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June 2026

June 11, 2026

Magnifica Humanitas: Pope Leo Says No to AI Waging War

It is much easier to start a war than stop it. Pope Leo XIV AI...

June 10, 2026

Magnifica Humanitas: Pope Leo Says Just War Is Obsolete

Pope Leo tells us in Chapter 5 of Magnifica Humanitas that humanity is far more...

May 2026

May 28, 2026

Magnifica Humanitas is Pope Leo, Repeating What Jesus Said.

Press reports and discussions about Magnifica Humanitas have to be brief. They also have to...

May 07, 2026

We’re 9 Weeks into a 4 Week War We “Won” 8 Weeks Ago

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. Proverbs 12:22a Trump’s idiotic, unnecessary, costly, and...

April 2026

April 07, 2026

Pope Says Trump Threat “Truly Unacceptable”

Pope Leo issued a statement today that was directly aimed at Trump's continuous and repeated...

April 07, 2026

Bishop Twists Pope Leo’s Words in Attempt to Defend Trump

I recently came across a video by Fr Thady Doyle of God's Cottage Prayer Center...

March 2026

March 20, 2026

Pope, Bishops, Catholic Teaching Go Thumbs Down on Trump War

The Holy Father and our Catholic Bishops are, as a group, more than a little...

January 2026

January 21, 2026

Archbishop: Morally acceptable to Disobey Immoral Orders

Archbishop Timothy Broglio, Archbishop of the Archdiocese for Military Services, says that it would be...

January 19, 2026

Catholic Cardinals Question Morality of Trump War Threats

Three of America’s Catholic Cardinals have spoken out against Trump’s repeated threats of global war...

November 2023

November 07, 2023

What of the Palestinians?

So … what of the Palestinians? I recently wrote a post discussing the sudden onslaught...

October 2023

October 17, 2023

Today is a Day of Prayer and Fasting for the Holy Land

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has called for Christians worldwide to join...

October 12, 2023

Once Again, America is the Arsenal of Democracy.

Americans can be proud of the way President Biden has handled both the war in...

October 11, 2023

God help us to conquer the menace of evil.

We are swimming in a sea of evil. The pillars of civilized society are shaken...

October 09, 2023

Israel, America and the Price of Political Chaos

Israel has been attacked and hundreds Israeli citizens are dead. Many others have been taken...

March 2022

March 26, 2022

Pope Consecrates Russia and Ukraine to Mary. Russia Backs Away from Kyiv.

These two stories crossed my feed today, a few hours after the Holy Father consecrated...

March 22, 2022

Putin’s Patriarch and Pope Francis: Darkness and Light.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Francis of Rome held a virtual meeting a few...

March 16, 2022

Pope Francis To Consecrate Russia, Ukraine to Our Lady.

Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has announced that he will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to...

February 2022

February 18, 2022

Today I Will Pray for Peace. Will You Join Me?

I am taking today to pray for peace in the Ukraine. I want to invite...

April 2017

April 08, 2017

I Oppose Another Needless War

I'm going to take a break from book-writing to go on record in opposition to...

December 2016

December 19, 2016

Music for Our Times Sounds Like This

I will never play this piece of music. It's right up there with jumping the...

November 2015

November 21, 2015

King of Jordan Warns of Third World War Against Humanity

Jordan's King Abdullah II warned of a "third world war against humanity." He described ISIS...

November 18, 2015

Boko Haram Suicide Bombing Kills 32, Wounds 80

Boko Haram used a suicide bombing to kill 32 people and wound 80 others in...

October 2015

October 24, 2015

Persecution, not Divorced and Remarrieds, is the Most Serious Issue Facing Christianity Today

My colleague Kate O'Hare interviewed Chaldean Catholic Bishop Mar Bahai Soro about the holocaust of Christians...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Pope Francis Visits 9/11 Memorial

This is what I wrote about Pope Francis' attendance at the prayer service at the...

September 14, 2015

Lone Vet Returns to Iraq to Fight ISIS

60 Minutes covered the plight of Iraqi Christians Among other stories, they found an American...

August 2015

August 22, 2015

ISIS Desecrates, Demolishes Syrian Monastery. Priest Missing.

My colleague Tom McDonald posted a story about another atrocity against Christians at the hands of ISIS....

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Don’t Go to Battle for Christ Before You Go to Spiritual Boot Camp

Make no mistake about it: The culture wars are going to get hot and hotter....

July 06, 2015

“A Shepherd Cannot Run Away,” Father Stanley Rother, Martyr

This is my first blog post for the National Catholic Register. It's about Father Stanley...

July 04, 2015

56 Men Signed the Declaration of Independence. What Happened to Them?

The courage of nations and groups is always individual courage, multiplied. This is the story...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

ISIS Offers “Beautiful Young Girls” as Sex Slaves to Winners of Koran Memorization Contest

Evidently, ISIS is sponsoring a Koran Memorization contest in honor of Ramadan in which "beautiful...