Category: Spiritual Life

January 6 Defendants Call Pardons a ‘Wonderful First Step.’ Police Say They’re a Betrayal

National Review “… Like many other J6ers, Harris noted the discrepancy between the way government came down hard on them while taking a kid-glove approach to leftist rioters who burned and damaged cities such as Minneapolis, Seattle, and Portland in the summer of 2020. “The bottom line is, there has to be equality under the… Read More January 6 Defendants Call Pardons a ‘Wonderful First Step.’ Police Say They’re a Betrayal

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Not Enlightenment Philosophy

It is not decadent Enlightenment philosophy which brought the world prosperity but human ingenuity incrementally building on newer and newer inventions, little by little. What we do with this technology will make or destroy us. Elon Musk is not the way.

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Ebenezer Elon?

Elon’s hoarding? “I was wondering……Where are all the Elon Musk cancer centers?Where are all the Elon Musk hospital wings?Where are all the Elon Musk food banks?Where are all the Elon Muskeducational grants & scholarships?What disease eradication effortsdoes Elon Musk support?How does Elon Musk use his vastwealth to help eradicate poverty?How does Elon Musk use his… Read More Ebenezer Elon?

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The Republican Trifecta Should Focus on Pro-Family Policy

Raise the child tax credit and introduce a ‘baby bonus’ for parents of newborns. Leah Libresco Sargeant and Daniel Darling | Jan 20 2025, National Review. Donald Trump’s return to office will unfold in a post-Dobbs policy landscape. With a Republican trifecta, conservatives have a unique opportunity to define what pro-family and pro-life governance truly means. During the vice… Read More The Republican Trifecta Should Focus on Pro-Family Policy

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American Civil Religion. A C-Span presentation.

America as true religion, the real, syncretist light of the world, and “city set on a hill” for all peoples, “endlessly reforming,” and to live and die for. The Hillsdale College professor Richard Gamble teaches a class on “civic faith,” and how American nationalism incorporated religious elements and symbolism during the Cold War. Richard M.… Read More American Civil Religion. A C-Span presentation.

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How Solitude is Rewiring American Identity

“Americans are spending more and more time alone. Some are lonely. But many people—young men in particular—are actively choosing to spend much of their time in isolation, in front of screens. That proclivity is having a profound effect on individual well-being and on American’s “civic and psychic identity,” my colleague Derek Thompson writes in our new… Read More How Solitude is Rewiring American Identity

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In Messy Times They Can Seem Smart, Sometimes Even Pious. But …

Danger Signs of “Catholic Group Cult Behavior,” and 4 to. Excerpt, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, National Catholic Register, April 24, 2017. 4 “Danger Signs of Cult-Like Behavior, and 4 Antidotes” … what are the danger signs? First of all, if a religious community or a religious leader (or leaders) seems too good to be true — guess… Read More In Messy Times They Can Seem Smart, Sometimes Even Pious. But …

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Pascal and Grace: Piercing The Blindness of Pride

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer, writes, “When I consider the brief span of my life, swallowed up in the eternity before and behind it, the small space that I fill, or even see, engulfed in the infinite immensity of spaces which I know not, and which know not me, I am… Read More Pascal and Grace: Piercing The Blindness of Pride

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American Exceptionalism. Alex Jones, “Dr.” Rebecca Carley.

Caveat Emptor. Here are the credentials of the undiscerning, crazed, know-it-alls who tore into our family and doubtless many others, as previously noted, proving again that a little knowledge of essential first principles is a dangerous thing Alex Jones and “Dr.” Rebecca Carley. New York State Revokes Rebecca Carley’s Medical License In 2004, New York… Read More American Exceptionalism. Alex Jones, “Dr.” Rebecca Carley.

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Selling America? Donald Trump Hawking Bibles, Sneakers and cologne.

Heck, we don’t to want turn away important allies in seeking to restore at least some “old” values anywhere, and it’s got to be better than what Kamala Harris was selling, but some of this is seeming a bit exploitative and schlocky. SH. “Viewers tuning into Fox News on Thursday afternoon were treated to an… Read More Selling America? Donald Trump Hawking Bibles, Sneakers and cologne.

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Does Trump Want Putin to Get Ukraine’s $26 trillion in gas and minerals?

