The Fundamental(ist) Imbalance

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

Nowadays, the truth of peace continues to be dramatically compromised and rejected by terrorism, whose criminal threats and attacks leave the world in a state of fear and insecurity. These are often the fruit of a tragic and disturbing nihilism. Looked at closely, nihilism and fundamentalism share an erroneous relationship to truth: the nihilist denies the very existence of truth, while the fundamentalist claims to be able to impose it by force. Both show a dangerous contempt for human beings... Read more

Shahzad's grudge is recent? – UPDATED

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

The mainstream media has presented us with a plethora of possible motives behind Faisal Shahzad’s attempted bombing in Times Square. We have read that he was a victim of the (Bush) economy, whose house was foreclosed on! In 2004, he is said to have remarked that he hated Bush (hardly a remarkable opinion) and the Iraqi war! He didn’t like the drone attacks! But now it seems that Shahzad’s has been a recent turning of a worm. If you stay... Read more

"No, we're fearless and edgy. Really." – UPDATES

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

This is both funny and a bit pathetic: Comedy Central might censor every image of the Prophet Muhammad on “South Park,” yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus Christ. As part of the network’s upfront presentation to advertisers (full slate here), the network is set to announce “JC,” a half-hour show about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of his “powerful but apathetic father” and live a regular life in New York City. In the show,... Read more

Tennessee's Uncovered Disaster -UPDATED

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

A few days ago a reader asked me if I was going to be writing about the dramatic flooding in Nashville, and I said that I did mean to, and that it seemed to me the Nashville flooding was like the big Ice Storms that left people in some parts of Kentucky without power for nearly a month, two winters ago – a “red state” disaster that went uncovered, and had no one screaming “where are the feds; why aren’t... Read more

Obama, BP, Oilmoney & the Press – UPDATED

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

So, the Gulf may have to deal with as much as <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/04/AR2010050404118_pf.html".40,000 barrels of oil seeping into it, every day, for a while. And…the Obama government exempted BP from an impact review last year. And…President Obama, who hates big oil, big coal, big energy, was on the receiving end of more money from BP than anyone else in politics. And…the President’s party is fundraising off of the disaster. Listen… Can you hear the screaming? Can you hear the righteous... Read more

Joshua fought the battle…

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

How incredibly great is this? Via Msgr. Charles Pope, who was writing on Creative Genius and Music as Onomatopoeia. There are some great videos in the comments section, too. Read more

Great Writing, Great Reading!

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

Julie at Happy Catholic gives us a happy plug-a-roo as tin-cup rattling week continues, and makes it clear that 50% off for a journal of First Things’ caliber is nothing to sneeze at. First Things is great at writing but not so canny that they point out you are getting a half-price subscription, so as the advertising person I will do so. Dispensing with the niceties of never using whole numbers as a retailer, essentially you are spending $20 for... Read more

The Paradoxes of Christianity -UPDATED

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

*** It seems that Bill Maher, who has never demonstrated more than an adolescent understanding of religion, wrote recently in Newsweek, “The problem with faith … is it kind of screws up your priorities. Your priorities shouldn’t be about saving your own (butt), which is the focus of Christianity.” Over at the National Catholic Register, radio host Tony Rossi writes: Is [Maher] right? Of course we Christians do want our souls saved so we can spend eternity in heaven. The... Read more

Reader Appreciation Post

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

Deacon Greg recently shut down comments on his blog, for an indefinite period. Posting part of an email he received about the increasingly ugly tone in his comments section, he added: I know he’s absolutely right. I’ve sensed it. Loyal, longtime readers have sensed it. Some have written me about it. Even casual passers-by have taken notice, and quickened their step when they walk through the neighborhood. The atmosphere around these parts is beyond unfriendly and uncharitable. At times, it... Read more

"What does the heart long for?"

Last updated on: March 10, 2017 at 4:37 pm By Elizabeth Scalia

These Benedictine Nuns of the Abbaye Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation in Barroux, are so lovely to look at and listen to that I had to share the video with you. The community of Benedictine nuns of Our Lady of the Annunciation is born 1979. Four young girls were gathered around Mother Elizabeth and, following Dom Gérard, wanted to also “experience the Churches tradition.” After moving to different locations, they can turn to find common ground near the town of Le Barroux... Read more