by Chuck Colson – July 27, 1945. London is still slowly recovering from six years of war with Germany. Hundreds of thousands of British soldiers are dead. British cities are in ruins. As newsreels expose fresh horrors from the Nazi death camps, the British people wonder, “Is there no end to German atrocities?” Thus, it … Read more
by James Lewis – George Orwell said that the first duty of decent people was to say the obvious. So here it is for today. The United States Constitution enshrines a far greater political philosophy than anything Karl Marx ever dreamed of in his totalitarian ideology. In 1787, the Constitution proclaimed a political philosophy that … Read more
by Dcn. Keith Fournier – Every child killed by voluntary abortion is a “Holy Innocent”. Every politician who supports this killing, implicitly or explicitly, carries on the evil actions of Herod. On this Feast of the Holy Innocents let us summon a new resolve to bring an end to the slaughter of the holy innocents … Read more
by James Lewis – On January 1, 2011, a hugely important terror attack took place in Egypt that you probably were not told about. A terrorist bomb went off at the al-Qiddissin (Saints) Church in Alexandria, Egypt, killing innocent civilians in the usual ruthless and bloodthirsty manner. The Western media hardly noticed, but the shock … Read more
by Chuck Colson – One of the most powerful lines of Christian writing I’ve ever read was in Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s magnificent classic The Cost of Discipleship. “When Christ calls a man,” Bonhoeffer wrote, “He bids him to come and die.” Sobering words. Its’ just the opposite of the therapeutic gospel we hear all too often … Read more
IBD – Nothing makes fools of more people than trying to predict the weather. Whether in Los Angeles or London, recent predictions have gone crazily awry. Global warming? How about mini ice age? The sight of confused and angry travelers stuck in airports across Europe because of an arctic freeze that has settled across the … Read more
Thy Nativity, O Christ our God, Has shown to the world the Light of wisdom. For by it, those who worshipped the stars, Were taught by a star to adore Thee, The Sun of Righteousness. And to know Thee, the Orient from on high, O Lord, Glory to Thee! – Troparion for Christmas Day
by Fr. Daniel Daly – Our Christmas tree is derived, not from the pagan yule tree, but from the paradise tree adorned with apples on December 24 in honor of Adam and Eve. The Christmas tree is completely biblical in origin. Several years ago during the Christmas season, a religious program on television caught my … Read more
12/23/2010 – Rev. Robert A. Sirico – That the eternal God should deign to co-mingle in time and space with humanity does tell us something, not about the ‘smallness’ of God, but about the inestimable dignity of the human person who is created in the image of the Lord of History. Thus it tells us … Read more
12/18/2010 – CNA – A new study showing that teen girls are depicted sexually on prime-time TV more than adults has critics condemning the trend as a sinister fixation on underage young women. The Parents Television Council issued a report on Dec. 15 which found that in popular TV series, underage female characters appearing on … Read more