Folks are starting to take notice of this development. Catholic social teaching has always noticed it, especially since the time St. Thomas Aquinas was writing his summas. And the Church has been outspoken about just wages and the dignity of workers for some time now. Below is a short video of the fellows over at Yahoo! Finance wondering if it’s time for labor unions to make a comeback. (more…) Read more
and roughly 264,000+ people(and climbing) join TMIMITW and say, “I will follow.” Sing it fellas! (more…) Read more
I fully support, and approve of, the following message. (more…) Read more
Just a brief note to say Thank You to everyone who gave to the latest (and hopefully, the last) All That Remains fundraising campaign hosted recently by Indiegogo. For those keeping track, the amount in the jar 16 days back was $45. The campaign ended in the wee early morning hours today with $3,110 dollars on tap. (more…) Read more
This was written three years ago by my (then) blogging partner, Webster Bull. Given all the excitement about her cause for sainthood, I think it’s a good time to take a look at Dorothy Day not only from Webster’s viewpoint, but in her own words too. So sit back, relax, and meet Dorothy Day (and Peter Maurin) and come to know why an encounter with her helps lead us to Christ. **** Today is the anniversary of the death of... Read more
Psalm 42, of David As the deer longs for streams of water, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When can I enter and see the face of God? (more…) Read more
On my commute home the other day, I heard an interview on the radio that Daniel Day-Lewis gave regarding his role in the movie “Lincoln.” I was struck by the length and depth he went to, in essence, become the man whom he portrays in the film. (more…) Read more
A few days back, I asked readers to contribute five whole dollars (each) to help raise completion funds for the film All That Remains. Five bucks a piece is a princely sum I know, but it must have been too much to ask. (more…) Read more
Because Christ is God and frankly, Mammon is a chump. The Mammster is nowhere even close to having the qualities that we human beings crave and desire to emulate, follow, and become. Christ the King, though, smiling down on us from the banner collage, and the photograph above, and warming our hearts inside, has all of the qualities that we desire in abundance. (more…) Read more
See the photograph above? There are about 10,000 Christians who live in Gaza, you know. It would appear that our Catholic brother is none too happy about something that occurred in his neighborhood. The CIA World Factbook supplies the following information about Christians living in Palestine. (more…) Read more
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