The Heresy of Politicized Christianity

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:50 am By Rebecca Hamilton

Deacon Greg Kandra published a post today describing a “study” that says that “Christian Progressives” are on the cultural ascendancy. I put the word study in quotes because all this study amounts to is some yo-yo with letters after his name who went out and tabulated Google searches, dividing them between “conservative Christian” and “progressive Christian.” His criteria: Google searches for “Christian right” vs google searches for “Christian left.” Based on this handy-dandy spreadsheet workout, this person has extrapolated to... Read more

Mother Teresa: How to Love God

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:50 am By Rebecca Hamilton

American Youth Explain Why They’re Going to WYD

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:51 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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This video reveals a lot, both about the weaknesses in America’s Catholic culture, and the hunger those weaknesses create in our young people. I remember the first church I went to after my conversion experience. It was a fine church, part of a mainline denomination. But I wanted more Jesus than it gave me. No one should ever feel that way in a Catholic Church, but evidently some of these young people do. I pray they will find what they... Read more

Christians’ Dual Citizenship and Engaging the Culture for Christ

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:52 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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In the video below, Cardinal Wuerl discusses what he calls the “subtle” loss of religious liberty in America. From my viewpoint, the loss of religious liberty is only subtle to those who do not want to see what is happening. In truth, it has been snowballing for quite a while. The sign of hope is that for the first time, there is real pushback. I’m not talking about angry speechifying and partisan political demagoguery, but actual pushback in the form... Read more

Are Americans as Trashy as Our Media Believes?

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:09 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Deacon Greg Kandra has the story. This is the latest cover of Time Magazine in Europe, Asia and South America: This the latest cover of Time Magazine here in the good old USA: I guess it makes sense. You know us Americans; we do love our lynch mobs. We’d rather glue our well-rounded rear ends to the sofa and drool over the misery of others before taking to the streets to yell for more blood than anything else. We don’t... Read more

Televised Trials: The For-Real Hunger Games

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:53 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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I did not watch the Zimmerman murder trial. I did not watch the OJ trial. I haven’t watched any of the televised trials that obsess the public. I also didn’t follow the Timothy McVeigh trial, even though I had a personal interest in its outcome. From the way that Americans seem to react to these trials, I think perhaps a lot of other people should consider skipping them, too. Trials that put people’s lives and freedom to the test are... Read more

Same Judge Who Turned Hobby Lobby Down, Now Grants Them a Stay on HHS Mandate

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:54 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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I’ve read the news reports on several outlets, and I’m not exactly sure what the judge did, except that it’s clear that he stopped the government from dropping the guillotine on Hobby Lobby next month. The draconian HHS Mandate, which is scheduled to go into effect in August, would probably, in the judge’s own words, “cut the legs from under” any “individual or corporation” who is so bold as to say “no” to it. Judge Joe Heaton ruled that Hobby Lobby is... Read more

Imprisoned for Christ: Cardinal Van Thuan

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:54 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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I once worked with a woman who had lived through the fall of Viet Nam and then stayed in the country after the communist takeover. She told me that where she lived, the officials would call someone in for questioning. She said that this person was never seen again. They simply vanished. When they called her to come in for questioning, she and her large family stayed up all night discussing what to do. They decided to walk out of... Read more

The Secret’s Out: Devout Catholic Husbands and Wives Have the Best Sex

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:54 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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If you want great sex, trying marrying for love and committing yourself this person for life. It also helps if you worship the God Who made you in a Catholic Church every week. That’s the upshot of a spate of articles floating around the internet, including this one that mentions Patheos blogger Dr Gregory Popcak. It turns out that devout Catholic husbands and wives have the most satisfying sexual relationships of any group. Why? Based on what we see on HBO,... Read more

Gosnell Was Not Alone

Last updated on: December 29, 2014 at 10:55 am By Rebecca Hamilton

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Roe v Wade set the limit for viability at 26 weeks into pregnancy. That was based on 1973 medicine and judicial imaginings. Today, babies are being saved as early as 21 or 22 weeks into pregnancy. But we still live under the law created by the Supreme Court which set viability at 26 weeks. After 26 weeks, doctors can still do abortions if they decide the mother’s life or health is at stake. In actual practice, that means that abortionists... Read more