The most interesting women on the internet is Alexandra and today she has two provocative posts which you must check out. First up – Who is eligible for salvation? It is a question she is carrying over from this post and for an answer she provides links to several snippets from an interview between Bob Wright and Fr. Lorenzo Albacete. Good stuff and perhaps a timely dialogue. The complete interview between Robert Wright and Fr. Albacete is here and it... Read more
A very interesting and enlightening back and forth. Reform is always tricky. I think Ali sounds like a very careful man. And I think dialogue with him and others like him is really important and should be encouraged with patient listening and slow reaction. As Siggy says: …Ali, of Unwilling Self Negation, speaks clearly and eloquently for himself- and he is a voice of moderate Islam. That voice may or may not always be in harmony with our own. That... Read more
I know this is a very “Catholic” way to look at things, and also a little too supernatural for some. Indulge me, please. All parts of the US government, every president since Carter – yes, even President Reagan – played down the aggressions of the islamofascists for 30 years. For thirty years, we’ve watched endless reams of tape – “Death to the Great Satan!” Every president has been burned in effigy. And nothing was done. Talk, talk, talk. Nothing done.... Read more
Indeed it is. Great people, not great governments! :-) Check out The World of Good blogburst. Read more
“I think he arrived overnight” Premier Silvio Berlusconi said. OEC writes America should take a cue and “learn that it’s alright to do the right thing…. I have to take a little gentle exception, there. America knows it’s alright to do the right thing and has been doing it for the last three years under nothing but criticism. I think diplomatically it was smart for America to let another country do this. She has enough on her plate. I hope... Read more
Perhaps Clinton’s yacking has to do with pulling Tony Blair back in line for the upcoming “revolution,” which will be built upon the “global warming” meme? As Clinton’s also involved with this deal, it’s good to recall that many Clintonistas either went into “journalism” or married “journalists” when they were done with the White House. If you own the press, you own enormous power – the Clintons have always known that. And if you’re building a revolution on the basis... Read more
My Li’l Bro Thom sent me this from the Diocese of Brooklyn – very impressive. Some are calling “Fishers of Men,” an 18 minute film, the best thing ever made about the vocation to the priesthood. “God in the Streets of New York,” is a film about a Eucharistic Procession done recently in NYC – you don’t see them much anymore. This one was – by all accounts of those who attended – a marvel. You can see both trailers... Read more
I, among others, have been asking – rhetorically – “where are the moderate/reformist Muslims? We need to hear them!” It seems one is speaking up – and this is a very heartening message: Unlike some of my fellow believers I don’t think that the recent glut of Westerners calling for the reformation of Islam is due solely to an imperial Western ambition. I believe that much of non-Muslim engagement with Islam is premised upon a well-intentioned impulse. I believe that... Read more
This is excellently done: Freeper “Starbase” has unveiled a project I wish I’d thought to do: A Directory of Modern Propaganda Techniques 1. Guilt By Association: This is used to damage someone’s reputation by associating them with an unattractive person or organization. It doesn’t matter if there is an actual association or not. Example: Kristen said that too many people were moving into the South without the input of Americans already living there. “This land is for my grandchildren, not... Read more
This could be huge – good news for oppressed Christians all over the world, not just in China! Pope Benedict XVI told a delegation from Hong Kong he will visit China in what would be an extraordinary papal visit to the communist nation, but he said the trip’s timing depends on “God’s wish,” media reports said Tuesday. One of the Vatican’s goals is to restart official relations with China, which forced its Roman Catholics to cut ties with the Holy... Read more
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