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Did You Know St. Thomas Aquinas Preached A Sermon on Lying?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

I didn’t either, until earlier this year when I picked up a copy of The Aquinas Catechism, published by Sophia Institute Press. Alert! This is a very long post. Just FYI. (more…) Read more

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What It Would Look Like If The Dalai Lama Went To Confession…

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

Am I right? Or am I right! The above photograph was shared on His Holiness’s Facebook page yesterday. Evidently, he is in Kentucky for a conference. The caption with the photo says, (more…) Read more

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Francisco De Osuna’s Little Guide On The Dangers of Gossiping

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

A few days ago, Pope Francis gave a homily in which he warns folks against gossiping, and instead calls us to focus on following Jesus. It’s another of his wonderful string of homilies delivered in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta where he resides. Perhaps one day, these gems will be known as the Little Way of Pope Francis. As il Papa notes, gossiping is something that we love to do. (more…) Read more

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Two Companies Challenging the HHS Mandate Seek Orders Barring Enforcement

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

Late last year, Korte & Luitjohan Contractors, Inc. was awarded a preliminary injunction from enforcement of the HHS Mandate by a panel of three judges. Similarly, at the end of January, Grote Industries also received temporary injunctive relief from the mandate. Today, both companies face appeals courts again. Andrew Harris of Bloomberg reports, (more…) Read more

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Jesuits “Lied for Jesus” About This Priest For 40 Years…UPDATED

Last updated on: June 30, 2015 at 2:37 pm By Frank Weathers

As you might guess, this turns out badly. It’s timely that I posted something earlier about the sexual abuse scandals, whistleblowers, and how lying about them for Jesus has damaged the Church. And when I say Church, I mean the present, and future, faithful. Not the buildings, or the hierarchy. I mean the full Body of Christ in the world. Manya Brachear of the Chicago Tribune has the scoop on how the headline above came to be from a story that... Read more

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Meet the “Catholic Whistleblowers,” Learn the Fate of Father Fugee, and Revisit “Lying for Jesus”

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

You may recall the recent goings on in the Archdiocese of Newark related to the scandal of sexual abuse of minors. Well, a number of priests and religious have banded together to form a posse of sorts, and they call their little band of brethren the Catholic Whistleblowers. Laurie Goodstein of the New York Times shares the story up about them. (more…) Read more

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Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

So I’ve been informed that Patheos is doing another behind-the-scenes makeover of the website. The upshot? I won’t be able to post anything today as the elves do their work. In the meantime, here are some of my favorite songs which you may enjoy while you wait patiently for a post. Or, you can go read something controversial. Like a post about Hell. Or perhaps a post about Lying. Thanks for stopping by! The Motels, Suddenly, Last Summer. (more…) Read more

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That Twilight Zone Moment When The IRS Agent Asks You For The Content Of Your Group Member’s Prayers

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

That’s when you break out your pocket copy of the Constitution, read the agents of the Eye of Sauron the First Amendment, inform them that the interview is concluded, and walk the hell out. Next step? Call your attorney, and your Congressional representatives constituent services offices. Uh, you probably think I’m making this headline up, but truth is stranger than fiction. Besides, it’s all right here on C-Span. (more…) Read more

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What Does the Benghazi Scandal Have To Do With Religious Liberty?

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

Or the IRS and AP scandals? Well, just like the claims that people of conscience make against the HHS Mandate, all of these scandals revolve around the suppression of the First Amendment rights that Americans hold sacrosanct. (more…) Read more

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Billy Graham Ministries Audited by the IRS After Supporting Marriage Amendment in North Carolina

Last updated on: January 24, 2017 at 5:19 pm By Frank Weathers

As the hours click off the clock, more and more folks are coming out of their caves to complain about how their recent IRS audits are a little too well timed to be just coincidental. Today, Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham, and the head of the ministry his father started, has written a letter to President Obama crying foul. (more…) Read more

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