“I love it when you talk about Catholic teaching, but on political stuff you drive me crazy.” What is, for many of my readers a complete disconnect is, for me, simply continuity. I’m really quite surprised that people don’t get this. So, for instance, when I write below about American secular messianism, I have in mind… Catholic teaching: 675 Before Christ’s second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The... Read more

NOTRE DAME ALUMNI LAUNCH NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO WITHOLD DONATIONSAlumni Urge Trustees to Replace University President* DEARBORN, MI – (April 16, 2009) – Alumni and financial supporters of theUniversity of Notre Dame today launched a new online effort to withholddonations until Rev. John Jenkins, CSC, is replaced as president of theprominent Catholic university. The national alumni coalition is urgingalumni and friends of the university to withhold donations, which could addup to tens of millions of dollars. The coalition website – www.replacejenkins.com... Read more

NOTRE DAME ALUMNI LAUNCH NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO WITHOLD DONATIONSAlumni Urge Trustees to Replace University President* DEARBORN, MI – (April 16, 2009) – Alumni and financial supporters of theUniversity of Notre Dame today launched a new online effort to withholddonations until Rev. John Jenkins, CSC, is replaced as president of theprominent Catholic university. The national alumni coalition is urgingalumni and friends of the university to withhold donations, which could addup to tens of millions of dollars. The coalition website – www.replacejenkins.com... Read more

He was the President of Thomas Aquinas College. He was killed in a car accident in Ireland. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Read more

Under Socialism, it’s the other way around. That’s why Chesterton advocated distributism–and so do other people today. Of course, such people are now being watched by the DHS–who are here to keep us safe. Read more

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He writes: From the official statement of the Department of Homeland “Security” about right-wing terrorists. You can find the un-classified “intelligence analysis” here: Paralleling the current national climate, rightwing extremists during the 1990s exploited a variety of social issues and political themes to increase group visibility and recruit new members. Prominent among these themes were . . . . white supremacists’ longstanding exploitation of social issues such as abortion . . . and same-sex marriage. During the 1990s, these issues... Read more

Upcoming stuff: Tonight, if you live in Western Washington, you have two options. 1. You can come and join me for my “Introduction to Scripture” class that I’ve been teaching at St. Mark’s parish in Shoreline at 7:00. 2. You can toddle on down to Seattle Pacific University and join the Seattle Chesterton Society meeting to hear about Pope Benedict and Dante on Love in the Modern World. If I were me, I’d go to the Chesterton thing. But that’s... Read more

Minneapolis, Minn., April 15, 2009 – The controversial and sexually explicit play, The Vagina Monologues, has caused many protests on Catholic university campuses over the years. Now, an enlightening and uplifting alternative is playing at campuses around the country. The VITAE Monologues – The Monologues of Life – made its debut at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota in early March. The VITAE Monologues portrays real-life, powerful stories of hope and healing and the triumphant beauty of... Read more

Minneapolis, Minn., April 15, 2009 – The controversial and sexually explicit play, The Vagina Monologues, has caused many protests on Catholic university campuses over the years. Now, an enlightening and uplifting alternative is playing at campuses around the country. The VITAE Monologues – The Monologues of Life – made its debut at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota in early March. The VITAE Monologues portrays real-life, powerful stories of hope and healing and the triumphant beauty of... Read more