Category: Spiritual Life

Target Practice? Recalling WikiLeaks Collateral Murder Video and the Torture of Julian Assange

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

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Encyclicals Are Good, But Surely this Pope Must Have a Plan?

“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?

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Bishop Athanasius Schneider Speaks of “Mass Invasion”

“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”

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The Pied Pipers of the ‘Liberal World Order’. Rory Stewart & Alastair Campbell.

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.

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Constructive Criticism of Leo XIV’s Encyclical on AI

“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

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C.S. Lewis and Evolution

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

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90% Lurkers on Social Media

“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

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Trump rips Democrats after UN climate committee drops extreme projections

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

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20 CIA Agents Claim Obama and Former CIA Head Orchestrated Coup

🚨 “President Donald Trump has posted a video on how 20 CIA and FBI agents just dropped a political bomb on Barack Hussein ll Obama, confirming that he and former CIA Director Brennan orchestrated a political coup against a candidate and then a sitting president and doctored evidence. Allegedly shows how “Russiagate” was born.” See… Read More 20 CIA Agents Claim Obama and Former CIA Head Orchestrated Coup

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Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger on Reasons for Vatican II

2022. Even if it may have caused more problems than it solved, Vatican II for the future Pope was in no small part about reintegrating loose and undisciplined elements of immutable Catholic doctrine with Christological and Eucharistic teaching. George Weigel writes, “In the years immediately after the Council, Joseph Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI),… Read More Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger on Reasons for Vatican II

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Mollie Hemmingway: It’s Not Just Trump They’re Trying to Get.

Mollie Hemingway, author of “Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution,” explains how that push reshaped the conservative legal movement and helped elevate Justice Samuel Alito as a defining voice on the bench. From behind-the-scenes tensions to major dissents, this conversation uncovers why Alito’s influence is only growing.

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Rich Lowry: Tucker Carlson is “Disingenuous”.

Tucker v. Tucker. Rich Lowry recently criticized Tucker Carlson for being “disingenuous” in his discussions about Donald Trump, Israel, Antichrist, World War II, particularly for not objecting to claims made on his program that suggested the West should have allied with Hitler against Stalin. Lowry described Carlson’s acceptance of such ideas as a form of… Read More Rich Lowry: Tucker Carlson is “Disingenuous”.

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Bach and the “Divine Connection Which Cannot be Betrayed.” Andras Schiff.

Discovering Bach in my 7th decade, alas. Don’t foolishly wait as I did. He is a true intersection of all music and genuine ecumenism. Andras Schiff insists that Bach’s Christic divine intention cannot ever be schorn from his work. Schiff too learned some things late. He says for instance that he only became “crazy about… Read More Bach and the “Divine Connection Which Cannot be Betrayed.” Andras Schiff.

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Opinion

Updated. Shooting at the President of the United States or his cabinet should imo be a capital offense. The crime should be carefully investigated, the perpetrator, when caught, should be charged, questioned thoroughly, offered a Big Mac, given a speedy trial, then, if found guilty, taken out to a courtyard, offered a comfortable hood, and… Read More Opinion

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FBI Investigating Disappearing Scientists

High Security Research Projects. The FBI is investigating the deaths and disappearances of at least 10 scientists who had ties to sensitive government projects, following online speculation about potential connections among these cases. This investigation includes coordination with various federal agencies to determine if there are any links between the incidents. NBC News Scientific American… Read More FBI Investigating Disappearing Scientists

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Was Mark Twain’s depiction of Israel in the 1800s accurate?

Updated 10/6. By JACOB SIVAK | Published: MARCH 10, 2022|  Jerusalem Report | (JPOST) The renowned American author and masterful satirist Samuel Clemens, also known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an abolitionist, a supporter of women’s rights and a supporter of Jewish emancipation. His attitude toward Jews is evident in his earliest book, The Innocents Abroad… Read More Was Mark Twain’s depiction of Israel in the 1800s accurate?

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He lived, loved and walked there. He wept over Jerusalem. He was scourged, died and Rose again there.

“…as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs…”. Roman 11: 28 “This guilt [for the death of Christ] seems more enormous in us than in the Jews, since according to the testimony of the same Apostle: ‘If they had known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of… Read More He lived, loved and walked there. He wept over Jerusalem. He was scourged, died and Rose again there.

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The Crackpots

Updated. Candace Owens has reportedly hired a Jewish lawyer in the Macron case. We’ll see if the report holds. “The MAGA movement is experiencing internal conflicts, with factions like those led by Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene criticizing Donald Trump’s policies, particularly his handling of the Iran war. These divisions highlight growing tensions within… Read More The Crackpots

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The Strange Journey

Vijay Kumar Verma. Life…is a strange kind of journey. Not loud.Not always clear.But deeply, quietly… real. Some days,it wraps you in sunlight—like everything finally makes sense. And some days…it casts a shadow over your soul,and you’re left searching for piecesyou didn’t even know you lost. We walk…and walk…and somewhere along the way,we lose ourselves. Only… Read More The Strange Journey

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That’s What Promoters Want. And to hell with the cultural and moral impact.

Angels of light. “The pounding power of Ringo’s drums. The driving pulse of Paul’s bass. The scorching John Lennon vocal. The gritty guitars of George and John. All of that raw energy comes roaring through in this new mono-to-stereo remix of one of The Beatles’ most powerful early performances. This version of “Money (That’s What… Read More That’s What Promoters Want. And to hell with the cultural and moral impact.

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