning. That meant we also turned to digital texts and multimedia structures as part of that online learning. Researchers have… Read More Reading Is Far Better for Learning
“Tenderness cut off from its source ends in terror“ “In 1961, Flannery O’Connor warned that tenderness cut off from truth ends in the gas chamber. Sixty years later we call that untethered feeling ’empathy’ — and we call it a virtue. It isn’t. Drawing on Paul Bloom’s Against Empathy, Aquinas on the passions, and the… Read More Flannery O’Connor Warned That False Empathy “Ends in the Gas Chamber”
On June 25, 2024, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was able to walk free following a deal with the US government. Does this surprising end to the publisher’s many years of criminal prosecution and imprisonment signal a positive outcome for press freedom? Turkish journalist Can Dündar, who was also imprisoned on similar charges in Turkey and… Read More Target Practice? Recalling WikiLeaks Collateral Murder Video and the Torture of Julian Assange
Apocalyptic cowardice taken to a new level. Affordable means say no more. War killing has just become easier. “The future of high-tech warfare has arrived. Just look to the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran to see how much drones and robots have remade the modern battlefield. Is the U.S. positioned to win wars in this… Read More Autonomous Warfare Madness Here and Now. Ross Douthat.
“In Nigeria, Christians suffer significant and severe persecution – to such a degree that Nigeria has been the most violent place in the world for followers of Jesus for several years. In northern Nigeria, 12 states have implemented Islamic law, creating a system where Christians live as second-class citizens, and conversion from Islam can be… Read More Encyclicals Are Good, But Surely this Pope Must Have a Plan?
By Father Gabriel of St Mary Magalene, 1953. O Lord, increase my confidence in Your help and grant that in this confidence, I may always find courage to begin again. What most distresses souls of good will who are seriously trying to live a spiritual life, is to find themselves falling so many times, despite… Read More The Courage To Begin Yet Again
Sequel to The Passion of the Christ (2004) CBN.com “Legendary filmmaker Mel Gibson has just unveiled new details about his upcoming two-part film project, “The Resurrection of the Christ” and “The Resurrection of the Christ: Part II.” “This film represents a major part of my life’s work, and it has demanded everything of me as… Read More Mel Gibson’s The Resurrection of the Christ
“Powerful people are using this migration to destroy Europe’s Christian roots and its whole culture.” Religious Ideology, not race. “Love, Christians have always known, believes in both good fences as well as shared pastures. We do this by, as St. Thomas defined love, “willing the good of the other”. Peoples who do not think alike… Read More Bishop Athanasius Schneider Speaks of “Mass Invasion”
I think it is critical to notice when the trees seem to be advancing against the traditional Christian Worldview, and who has been charged with leading the assault. The aim has been to tear apart the Christian world and its traditional moral values from the beginning, and to substitute a “Rules Based” “Liberal” Order in… Read More The Pied Pipers of the ‘Liberal World Order’. Rory Stewart & Alastair Campbell.
“Pope Leo’s first encyclical takes direct aim at Artificial Intelligence, government power, war, and the future of humanity. Raymond Arroyo, Father Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal unpack the Vatican’s massive new document and debate whether the Church is offering moral clarity on AI – or embracing a technocratic vision shaped by global governance, regulation, and… Read More Constructive Criticism of Leo XIV’s Encyclical on AI
March 29, 2025.Wiley Online Library. Abstract: Physical forms of media are increasingly being phased out and replaced by digital media. While this transition entails significant gains for consumers, it also presents risks that are worthy of attention and analysis. Thanks to the rise of channels of distribution such as streaming platforms, it is increasingly the… Read More The Digital Memory Hole: Distortion and Accountability in the Age of New Media
“Never be discouraged, and no matter what fault you happen to commit, say: Though I should fall twenty times, or a hundred times, a day, I will arise at every fall, and pursue my course. What does it amount to, after all, that you should have met with some accidents on the way, provided you… Read More St. Francis de sales’ on the Great Battle
— from the very opening of De Ente et Essentia — On Being and Essence, in the Prologue: The Latin is often given as: Parvus error in principio magnus est in fine. “a small error in the beginning becomes an enormous error in the end…” “Thomas Aquinas, in his brief work entitled De Ente et… Read More All Errors Great and Small
John West’s book, The Magicians Twin: C.S. Lewis on Science, Scientism, and Society Beloved for his Narnian tales for children and his books of Christian apologetics for adults, best-selling author C.S. Lewis also was a prophetic critic of the growing power of scientism in modern society, the misguided effort to apply science to areas outside… Read More C.S. Lewis and Evolution
“Frequent Visits Without Engagement: Your audience is likely part of X’s “lurker” demographic—i.e., users who consume content but rarely interact. Studies suggest that 90% of social media users are lurkers, 9% engage occasionally, and only 1% are heavy contributors (often called the 90-9-1 rule). Your frequent visitors fall into this 90%, consuming your content without… Read More 90% Lurkers on Social Media
A Quick Way to Be Throttled: Regularly say and publish facts and opinions contrary to popular opinions. “Social media throttling refers to the practice where platforms limit the visibility of a user’s posts, making it less likely for their content to be seen by others. This can occur due to increased competition for attention, resulting… Read More A Quick Way to Be Throttled or Ostracized
“One of the primary reasons people put dogs in baby carriages is the strong emotional bond between humans and animals. Pet owners often view their dogs as part of the family, and treating them like human children is an extension of this affection. The use of baby carriages for dogs allows owners to include their… Read More Sad World. Dogs in Baby Carriages.
President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted Democratic climate policies after scientists moved away from one of the most extreme global warming scenarios previously used in United Nations-backed climate modeling. “GOOD RIDDANCE! After 15 years of Dumocrats promising that ‘Climate Change’ is going to destroy the Planet, the United Nations TOP Climate Committee just admitted that… Read More Trump rips Democrats after UN climate committee drops extreme projections
David Suchet’s most beautiful recital below. The Seven Penitential Psalms are united by themes of repentance, confession, and pleas for mercy. They express sorrow for sin and a longing for reconciliation with God. As sinners trying to do penance for our sins it is a good thing to meditate on them daily. David Suchet profoundly… Read More The Seven Penitential Psalms
Bad and evil ideas have been far more virulent in history than silver, gold, or geopolitical schemes. Our modern errors arose out of the weeds of bad Christian soil, fueled by concupiscence and backed by diverse and mighty powers. King Henry VIII’s ecclesial revolution in England, born in lust and ending in the vast dissolution of the… Read More Philosophers of the New Light
What does it mean and add up to? “There comes a point in a man’s life when the world starts spinning even if he hasn’t touched a drop — not from whiskey, but from years piling up heavier than they used to. Laughter gets slower, bones get louder, and everything hurts except the blues. “I… Read More Time Out: Ain’t Drunk, Just Old.
