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July 2013

July 03, 2013

In Africa, Strong Criticism of Obama’s Social Policies

Things haven’t gone so well for President Obama on this week’s three-nation African tour. Obama,...

July 01, 2013

Edward Snowden, Reluctant Refugee, Pens an Open Letter

Edward Snowden, the source of the “leaks” which exposed the American government’s surveillance against its...

June 2013

June 29, 2013

Texas Protects Women’s Health; Feminists Cry Foul – UPDATED

In the state of Texas, the law has consistently protected men from unqualified medical practitioners,...

June 17, 2013

Obama Calls for End to Catholic Education in Northern Ireland

Just two days after Archbishop Gerhard Müller, Vatican Prefect, speaking in Glasgow, Scotland, touted Catholic...

May 2013

May 04, 2013

Anti-Religious Propaganda in the Soviet Union: Could It Ever Happen Here?

I was in elementary school during the Cold War. I remember praying the Leonine Prayers...

April 2013

April 22, 2013

“Not Worthy of an Answer”? Let’s Try Again, Ms. Napolitano

Really? Our government lied? That couldn’t be true. On April 18, it was reported that...

April 10, 2013

Santorum’s Speaking…. No, He’s Not… Yes, He Is!

The news was exciting: 2012 Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was going to speak to...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Planned Parenthood’s “After-Birth Abortion” Advocate Has Ties to Children’s Centers

In 1990, cultural analyst George Barna penned a book titled The Frog in the Kettle. ...

March 13, 2013

BREAKING: White House to Announce Melissa Rogers Will Direct Faith-Based Office

The White House will announce today that Melissa Rogers, former general counsel for the Baptist...

January 2013

January 19, 2013

Darth Vader Meets Barack Obama

On Tuesday, January 22, Washington National Cathedral will host President Barack Obama and Vice President...

January 17, 2013

INAUGURATION 2013: Strength—and a Little Bit of Diversity

Giglio Is Persona Non Grata After His Christianity Is Exposed The Obama Administration wants next...

January 15, 2013

In the President’s Own Words

Forty years, folks. For forty years, America has not protected its most vulnerable. Thank you...

December 2012

December 15, 2012

Margaret Chase Smith and the Four Horsemen of Calumny

December 14 is the birthday of an important woman in American politics, a United States...

November 2012

November 09, 2012

On Election Night, I Listened; I Read; I Prayed—And I Took Some Comfort in Your Reflections

It took me a few days to admit this: Obama has prevailed, and he will...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Just How “Pro-Life” Is Mitt Romney?

As the election nears, some in the liberal media are pointing an accusatory finger at...

October 14, 2012

Focus: HOPE—Fighting Racism, Poverty and Injustice in Detroit Since 1968

Detroit was deeply divided in the 1960s. There was a chasm between white society, largely...

October 02, 2012

Isn’t the White House Supposed to Be “The People’s House”?

From the website of the White House, this quote from First Lady Michelle Obama: "This...

September 2012

September 09, 2012

For Our World: A Child’s Profound Reflections on 9/11

I saw the World Trade Center only once. It was 1998 or 1999. It had been a...

September 08, 2012

EQUAL TIME: Cardinal Dolan’s Prayer at the Democratic National Convention

Last week, I posted Cardinal Dolan’s prayer at the Republican National Convention in its entirety....

August 2012

August 09, 2012

Breaking Bread With the Enemy: The Al Smith Dinner

“So he’s given us a year to figure out how to violate our consciences…” “You’ve...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Party Hearty, Michiganders: It’s SOCIAL MEDIA DAY!

Hurray, Facebook! Let’s hear it for Twitter! C’mon, YouTube! If you’re in Michigan, as I...

March 2012

March 20, 2012

From Peanuts to Preaching: President Carter Publishes a Bible

Former president Jimmy Carter, once a Georgia peanut farmer, once the leader of the free...

February 2012

February 11, 2012

Happy Birthday, Vatican City!

Who knew? On February 11, 1929, the Lateran Treaty was signed. (Actually, the Treaty was...

October 2011

October 03, 2011

U.N.’s Dag Hammarskjöld: Negotiating With God

“In our age, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.” --Dag...

July 2011

July 10, 2011

R.I.P. Betty Ford: Champion of [Some] Women's Rights

Former First Lady Betty Ford died this week of natural causes, at the age of...

April 2011

April 26, 2011

AESOP'S FABLES AND THE CHURCH OF LAODICEA: Courage of Your Convictions – A Reminder for RINO’s

To all Congressional Republicans who have disappointed your constituents by your failure to support issues...