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History of Philosophy Lectures
Dr. Arthur Holmes, History of Philosophy : Repetitio est mater studiorum. This is an excellent series, it is very informative and fair to the ancients, to Catholic, Protestant and Enlightenment philosophies from Thales to Sartre and beyond. 81 comprehensive episodes. One can learn something new with every listen, or relisten, of any episode in this… Read More History of Philosophy Lectures
What Marxism Got Right
Tech Moguls, Financial Elites and the Danger of Oligarchy. “What Marxism got right is this: Social classes exist; some of the time, they have some common interests that conflict with the interests of other classes; and class inequality can, if allowed to grow too extreme, become a major social problem. Conservatives once widely recognized at least the… Read More What Marxism Got Right
How Grim Is Their Valley
Rory and Alastair’s Future Worker’s Paradise. 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 a locked down global State. Families would be forever changed by abortion, pill, surgery or legal coercion, children would be pressured away… Read More How Grim Is Their Valley
The Eloquent Marco. Full analysis.
Many are looking not to the Tucker-Candace asylum but to this hispanic-speaking steadfast man whose family knows Communism very well indeed. Check out his eloquence here. No endorse of all of the opinions of American Liberty Magazine is implied. The concern here is Leftist ideology pure and simple. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn argued that socialism inherently involves… Read More The Eloquent Marco. Full analysis.
Catholic Critique — Alphabetical & Topic Index
Site Summation – updated regularly – Chat Gpt 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,… Read More Catholic Critique — Alphabetical & Topic Index
Nietzsche was Doing Precisely God’s will
…. He chose to rule out any deity a priori even as he was fulfilling God’s will to the very letter, as we all will: “It is appointed for man once to die and after this the judgment“— Heb. 9:27 Nietzsche first went mad fighting fate (his choices) and subsequently passed away according to God’s… Read More Nietzsche was Doing Precisely God’s will
Liturgy of the Saints
The Litany of the Saints (Litaniae Sanctorum) is a formal prayer used in the Catholic Church (and other Christian communities) that asks God for mercy and help while calling on the saints to intercede. It is especially sung during ceremonies like the Easter Vigil and during Holy Orders. “we acknowledge a King men did not crown… Read More Liturgy of the Saints
Blessed are they who endure
St. James 1:12 “God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” What does it mean to endure? What is perseverance? (1) 13 “And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is… Read More Blessed are they who endure
England’s Assisted-Suicide Vote
Crux Now’s Editor-in-Chief Charles Collins speaks with National Review’s Kathryn Jean Lopez about how legal assisted suicide in England will lead to “disaster.”
Depopulation and the Assault on Gender by Phillip D. Collins
The Obama Years. “…on page 786 of Ecoscience, [John] Holdren writes, “Indeed, it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution…On page 838, he states, “If some individuals contribute to general social deterioration by overproducing children, and if the need is compelling, they can be required… Read More Depopulation and the Assault on Gender by Phillip D. Collins
Matt Walsh Brings Morals, Common sense and Intelligence to the slaughter of the innocents
The Lindsay Clancy case continues to attract lunatics on TikTok who will say anything to defend an alleged child killer. Note: I only disagree with Walsh on the penalty in this particular case.
Opinion. A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression
The multi-billon dollar error. Psychology Today. Note: if these drugs work for you, good. But if the following report rings true in relation to your experience it is important that you speak with your provider about choosing a careful withdrawal plan and new path to recovery. Doctors warn against withdrawing suddenly as it may be… Read More Opinion. A Decisive Blow to the Serotonin Hypothesis of Depression
Malcolm Muggeridge on the teachings of Jesus
Malcolm Muggeridge. “… Confronted with [our] crazy contradiction between, on the one hand, so many hungry sheep, and, on the other, so many over-indulged ones under constant pressure and persuasion to indulge themselves further, what is to be done? There are those who very properly attempt to rectify the balance by charitable endeavour or political… Read More Malcolm Muggeridge on the teachings of Jesus
Benedict XVI, Vatican II, and the “hermeneutic of reform”. Opinion.
By Mark Brumley, Catholic World Report. June 2020 Recently, the Second Vatican Council’s legitimacy and value have again been challenged. Some observers behave as if Benedict XVI saw Vatican II as a problem and proposed a “hermeneutic of continuity” to overcome the problem. Some people who act this way think Benedict XVI’s approach has failed. … Read More Benedict XVI, Vatican II, and the “hermeneutic of reform”. Opinion.
