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Here’s the Guy Rudy Is Talking About
by Dr. Paul Kengor
Frank Marshall Davis, Communist Party No. 47544
Category: Featured
Violent Population Control Continues in China
by Anne Morse
Contrary to recent reports, China’s population control policy still systematically enforces a policy of coerced abortion, sterilization, and child abandonment. The propaganda, coercion, and violence used by the Chinese Family Planning police continues to violate the rights of Chinese women, men, and their unborn children. In November 2013, the Chinese government changed the regulations to […]
The Hijacking of the Catholic Mind
by Kevin M. Tierney
Dear William, In your last letter you expressed concern over fears a wave of polarization on the internet is hijacking the traditionalist movement, listing two individuals in particular. Whether or not they are “traditionalists” (for reasons both have documented clear, they do not use the label, however they hold many views sympathetic to what your […]
Obama: Faith-Based Groups Must Refer Refugee Children for Abortions
by Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D.
by Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D. on Feb 23, 2015 in Contraception & Abortion, Featured, Government & Politics 
The Obama administration is getting ready to issue new rules requiring charities to provide abortions to child refugees entering the US without their parents. Faith-based groups say this is a contravention of the rights of parents and a violation of the conscience rights of faith-based groups helping resettle the children. The public has until Monday […]
Front Row With Francis: The Joy of Siblings
by Deborah Gaudino
by Deborah Gaudino on Feb 23, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, The Shepherd's Voice
The memories of my first born getting to know his baby sister are forever etched in my mind. From the second she arrived home from the hospital, he watched her in awe and stood proudly beside her. He tried to include her in his games and delighted when she began to smile and giggle at […]
Florist Lost Last Week. So Did Religious Liberty.
by Joseph Backholm
In a decision that has significant implications for business owners who hold the historic view on issues of marriage and sexuality, a County Judge ruled on February 18th that it is illegal to refuse business for same-sex ceremonies if you are willing to provide business for any weddings at all. Superior Court Judge, Alex Eckstrom, […]
Awaiting Our Next George Washington
by Tom Purcell
“Boy, here’s something we could use more of today: unity among the American people. Americans are so divided.” “Maybe so, but we’ve been divided worse before.” “We were?” “Watch the History Channel series ‘Sons of Liberty.’ It dramatizes the heated arguments that took place among Colonial leaders, who had a lot to lose by declaring […]
Ode to Feminine Genius: Discovering Her Feminine Beauty
by Misty
A few months ago, my oldest daughter turned thirteen. Having my firstborn become our first teenager seemed almost anticlimactic; an especially precocious child, Honor has always seemed far older than she is. On paper, she’s in the 7th grade, but most of her homeschooling is from high school and college textbooks. Her height (5’5?), poise, and ability […]
Four Things You Can Do To Help Stop the Creation of Genetically-Modified Kids
by Rebecca Taylor
by Rebecca Taylor on Feb 20, 2015 in Cloning, Embryo Research & Genetics, Featured, Reproductive Technology
At a time when more and more people are becoming wary of generically-modified foods in their diet, the United Kingdom is poised to begin creating genetically-modified children with the genetic material of three people, two women and one man; a genetic combination that could not occur naturally.And the way the UK goes, the United States […]
Egyptian Catholic Copts Consecrate First-Ever Church in Sinai
by ACN-USA News
“The Church in Egypt has been strengthened by the murder of our brothers in Libya.” Such was the reaction by Coptic Catholic Bishop Youssef Aboul-Kheir of Sohag to the beheading of 21 Orthodox Coptic men in Libya by ISIS. The guest workers in Libya “suffered a holy death with prayers on their lips. They went […]
Contraception and the Reality of a Woman’s Cycle
by Tara Brelinsky
Springtime in my fourth grade year, they lined us up, boys on one side, girls on the other. The boys got shuffled off into one classroom, while we girls got ushered into another. Giddy and curious, we whispered and fidgeted while the teacher set-up her materials. That was the day I first heard about periods. […]
European Colonialism is the Only Thing That Modernized Islam
by Daniel Greenfield
ISIS believes it’s on the right side of history.
