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June 08, 2025

Christians Are Called To Resist Authoritarianism In America

I read the news today, oh boy. Woke up, got out of bed, washed up,...

May 2025

May 20, 2025

The Choice Between Trump Or Christ, Cruelty Or Love

Christ taught Christians to embrace selfless love, a love which would lead them to be...

May 05, 2025

How Trump Distorts True Religious Liberty

While a part of me, having watched various Christians and Catholics demonstrate ignorance of basic...

April 2025

April 07, 2025

World Markets Are Falling, And Christians Hold Some Blame

The world markets are in free-fall. Trump, with his tariffs, does not care how many...

March 2025

March 18, 2025

Why Are Catholic Bishops Like Bishop Barron Silent?

I am concerned about the relative silence the United States Catholic Bishops concerning all the...

February 2025

February 27, 2025

The Timely Warnings Of Dystopian Science Fiction

It is hard not to think about the science fiction movies and novels I’ve seen...

February 10, 2025

How Covid Has Exposed the Fragility Of America

As I am writing this, I am sick with covid. I have been sick for...

February 03, 2025

The Importance Of Black History Month Today

Not only is it troubling at how much the Trump administration has done in its...

January 2025

January 20, 2025

My Country Tis a Thee

I see a small, clammy hand, Grasping after the world. My country, pounded in sand:...

January 15, 2025

The Madness of Our Times

Sometimes, it feels like I am dreaming, or rather, I am living in a nightmare...

November 2024

November 19, 2024

By Labeling People Criminals, Tyrants Try To Justify Abuse

One of the most frequent responses I have been given by many American Christians when...

November 06, 2024

What Next?

I’m writing this, when it looks as if Trump is going to be the next...

October 2024

October 28, 2024

PRS* XXIV Kamala Harris And The Common Good

I have many concerns about the 2024 presidential election in the United States. I especially...

October 22, 2024

PRS* XXIII We Must Not Normalize Trump

I don’t understand how anyone could treat the current presidential election in the United States...

February 2024

February 14, 2024

We Must Reject Putin and Trump’s False Peace

Christians are called to work for and promote peace, for Christ is the Prince of...

January 2021

January 21, 2021

Unity After Trump

Evil corrupts and divides. That is how evil works. It perverts the good, using elements...

January 14, 2021

Cancel And Replace The March For Life

The March for Life should be cancelled. Yes, COVID19 is one reason why it should...

December 2020

December 11, 2020

So Pro-Life, They Are Willing To Kill

Life is a sacred gift given by God. The Lord of life, God, has indicated...

November 2020

November 19, 2020

Scorched Earth: Trump Plans To Leave Behind A Weakened Country To Biden

It is undeniable that so many Christians have tied themselves with Donald Trump because they...

October 2020

October 29, 2020

Pope Francis, Politics, and Trump: Why We Must Vote Trump Out

Pope Francis, in his newest encyclical, explains how good politicians are concerned about the common...

October 01, 2020

Trump, Racism, Proud Boys, And Standing Down

In his first debate with Biden, Trump was asked if he were willing to condemn...

July 2020

July 24, 2020

COVID19, Trump, And The Pontifical Academy For Life

These are the things that you shall do: Speak the truth to one another, render...

April 2020

April 08, 2020

For the Sake of the Common Good, Save the Postal Service

Through the pride of his riches the rich man rules over other men, whom he...

February 2020

February 28, 2020

We Can Survive The Coronavirus, But We Must Act With Wisdom

The coronavirus presents a significant threat. While we do not know exactly how dangerous it...

February 04, 2020

SOTUS 2020

When talking abut the State of the Union (that is, of the United States) in...

January 2020

January 03, 2020

War Is Not Inevitable (But It Has Become Far More Likely)

The United States has acted wrongly in its assassination of Qassim Soleimani. No one has...

November 2019

November 27, 2019

Trump, War Criminals and the Nuclear Option

Trump continues to embolden the worst elements of the United States, even as he punishes...

October 2019

October 31, 2019

Impeach Him and Lock Him Up

If you see in a province the poor oppressed and justice and right violently taken...

October 02, 2019

The Trump Administration Keeps Talking About Religious Liberty. They Don’t Know What It Means

When Trump went to the United Nations, he pretended to be interested in religious liberty....

September 2019

September 19, 2019

Misogyny, Supremacy And Environmental Justice

The young Swedish environmentalist, Greta Thunberg, has not only made a name for herself for...

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