Wealth is determined by how much $ we do not owe
When we work we are either building or destroying. Dorothy Day said somewhere that if you sleep on the floor you don’t have to fret your life away about falling off of the bed. What was Henry David Thoreau’s attitude toward poverty and charity? Henry David Thoreau’s simplicity is a major theme of Walden. During the… Read More Wealth is determined by how much $ we do not owe
Distributism, Labor Unions, Capitalism and Marxism by Thomas Storck
$+$ It has sometimes been said that distributism, the economic system that promotes widely distributed productive property – whether this is owned by a single proprietor, a family, or a worker cooperative – is hostile to labor unions and the labor movement. While I do not deny that there may have been someone who labels… Read More Distributism, Labor Unions, Capitalism and Marxism by Thomas Storck
A Difficult Debate on Pornography and the Sexual Objectification of Persons
Such are our times, when the Cell Phone is the only ‘game’ in town (literally put into our very hands from a very young age) for practically every critical area of our lives (and where we are immeasurably inconvenienced to the point of real hardship without it) and where pornography is ubiquitous, unfettered, free and… Read More A Difficult Debate on Pornography and the Sexual Objectification of Persons
The Predestination of Mary by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
Excerpt from The Mother of the Savior and Our Interior Life. Mary’s Predestination to the Divine Maternity Preceded her Predestination to the Fullness of Glory and Grace. by Rev. Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. This proposition may appear a little too profound for a beginning. In reality it is quite easy to understand. Most people admit it,… Read More The Predestination of Mary by Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
He was “known to them in the breaking of the bread”.
How Jesus revealed Himself to the disciples after the resurrection in the Eucharist. 24 “… on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body.… Read More He was “known to them in the breaking of the bread”.
Great Teacher of Our Time To Be Beatified September 24
“With great joy and deep gratitude to God, I am pleased to announce the Mass for the Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, will take place on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 2 pm Central time at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. With anticipation of a great… Read More Great Teacher of Our Time To Be Beatified September 24
Eichmann on Virtue and Obedience.
Eichmann was no slovenly dressed bohemian. His pants were always impeccably creased, his tie knot kept straight, and his shoes were ever clicking and shining. In all of this he saw discipline and virtue. –SH. Thomas Merton. Morality itself is brought into complete contempt by the Eichmann story, by Eichmann’s own appeal to his virtues.… Read More Eichmann on Virtue and Obedience.
A Response to Questions on Art and Freedom
By Thomas Merton. “Today the first and perhaps the only duty of the philosopher is to defend man against himself: to defend man against that extraordinary temptation toward inhumanity to which—almost without being aware of it—so many human beings today have yielded. — GABRIEL MARCEL “As long as I am obsessed with the need to… Read More A Response to Questions on Art and Freedom
The Power of Handwriting & Reading Paper
“Mounting evidence shows that our rush toward digital everything comes with hidden cognitive costs. Neuroscientists have been studying what happens inside your brain when you write by hand versus type, and the results are… unexpected. In this video, discover what EEG brain scans reveal about handwriting, why “slower” might actually be faster for your brain,… Read More The Power of Handwriting & Reading Paper
Wake up Between 3 and 5 Am? It is a Precious Call.
Father Chris Alar, MIC, entered the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, the religious community entrusted with spreading the message and devotion of Divine Mercy, as a postulant in July 2006. Prior to that time, he received a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of… Read More Wake up Between 3 and 5 Am? It is a Precious Call.
New Oxford Review’s Finest Hour
NOR editor, Pieter Vree, writes, “The NOR was contacted by a neocon foundation — right out of the blue” …”As my father wrote, “We at the NOR are glad to be independent of the ideological bigwigs. We don’t have to run around on the New York and D.C. cocktail-party circuit. We don’t have to kiss… Read More New Oxford Review’s Finest Hour
John Paul II on the Only Name Under Heaven
“Only the God of Jesus Christ is the living God [Jn. 14:16]. As has also been stated in the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Dei Verbum (no. 3), the first God mentioned above—the God of the philosophers—is the fruit of human thought, of human speculation, and capable of saying something valid about God . In… Read More John Paul II on the Only Name Under Heaven
The Courage To Begin Yet Again
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
“The Best Chord Ever Created”.
