I don’t much about Medjugorje. I’m not even really sure how to pronounce it. For those who are even more uninformed that me, Medjugorje is the site of what has been regarded by a lot of people as authentic visits by Our Lady. I know people who’ve gone to Medjugorje and experienced profound spiritual awakening as a result of the trip. Was that because of the Marian apparitions, or the work of the Holy Spirit, Who is always there when... Read more
The United States Senate is quietly passing a law, known by the acronym ENDA, (Employment Non-Discrimination Act) that will place homosexuals in the same protected class as African Americans. Personally, I am in favor of civil rights for gay people. They have the right to live their lives as they chose and to love whomever they want. They definitely should not be subjected to unjust discrimination. Homosexuals are human beings and American citizens. However, I want the laws we pass... Read more
An on-line sting set up by Dutch charity Terre des Hommes, identified 1000 predators trying to pay a child to perform sex acts. These predators included 254 Americans. The sting was based on a computer-generated avatar of a little girl named “Sweetie.” As Angus Crawford, the author of a BBC News article about the sting described it, “…. a researcher logged on to a chat room as Sweetie. Within seconds, like sharks, men were circling.” I am glad for stings... Read more
Even if I die, I should be the first one. That was how Father Benny Putharayli evaluated the situation when the gunman who had invaded his church during mass gestured for him to step forward. Father Putharayli’s parishioners were already on the floor, taking cover. A gunman had walked into the Church of St Michael in Ray, ND during mass and yelled, “Stop Father!” “It was a shocking moment because I was preaching,” the priest recounted. The parishioners hit the... Read more
It seems that a number of the Catholic Patheosi are blogging about hell. Since all I know of hell is what I’ve learned during the last week of session in the Oklahoma Legislature, I’ve decided to talk about that other place. Enjoy. Read more
 There are times when I get up and walk off the House floor. I go to my office and tell my secretary not to let anyone in. Or, I will go wandering around the rotunda. But I get away from the mike on my desk and its ever-beckoning invitation to let fly and say whatever I want. Because what I would want to say in that heated moment is not what I would want to say later, after the... Read more
 According to an October 21 Barnabas Aid report, Islamist rebels waged war on the civilians of the Christian towns of Haffar and Saddad in Syria. From Barnabas Aid: Dozens of people were killed when Islamist rebels besieged the Christian towns of Saddad and Haffar in Syria. As churches, homes and schools were looted and destroyed, 2,500 families fled, while 3,000 people, including children, were held as a human shield for a week. Militants from the al-Qaeda-linked al-Nusra Front stormed Saddad... Read more
To join the discussion about A Confident Heart, or to order a copy, go here. There’s an old story about Abraham Lincoln and his horse. It seems that the president was trying to get on his horse, but the horse started hopping around and got his back hoof hung in the stirrup. Lincoln stopped, looked at the horse, and said, “If you want to get on, I’ll get off.” I think that God sometimes says something similar to us. Women,... Read more
  Memories of what went into making this remarkable move. Read more
We’ve already talked about Fatima in a previous post. This is more information about Akita and what happened at Kibeho, Rwanda, before the genocide. Our Lady prophesied the Rwandan genocide and warned against it a decade before it happened. Sister Agnes Sasagawa Kibeho with Immaculee Kibeho prophecy Immaculee Read more
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