enters the “How were we supposed to know?” phase of history with a lot of sick children. HT: Mike Flynn Read more

…on how our elites are preparing to persecute the Church. Our entire culture is becoming oriented to the worship of Mammon, Eros, and Power. It is a jealous trinity and will not tolerate a transcendent God forever. Happily, the real God is not mocked forever. Read more

at the Catholic Church is dissected by William Doino. You’d think that after six centuries the English elite would tire of this dreary pastime. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Country that Used to be England, the Gay Brownshirts are showing the persecuting zeal to invade privacy and stamp out free speech that will soon be on our shores and revealing the hypocritical spectacle of the “anti-bullying” bushwah for what it is: Read more

are only for when the Market is up. All that self-made metallic Randian crap vanishes when the blue chips are down. Read more

A reader writes: Jury was still out for me re; the Pavone debacle.  Now I get this via his Facebook: “On the phone w many leaders re how to raise hell for the abortion industry. If they think they will slow me down one iota, they’re wrong.” Who’s “they” here?  The Catholic Church?  I suppose one might read it to mean “the abortion industry” is trying to slow him down (no news there, surely) but I can’t help think the... Read more

Our youngest death penalty victim. And another tale to break your heart. Disgraceful and disgusting stories. But this is what a nation signs on for when it wants to maximize the death penalty and cheer for the maximum number of people put to death. I spoke the other day of Christian *zeal* for the death penalty. Arguments for the death penalty seem to me, in the end, to always boil down to saying, “We are willing to say yes to... Read more

Today, my minions, I bid you read the latest review of The Church and New Media. That is all! Read more

A reader writes: I have a request for prayer. We found out a while ago that we were expecting a baby. Now it appears their may be a problem. Prayers are appreciated. Father, we ask that you grant mother and child a healthy pregnancy and delivery and that the baby and their whole family would be fine and become saints to the glory of you Name through Jesus Christ. Mother Mary, pray for them. Amen! Read more

A reader writes: Please pray for Fr Michael Williams, who’s suffered a brain hemorrhage, had an operation, and is now on a ventilator with them waiting for him to wake up. He’s in the archdiocese of Liverpool. Father, we ask for the complete healing of your servant Michael, for skill and compassion for his caregivers and for grace, peace, consolation and strength for those who love him, through Christ our Lord. Mother Mary, pray for all these needs through Christ... Read more

A reader writes: God bless you for all the prayer requests you post on your blog. I struggle with a prayer routine, but I’ve committed to saying every prayer on your prayer request blog and it’s really helped with my prayer life! My mother-in-law has suffered greatly in the past two weeks and is in the gray area of a possible end-of-life situation. My wife flew back home with two of our children to visit with her mother and is... Read more