In the circular cobweb of bizarro accusations, obfuscations, dissimulations and dead flat lies that pass for commentary coming from Christian bashers, there is a surprising bottom line. That bottom line has nothing to do with reason, rationality, right or moral/intellectual integrity. In fact, this particular bottom line is the opposite of those things. It is a claim by these people that they can do whatever they want, say whatever they want, and when they do, it is the fault of... Read more
The media is hard-selling abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage and now polygamy and polyamory. It is also pushing farming women’s bodies for eggs and using women as pregnancy surrogates. That is the real-world situation. We need to be aware of it. We need to do what we can to make other Christians aware of it, so that they see it for what it is. But what, beyond that, should we do? We must learn how to communicate our message in... Read more
Marshall McLuhan famously said, “The medium is the message.” Our use of the phrase “the media” as shorthand for all journalistic endeavors reflects the truth of that. This media/”message” is hard-selling abortion, euthanasia and the destruction of marriage. This video contains a reflection about this situation. Read more
Please pray for me. That is Pope Francis’ tweet for today. I think we should certainly pray for our Holy Father. We should also pray for all priests. I am part of a prayer group. It began when we were homeschooling mothers with small children and has held together through the years as our children have grown up, gone to college, married and had children of their own. Our daughters have now joined us. The purpose of this Rosary group... Read more
Gilbert Chesterton famously said, “The problem with Christianity is not that it’s been tried and found wanting, it’s been found difficult and not tried.” If you change the word Christianity for Catechesis, you have a description of the problem with the “unfaithful laity” in many parts of this country, if not the world. As exhibit A, let me point you toward the mess at Eastside High School in Seattle. This school, which is nominally Catholic, appears to cater to rich... Read more
American Atheists have filed suit to block inclusion of the ground zero cross in displays at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. An earlier lawsuit against use of the cross in the memorial was tossed out of court. The basis of that suit was the extreme trauma atheists experience when they view a cross. This suit is filed on the grounds that there is no projected monument for atheists at the memorial. Perhaps we could have an empty... Read more
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