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April 2015

April 09, 2015

Are Gay Marriage Activists Too Needy to Take Yes for an Answer?

They're going to keep going until they lose this war they've won. Gay marriage is...

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

Bring to Me the Souls of Those Who Have Separated from My Church

We live in an apostate world, and that apostasy is itself divided into groups. The...

April 06, 2015

Religious Freedom is the Right of Every American. Sincerity Doesn’t Enter Into It.

Indiana passed a law a couple of weeks ago with the purpose of allowing religious...

April 03, 2015

Praying the Divine Mercy Novena in a Time of Christian Persecution

I am not going to write about this week's events until after Easter. But I...

April 02, 2015

5 Ways to Do Holy Thursday for Shut Ins and Shut Outs

Go to mass tonight if you can. You will be blessed. If you're sick or...

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

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 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 20, 2015

Purple Prose Aside, Oklahoma Did Not Limit Marriage to People of Faith

My former colleague, Representative Todd Russ, recently passed a piece of legislation, HB 1125 that...

March 16, 2015

With Friends Like These: White House Behind Leak on Hillary’s Emails

"If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog." Harry Truman The New York...

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 10, 2015

History of the Crusades: Richard the Lionhearted Defeats Saladin 1192

I am aware that there are Islamic teachings which lead to a more peaceful application...

March 07, 2015

Catholic Bloggers Unite Against the Death Penalty. This Catholic Blogger Says Wait a Minute.

I'm always the outlier. No matter what the question, as soon as the crowd starts...

March 06, 2015

Our Rock Star Pope is More Popular than Ever

He's bald, lives in a dorm, rides around in an old car, has one lung...

March 06, 2015

History of the Crusades: Richard the Lion Heart vs Saladin

I am aware that there are Islamic teachings which lead to a more peaceful application...

March 05, 2015

Shades of Truth: A Film that Delves into the Legacy of Pope Pius XII

I've been reading a book called The Myth of Hitler's Pope. I recommend it. I'm...

March 05, 2015

FBI Warns Law Enforcement that ISIS is Recruiting American Teens

From CNN: Washington (CNN)The FBI and Department of Homeland Security sent a joint warning...

March 04, 2015

Pope Francis: Discarding the Elderly is Ugly and It is a Sin

This is a powerful message for our Pope on the care of the elderly.

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 03, 2015

Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress: An Overload of Truth

The Obama Administration has engaged in unseemly behavior, trying to block Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech...

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...

March 02, 2015

After 9 Years of 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...

March 02, 2015

History of the Crusades: Pope Urban II Father of the Crusades

Islamic wars of conquest against Christians had been going on for over 300 years when...

February 2015

February 26, 2015

History of the Crusades: The Battle of Tours, 732. Islam Halted

I hope that you are following this series. Popular media and the anti-history that we...

February 25, 2015

Teaching Hate: Anti-Semitism Soaring on US College Campuses

University Campuses have become hotbeds of anti-Israel propaganda. Anti-Semitism is rising along with this. From...