2 Corinthians 11:3 “But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4 For if some one comes and preaches another Jesus than the one we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received,… Read More Judas, The Third Temptation, and the Social Gospel — Fulton J. Sheen
Yes, if we don’t allow it to eclipse our faith & devotions. “…Jesus seems to have directly avoided politics while highlighting that we should “give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” All during Jesus’ ministry, the crowds (and even His own disciples) wanted Him to become a political leader and… Read More Is Political Involvement Worth It?
Are the hegemonic fields of politics and sex destroying us? “English Literature no longer makes the top ten of A-level subject choices. English departments at universities are regularly closing. Studies show dramatic drops in literacy and reading, particularly amongst teenagers. A book and a discussion. Stefan Collini’s new book explores why such a prestigious academic discipline… Read More English literature’s last stand
Gender extremism, racial equity and decarbonising’ electricity by 2030. Rory & Alastair leading. But “There’s nothing moderate about the technocratic elites.” Tom Slater, Editor.Spiked, [published on 29th June 2024]. We need to retire the word ‘centrism’. As a ‘centrist’ Labour Party is poised to reclaim power in the United Kingdom, The supposed centrists are already… Read More Rory & Alastair: The revenge of the ‘centrist’ globalists.
William F. Buckley Jr. called out a major aspect of the spiritual struggle in our time, increasingly atheistic education, 1951: “I had always been taught, and experience had fortified the teachings, that an active faith in God and a rigid adherence to Christian principles are the most powerful influences toward the good life… A number of… Read More The Struggle of Our Time
This morning I heard some politicians in the UK bemoaning the bewildering numbers of suicides, especially among men, in the West. It was difficult to hear their reports and stories. Mental health. It is not enough to throw more and more money at the problem. If at bottom our deepest unattended personal problems are fundamentally… Read More Politics cannot heal what ails us
I know we are allowed to choose the lesser of two political evils, — but even moral principles must be applied according to the convictions of a Catholic conscience and circumstances. This is the (Christ-centered) “liberty” I believe in. “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is… Read More Not an inch to Planned Parenthood…
What Democrats have never understood is that all the obviously hateful endless rants of people like Joe Scarborough (especially him) and the other MSNBC political snipers, coupled with the most unjust actions of the likes of a Letitia James, only creates sympathy for Donald Trump. Almost everyone I know is quietly planning to vote for Trump,… Read More Overkill. What Democrats Have Never Understood.
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