…Or does he want to develop them with Ukraine to the benefit of the American people? Opinion. Washington Post 12/18/24 Donald Trump often says that liberating Iraq without getting its oil resources was one of America’s biggest foreign policy blunders. He has a chance to avoid a similar mistake in Ukraine. Ukraine is not only… Read More Does Trump Want Putin to Get Ukraine’s $26 trillion in gas and minerals?

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Biden to Deny African Nation $480 Million in Aid if It Doesn’t Legalize Abortion

LifeNews: The Biden administration is pressuring Sierra Leone to pass an unpopular pro-abortion bill before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a former senior U.S. government official who has worked in the West African region told The Daily Signal. It is common knowledge among nongovernmental organizations, or NGOs, in Sierra Leone that a U.S. foreign aid agency… Read More Biden to Deny African Nation $480 Million in Aid if It Doesn’t Legalize Abortion

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The Divine Illnesses and “Wasted Body” of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

Physical condition Besides the stigmata which he bore most of his life and the lifelong periods of the dark Night of the soul, “Padre Pio’s medical reports [from the time he was a young man and then friar], as was evident from the symptoms mentioned in the letters, never showed a clean bill of health.… Read More The Divine Illnesses and “Wasted Body” of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

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Musk Outranks Trump & Congress in Views on X By Orders of Magnitude

Makes one wonder what his post-Trump plans will be.  “Musk’s posts on X have received a total of 133 billion views since July, data analysis by The Washington Post shows. That’s 15 times Trump’s audience in the same period —- and more than 16 times the combined reach of all accounts belonging to members of… Read More Musk Outranks Trump & Congress in Views on X By Orders of Magnitude

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Fetal Tissue Vaccines: 12 Faulty Assumptions

Fetaltissue.org. 2021. | “Fetal tissue vaccines are the everyday means by which pro-lifers unawares develop some complicity in an industry they oppose. Our aim is to accessibly summarise the relevant facts regarding fetal tissue vaccines — which are obscured behind a veil of academia and technical jargon, concealing from the public legitimate moral & ethical… Read More Fetal Tissue Vaccines: 12 Faulty Assumptions

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7 Famous Sinners and What We Can Learn From Them

“Failure is a better teacher than success.” Variants of this old saying have been attributed to a number of different people over the years. It has also been the rallying cry of sports teams, working professionals, academics, entrepreneurs and almost anyone else who has struggled, failed and been determined to come back stronger. People make… Read More 7 Famous Sinners and What We Can Learn From Them

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The Little Pills That Will “Terminate” With Extreme Prejudice. A Global Phenomenon.

Updated. 95% of all abortions are procured for elective not emergency reasons.  Who needs Roe v. Wade anyway in this day and age? The beat goes on, just not the beating of the baby’s heart which can easily be stopped when decided upon. + ‘Planned Parenthood Direct’ ‘Telehealth’ App to Circumvent Funding Cuts + Why… Read More The Little Pills That Will “Terminate” With Extreme Prejudice. A Global Phenomenon.

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Jewish Prolife Foundation: “cease to enable abortion, other lifestyle practices that violate morality”.

The Jewish Prolife Foundation: “Perhaps our Arab brothers are now fulfilling their role as they contend with us, reminding us that our birthright is contingent upon maintaining holiness. Holiness can be restored to Jerusalem in several ways. Israel can become self sufficient and God dependent again by manufacturing her own military hardware and instituting a… Read More Jewish Prolife Foundation: “cease to enable abortion, other lifestyle practices that violate morality”.

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2019-2024 Look back: “Why France is losing one religious building every two weeks.”

While vandalism and arson appear to have been ruled out (at the official level) in the 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral fire, the following reports sketched the context of concerns at the time. Catholic News Agency: “…. According to the most recent figures (as of 2021) from France’s central criminal intelligence unit, 877 attacks on Catholic places of… Read More 2019-2024 Look back: “Why France is losing one religious building every two weeks.”

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Can Israel Ever Live Peacefully With Gazans Again?

Did “Hamas actually want Israel to invade Gaza? Is there a danger that this tragic situation will strengthen the hand of the ultra-nationalist Israeli right? How should the international community respond to the war between Israel and Hamas?Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart last year were joined by Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari to address all… Read More Can Israel Ever Live Peacefully With Gazans Again?

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