Rally Against Statue of Shame Held in Washington

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By Gary Isbell On November 4, a public square rosary rally of victory and thanksgiving was held near the place where a huge porno-sculpture was to be placed. The public display of a naked female figure that towers four-stories high was scheduled to be displayed on the Mall in Washington, D.C., for four months starting … Read more

The Fight Against the Rule of Money in American History

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Throughout American history, two sides, two economic outlooks, two lifestyles have long opposed each other as if engaged in constant combat. On the one side, there is the rule of money with a set of secular values, which include quantity, function, efficiency, and utility. This rule tends to reduce everything to terms of self-interest, matter, … Read more

Alone Together Families

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Members of today’s families are more isolated than ever before. The reason is not because of large distances between them. Rather new technology makes this isolation possible. Ironically, we adopt new technologies to save time and effort. Indeed our new devices are faster and more efficient. However, they are also more demanding; they consume more … Read more

Legends About Luther: The 95 Theses He Never Nailed Up

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Every revolution needs legends to capture the imagination of its followers. It needs some act of defiance in which a major character charges into the mouth of the lion and plants his manifesto for all to see. Such is the case of the October 31 commemoration of the five hundredth anniversary of Luther’s nailing of his … Read more

Why Banning Best Friends at School is Insane and Cruel

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Just when it appears modern educators have reached the limit of their bizarre doctrines, they always seem to find something new. The latest trend is banning best friends at school. Even these most personal relationships must be controlled. It was bad enough when enlightened educators turned childhood relationships upside down with their attack on “stereotypes.” … Read more

Why Nothing is Sacred Anymore

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Recently, the word sacred was in the news, when White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly lamented the fact that nothing is sacred anymore, especially in light of the brouhaha over the president’s phone call to a soldier’s widow. “When I was a kid growing up,” he said, “a lot of things were sacred … Read more

How America Became the ‘Pressure Cooker’ Nation

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If there is an image that represents the present state of the nation, it might be a pressure cooker. Such cooking devices are not much used in these microwave days of instant everything. The hermetically sealed appliance uses steam pressure to penetrate foods and cook them quickly with a lower loss of vitamin or minerals … Read more

Six Reasons Why Christian Civilization Always Favored Progress

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There is the common myth repeated over and over again that Christianity suppresses science and progress. One would think that those who call Christianity “anti-science” would at least use some kind of scientific method to prove their accusations. However, the proofs are sadly and incredibly lacking. In contradiction to this myth, historians Stanley Jaki and … Read more

America Prays the Rosary In Massive Public Events

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So many times, I look out at the general moral rottenness and grieve for the nation. I grieve because our decadence appears so overwhelming and it makes me fear the righteous justice of God who is deeply offended by the sins of men. However, this October 14, I felt an immense hope for the country. … Read more