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May 2015

May 16, 2015

Surprise! The Catholic Church IS Relevant.

Christian bashers are fond of creating alternate realities and then pretending that they are actual...

May 15, 2015

The Christian Basher in Chief Explains Pope Francis

Christian/Catholic bashers come from all sectors of society. Some of them come from the left....

May 14, 2015

Today, Right Wing Nut Catholic Bashers Attack the Church

Yesterday, we were informed by left wing nut Catholic bashers that the Catholic Church Will...

May 13, 2015

This Just In: Catholic Church Will Forgive Your Abortion

Christian bashers are characterized by a number of things. First, they are bigots. Second, they...

May 12, 2015

Christianity Declines Sharply in America. Here’s the One, Two Three of It.

Recent polls show a seven percent drop in the past eight years in the number...

May 11, 2015

Persecution of Christians in America: It’s Not Just ‘Over There.’

I've been saying for a long time that violent persecution of a group of people...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

The Murderers Got Away With It.

Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians? Adolph Hitler The murderers...

April 11, 2015

Divine Mercy Novena: Praying for Those Who are Neither Hot nor Cold

You say you are rich and need nothing. You don't realize that you are wretched,...

April 08, 2015

Praying the Divine Mercy in an Age of Exploitation and Murder of Innocents

If you do not become be converted and become as a little child, you shall...

April 07, 2015

Speaking of Bigots and Discrimination ….

Pardon me folks, but the bigotry and discrimination shoe is on the other foot. Christian...

April 07, 2015

Mama

We had a family discussion last night. The upshot was that the time has come...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law and Holy Week

Indiana's governor is at the center of a firestorm because he signed a religious freedom...

March 27, 2015

Jill Stanek: “I Expect that From the Democrats.”

We have two goals today. First of all, in our own way we want to...

March 25, 2015

Levi Pettit, OKC Black Leaders Hold Press Conference About Racist Video

Levit Pettit, one of the two young men who were expelled from Oklahoma University for...

March 25, 2015

Breaking: Speaker John Boehner’s Office Orders Arrest of Pro Life Demonstrators

Pro life leaders were arrested for holding a prayer vigil outside House Speaker Boehner's office...

March 25, 2015

From Hitler to the BTK Killer, How Do You Forgive a Monster?

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away...

March 23, 2015

America and Its Half Million Homeless Ghosts

They are not people to us. They are ghosts of what once was people like...

March 23, 2015

Sprinklergate: Is it Real, or Is It Politics?

I've been sick as the proverbial dawg these past few days. I managed to put...

March 21, 2015

Church Turns to Congress for Relief from Attacks on Religious Freedom

The city of Washington, DC has passed two laws that directly attack religious freedom. The...

March 16, 2015

14 Dead in Terrorist Bombings of Pakistani Churches

Fourteen people are dead and at least 78 people were injured in deadly terrorist bombings...

March 14, 2015

Go Look in the Mirror. That is the Only God You’ll Ever See.

Decades ago, not long after my conversion, I had a discussion with an atheist friend...

March 07, 2015

The Popes and the Sister Speak Against the Death Penalty

Our popes have spoken with a consistent voice against the death penalty. I agree in...

March 03, 2015

Conversion on the Beach: One Man’s Conversion to Christ Before ISIS Execution

ISIS march 21 men onto a beach in Libya. Twenty of these men were Christians....

March 02, 2015

After 9 Years Ripping Off the Priesthood, Gay Priest Leaves, Blames Church for His Life of Lies

Priests are human. I think I established my belief in the humanness and fallibility of priests...

February 2015

February 25, 2015

Novena for the Persecuted Church, Day 1

Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and...

February 24, 2015

Patriarch Urges Prayer for 90 Syrian Christians Kidnapped by ISIS

ISIS murderers have captured at least 90 Christians from villages in Syria. It is unknown...

February 20, 2015

History of the Crusades: Islamic Spain was NOT the ‘Ornament of the World’

The version of the Crusades being pushed by the media and much of our educational...

February 11, 2015

Pope Francis and Me: Praying to St Thomas More

Pope Francis and I have something in common. He asks St Thomas More to pray...

February 10, 2015

Ascension Press: Following Jesus to the Priesthood

Ascension Press has released the beautiful video below to encourage young men to consider the priesthood....

February 09, 2015

Pope Francis Calls Human Trafficking a Shameful Wound Unworthy of Human Society.