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The Gospel for Idiots: Morally, We have Lulled Ourselves to Sleep

The Gospel for Idiots: Morally, We have Lulled Ourselves to Sleep

June 24, 2012 2 Comments

What is novel about the City of Man we have ushered in is its idiosyncratic nature. It is not really a republic, or a democracy, or even a republican democracy or a democratic republic. It is an idiocracy. To have a democracy, you must have a people, a demos. To have a republic, there must be a public thing, a res publica, a common good that is being protected or promoted.

The Pro-Life Message of John the Baptist, the Prenatal Prophet

The Pro-Life Message of John the Baptist, the Prenatal Prophet

June 24, 2012 No Comments

The priest Zechariah’s prophecy at the birth of John the Baptist is mystical . Our Lord said that he had no equal. But, in another way, what was said of John can be said of each of us. John was endowed with all his potential before he was born. There are no accidental babies and no throw away people. Our lives are not meaningless accidents. Everything you are today you were at the first moment of your conception. John was destined from his conception to be our Lord’s forerunner.

Reflection: Modern Sodom and Gomorrah

Reflection: Modern Sodom and Gomorrah

June 23, 2012 No Comments

Today we are making headway to a modern Sodom and Gomorrah. Does anyone recall why it was destroyed?

Warning Explicit Language and Disturbing: “Making the Bus Monitor Cry”
Must See Video: Stop the HHS Mandate by CatholicVote.org

Must See Video: Stop the HHS Mandate by CatholicVote.org

June 22, 2012 No Comments

The HHS Mandate is a direct attack on our first liberty and an assault on all people of faith

Southern Baptists: gay rights not civil rights

Southern Baptists: gay rights not civil rights

June 22, 2012 No Comments

June 22, 2012 / MariaNews.com Southern Baptists: gay rights not civil rights By FoxNews NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (Foxnews.com) – A day after electing their first African-American president in a historic move that strives to erase its legacy of racism, Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil rights issue. ...

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Reflections: Children are a blessing from the Lord

Reflections: Children are a blessing from the Lord

June 20, 2012 3 Comments

My own children are always teaching me things in their childlike faith…

Religious Liberty is Necessary for Democracy by Deacon Antonio

How to Find a Mate by Deacon Antonio

Cruz would kneel by his bed every night and asked God to help him find a woman who would...

Pro-Life, Pro-Truth, Pro-Love by Deacon Antonio

Jesus will say, “What you didn’t do for the most defenseless of my brothers and sisters, you didn’t do...