Here’s our reflection on the Al Smith Charity Dinner which took place last night. We write: “Jokes were made about the capitalist candidates but once laughter fills the room the expectation is that we embrace the wicked truth behind the joke – that there is no authentic choice and that democracy is purchased by the highest bidder – and begin to see it as justifiable and good; after all, you can’t upset the capitalists too much before seeing donations to... Read more
For those who have sought to go beyond the lack of choices offered during most of the 2016 Presidential elections, the Al Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner gave little to no encouragement. Readers may have greater insight than the author when it comes to the history or tradition of the dinner, hosted by the Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan, and organized by the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation as a fund-raiser for numerous Catholic charities throughout the archdiocese. The costs for... Read more
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The Washington Post published a strong piece today by Charles Camosy, an associate professor at Fordham University, that warns of the dangers a Trump victory would present the pro-life movement. The “Culture Wars” have long reinforced a binary discourse when it comes to examining U.S. abortion policy since Roe v. Wade. Over the last several decades, however, a new embrace of sensitive, diverse, and prudent discussion has brought an atypical collection of people together – including women, youth, non-Christians, and minorities – in order to promote a... Read more
My dearest friends, I was browsing through a collection of poems written by one of the greatest writers in American history this evening and thought I’d share this one with you. I typed it out – hoping the autocorrect wouldn’t change the Spanish. I then provided a draft translation for you. I hope you can read Spanish and understand the archaic vocabulary so that you don’t have to rely on my translation. I didn’t spend more than a minute wondering... Read more
This review was originally posted on August 1st, 2016 and can be found here. * * * * * * Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook … Pope Francis has gifted World Youth Day pilgrims with a remarkable presentation of some very essential church doctrine, namely, Catholic social teaching (CST). On July 26, 2016, the Pope helped to launch DOCAT internationally. DOCAT offers Church teaching and guidance on how one is to live upon encountering Jesus Christ. Universal and well... Read more
She lived comfortably, raised beautiful children, and suffered divorce twice; she would then dedicate thirty-two years of her life living with and ministering to some of Tijuana’s most unwanted, perhaps hated peoples. She would also establish an order for mature ladies dedicated to serving God’s needy children with unqualified compassion: the Eudist Servants of the Eleventh Hour. Madre Antonia Brenner, known as “la Mama” to guards and the imprisoned alike, brought our Lord to one of America’s darkest ‘neighborhoods’ – she died three... Read more
This post was originally published 01 December of 2015. We’re reposting it as the conversation on socialism is renewed. No, socialism is not incompatible with Christianity – capitalism is, however. Join Keith Michael Estrada on Facebook … Like the man who slays a son in his father’s presence is he who offers sacrifice from the possessions of the poor. –Sirach 34:20 Some days ago, Mark Perry decided to provide a short collection of quotes for the sake of providing “some historical... Read more
I’m proud of the personalized contributor status email that the Clinton campaign sent me last week. It’s my favorite e-mail from Hillary’s team so far. It truly demonstrates my commitment to the dignity of all people, I’d say: I couldn’t be happier to know that I have $0 invested in the Clinton campaign. I am not going to vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, and maybe you’ll consider doing the same. Until next time, Keith Michael Estrada Read more
Imagine a respectable Priest posting the above photo on social media after more and more news comes out to testify against the worthiness of Hillary Clinton for the office of President of the United States of America. Now imagine this Priest would not post the same image of Clinton’s rival, Mr. Donald Trump. Why? Because Trump is just entirely unworthy and, even if Trump is no where near perfect, Clinton can at least prevent some bad things from happening and... Read more
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