NOTE: This is our third post on Father Frank Pavone’s use of a child’s body in a public video, supporting Donald Trump, opposing Hillary Clinton. The first post is here. The second is here. Update – 7 November, 2016 at 21:10 pacific time: Fr. Frank Pavone defends sacrilege: “The issue is not how I’m treating a baby.” Click here for more. Update – 8 November , 2016 at 08:45 pacific time: In qualified apology, Father Pavone asks us to reach out – we did and didn’t hear... Read more
Update – 7 November, 2016 at 16:02 pacific time: A second video with the body of a child used as a prop has been uploaded by Father Frank Pavone onto Youtube. Click here for more. Update – 7 November, 2016 at 21:10 pacific time: Fr. Frank Pavone defends sacrilege: “The issue is not how I’m treating a baby.” Click here for more. Update – 8 November , 2016 at 08:45 pacific time: In qualified apology, Father Pavone asks us to reach out – we did and didn’t hear back… – Oh, and the videos are still... Read more
Update – 7 November, 2016 at 14:28 pacific time: Priests for Life has responded to our request for comment. Click here for more. Update – 7 November, 2016 at 16:02 pacific time: A second video with the body of a child used as a prop has been uploaded by Father Frank Pavone onto Youtube. Click here for more. Update – 7 November, 2016 at 21:10 pacific time: Fr. Frank Pavone defends sacrilege: “The issue is not how I’m treating a baby.” Click... Read more
Over the weekend, more clarity was brought to what was a flyer with an unknown source that had found its way into several San Diego Catholic parishes’ bulletins. On Friday, 4 November, we shared that flyers warning Catholics that a vote for a Democrat is a mortal and that those with unconfessed mortal sins should expect eternal damnation were discovered in Mass-goers bulletins at Immaculate Conception Parish in San Diego, California. While many media outlets were quick to associate the flyer’s... Read more
Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook … UPDATE (Friday, November 4, 2016 – 18:34 pacific time) : Catholic Answers (catholic.com) replied to our request for comment on Friday afternoon. A representative of Catholic Answers wrote, “Catholic Answers does not endorse any third-party assertions that go beyond what we actually say in our publications.” The descriptions of the non-negotiables, “are taken verbatim (though abridged in some cases) from the bulletin insert we publish. The layout of the flyer, the party-platform comparison chart,... Read more
Violence begets violence – meanwhile, the arms industry shows us capitalism without a mask. How many countries are we bombing? Can you name all the countries the U.S. is currently bombing? (Spoiler alert: You can't. Nobody can.) pic.twitter.com/SIvngFBO1z — Fusion (@Fusion) October 27, 2016 What spawns this violence in the first place? Our country plays a tremendous role in setting the stage for the violence we’re “fighting against”, and does so in a way that promotes more violence, more injustice,... Read more
(Potentially offensive wording follows.) A friend of mine told me that the lyrics to the song “A.D.” in Hatebreed’s new “Concrete Confessional” album reminded him of my views. If you’ve never heard of Hatebreed, or listen to heavy metal, you might hit ‘play’ with your sound volume muted or at 3%. The video below only has the lyrics and the audio, but the video after is a live performance of the song. Check it out: The band’s vocalist, also the... Read more
This post was originally published on 4 January, 2016. I am reposting it, without modifications, after the feast of Saint John Paul II as I was reminded of it upon re-reading one of his most famous addresses. In it, the Saint writes, “Finally, the aesthetic value of creation cannot be overlooked. Our very contact with nature has a deep restorative power; contemplation of its magnificence imparts peace and serenity. The Bible speaks again and again of the goodness and beauty of... Read more
In honor of the feast of Saint John Paul II, 21 October, we want to share some excerpts from one of his most famous ecological addresses. Please find the original here. MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE JOHN PAUL II FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 JANUARY 1990 PEACE WITH GOD THE CREATOR, PEACE WITH ALL OF CREATION Introduction 1. In our day, there is a growing awareness that world peace is threatened not only by the... Read more
This post was originally published on January 14, 2016. We are re-posting it in celebration of the feast of Saint John Paul II, 22 October, 2016. Surrounded by consumerism, materialism, and individualism, discerning a vocation to the priesthood becomes the anti-‘American’ option for young men. You’ll remember our post, “If You Want Atheism, Destroy Creation, Embrace Capitalism” from last week. It was incredibly popular with our atheist friends and our capitalist friends. This message of this post should be implied by... Read more
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