Remembering Iwo Jima
by Dr. Paul Kengor
by Dr. Paul Kengor on Feb 19, 2015 in Columnists, Featured, Government & Politics, International Issues
“It Was a Real Killing Field”
A Cold, Cold Heart
by Judie Brown
by Judie Brown on Feb 19, 2015 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured
There ring in my childhood memory the songs of Hank Williams—songs my dad loved to listen to as he strummed his guitar. One in particular was a classic called “Cold, Cold Heart.” As I sit and think about it, I realize that those three words truly define the cultural attitudes of our day toward those […]
How to Deal With Temptation
by Marlon De La Torre
by Marlon De La Torre on Feb 19, 2015 in Catechesis, Evangelization, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith
When one speaks of temptation, it tends to carry a negative connotation because it is often attributed to something we shouldn’t do. However, I would propose that the art of temptation reveals a certain beauty in that a person is faced with a decision to either act out the temptation or not. Whether the decision […]
Reflections for Sunday, February 22, 2015
by Maurice Blumberg
by Maurice Blumberg on Feb 18, 2015 in Catechesis, Featured, Learn & Live the Faith, Sunday Reflections
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion Mass Readings: 1st Reading: Genesis 9:8-15 2nd Reading: 1 Peter 3:18-22 Responsorial: Psalm 25:4-9 Gospel: Mark 1:12-15 Lent, A Time to Experience New Life in Christ I will establish my covenant with you. (Genesis 9:11) The story of Noah and the Great Flood assures us that destruction […]
Still Alice: Life in the Wake of a Devastating Diagnosis
by Jennifer Lahl
by Jennifer Lahl on Feb 18, 2015 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Featured, On TV and Movies
“I am not suffering; I am struggling.” These words are part of a beautiful speech delivered by Julianne Moore in her Oscar-nominated performance as Dr. Alice Howland in the film Still Alice. The film is a powerful testimony of how a woman who has made her career out of words loses her words because of […]
Jesus, If You But Said the Word…
by Mike Eisenbath
by Mike Eisenbath on Feb 17, 2015 in Disability, Sickness & Suffering, Evangelization, Featured, Live in Christ, Those in Need
Do you ever want simply to “be better” from something … from any thing? It could be something that ails you, such as cancer or diabetes or endometriosis, heart disease or asthma or some other chronic health condition. It could be an addiction – to smoking or drinking alcohol, drugs or food or pornography. It […]
Ignorance of God: The Spirit Poverty of Our Age
by Mark Davis Pickup
We often think that ignorance is a lack of knowledge, education or social training. But if ignorance is not knowing, then not knowing God is the greatest human ignorance. I want to address ignorance in the context of the human heart’s ignorance of God. It is my opinion that this form ignorance is the primary […]
Politicians Have Nothing to Fear from Faith
by Ken Connor
The 2016 Presidential race may not have officially begun, but that hasn’t stopped potential frontrunners from beginning their campaigns in earnest. And with the unofficial start of the campaigning comes the official start of journalistic muckraking. Much ado has been made about Scott Walker’s “punting” on the issue of evolution while on an economic development […]
Is Traditionalism Being Hijacked by Anger?
by William Bornhoft
Dear Kevin, I was greatly moved by your last piece. It’s uniquely evident in your writing that you have a strong faith and genuine concern for the Church, regardless of any disagreements I may have. “There will always be a need in the Church for the prophetic voice that traditionalism provides. Like the Old Testament, […]
Presidents Day Reflections
by Dr. Gary Scott Smith
The War of 1812 had many significant consequences.
Front Row With Francis: How Families Love
by Benjamin Baxter
Catholics today grow up in the age of the broken family. Whether it was substance abuse, mental illness, or infidelity which caused family stress, many of us have to work through our own personal family issues, especially those related to our fathers or mothers. Pope Francis’ audience last week touched on the importance of the […]
A Puzzling By-Product of Curing Lepers: Gospel Commentary
by Robert Struble, Jr.
This Sunday’s Gospel, Mark 1: 40-45, is a bit puzzling. Why after curing a leper, who then proceeded to advertise the event (contrary to Jesus’ explicit instructions), did it develop that the Lord “could no longer openly enter a town, but remained outside in desert places.” (cf. Matthew 8: 30-34; Luke 8: 27-38). During our […]