The moment before the moment. “No serious musician would say that there is such a thing as “the best chord ever”. But I disagree. Not only is there such a chord – one that Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin occasionally used to make their music truly special and unique – but this chord also allows us… Read More “The Best Chord Ever Created”.
“Why? Only a Friend Can Betray a Friend.”
“Only they can get close enough.” John Michael Talbot (born May 8, 1954) is an American Catholic musician, author, television presenter and founder of a monastic community known as the Brothers and Sisters of Charity.[1]
Doubts about Doubt: “Honest to God” by N.T. Wright.
(Originally published in Journal of Anglican Studies, 2005, 3 (2), 181–96 originally titled Doubts about Doubt: “Honest to God” Forty Years On. N.T. Wright.) N.T. Wright. Honest to God, published in 1963, was one of the most public religious bestsellers of the twentieth century. Because it was written by an Anglican bishop it was especially controversial. Yet there are questions… Read More Doubts about Doubt: “Honest to God” by N.T. Wright.
The Primacy of the Father and the Nakedness of Noah
Sirach 3. And duties to the mother. 3 Children, listen to me; I am your father. Do what I tell you and you will be safe, 2 for the Lord has given fathers authority over their children and given children the obligation to obey their mothers. 3 If you respect your father, you can make… Read More The Primacy of the Father and the Nakedness of Noah
Rocco Buttiglione on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
“Society has to defend itself to a certain extent against the tyranny of the [nihilist] state.” Rocco Buttiglione (Italian: [b. 6 June 1948) is an Italian Union of Christian and Centre Democrats politician and an academic. He was a close friend of Pope John Paul II. Buttiglione’s nomination for a post as European Commissioner with a portfolio that was to include civil… Read More Rocco Buttiglione on Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
Gossip, Whisperers & Detraction: “Triple Murder”
Saint Alphonsus Liguori We may feign deep concern for the ones we secretly detest, we may even ask others for prayers for him or her (which request can serve as a particularly odious disguise for vicious gossip), but inwardly this hatred destroys our spiritual life. It is a grave danger. St. Vincent de Paul calls these… Read More Gossip, Whisperers & Detraction: “Triple Murder”
America and Seductive False ‘Liberty’.
America… “not in any sense Christian” “….she licensed every form of lust with laws to cleanse the stain of scandal she has spread.” — Dante, The Inferno, canto V, 57. Every four years, truths in America can change from one thing to another, even as the center – left’s quest to be the global hegemon… Read More America and Seductive False ‘Liberty’.
Of Wintry Blubber and Spontaneous Combustion
Another conversation with Tin Man. Me: I do hope you’ve had 🛢️🛢️ 🛢️ of fun today answering our stupid questions. But speaking of stupid, I make haste to ask an important question. Is it true as I have read that the reason we older men tend to get a, ahem!, larger girth is that in… Read More Of Wintry Blubber and Spontaneous Combustion
Friendliness is the peak, the kindergarten of our souls.
Note: The following has a context which I am not at liberty to tell. Nevertheless I believe it is important. Catholic Love, Teaching and Authority. Updated below. I don’t see how some Christians can consider themselves to be great masters, or even respectable, if they cannot show even the most simple friendliness and courtesy to… Read More Friendliness is the peak, the kindergarten of our souls.
Philosophers of the New Light
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
The Glory Given to Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Updated.
…whose beating heart in the hypostatic union gave her Son the precious Blood shed for our sins. Behold the mystery! The Precious Blood of Jesus, shed for our sins, was derived from and nourished by the little heart beating in the breast of a humble young virgin. Is it any wonder that the prophecy of Our… Read More The Glory Given to Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Updated.
Humanity’s New Grand Narrative – Beyond The Beatles.
A visual manifesto here for a new cultural epoch.The original 1967 album captured the 1960s fusion of art, music, Eastern mysticism, and countercultural rebellion — a “summer of love” humanism that celebrated expanded consciousness through psychedelics, creativity, and social upheaval. Replacing the Beatles with Ray Kurzweil, Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Demis Hassabis signals a… Read More Humanity’s New Grand Narrative – Beyond The Beatles.
