Chick-fil-A is in the news again. The popular fast food chain is facing the intolerance of those who disapprove of their past moral stands on issues. Tolerance is a one-way street. Virtue-signaling at Airports On March 25, 2019, the San Antonio City Council approved a contract to provide food service in the San Antonio International … Read more
The Hoover Institution just issued two studies that should be keeping education policymakers up at night because they fly in the face of the ideology of American education. Many critical assumptions that underlay the “Common Core” debacle are also challenged. One study shows that the “achievement gap” has been mostly unchanged since the mid-fifties. The … Read more
Flames have gutted the famous cathedral of Notre Dame of Paris. All the world was drowned in sorrow on this fateful Spring day. As the images of the collapsing spire spread across the globe, it was hard to believe that this famous building celebrated for centuries for its liturgy, artistic works and splendor is a … Read more
Americans are a generous people ready to lend a hand to those in need. When God blesses us with prosperity, we naturally want to practice acts of charity to help the less fortunate. However, this charitable spirit is now threatened. There are those who hate this charity and desire to destroy the structures from which these … Read more
Traditionally the Sabbath, Saturday took on a different meaning after the Passion and Resurrection of Our Lord. The first Holy Saturday was a time serious trials of Faith for the first disciples. The Blessed Virgin alone remained steadfast on this day, and for this the Church gives special honor, as Prof. Plinio Correa de Oliveira … Read more
Everyone is familiar with the gospel narrative of Christ entering triumphantly into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Less familiar, perhaps, is why the palm was used and why it was later adopted in Christian usage. The article below explains. Palm in Christian Symbolism In pre-Christian times the palm was regarded as a symbol of victory (Aulus … Read more
This article shows the true richness of the Church in commemorating our Lord’s triumphant Entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, reflected in the various customs and traditions of each country. Imitating the crowd that strew the streets with palms and olive branches, different peoples use what means they have on hand, making many colorful variations … Read more
There was a time, decades ago when the world was divided between those who were online and offline. Rich people could afford the shiny new gadgets that connected them with everyone. Poor people were left in an analog wasteland on the other side of the digital divide. Social justice warriors of the time demanded internet … Read more
For the last eight years, Benedictine College has held its Symposium on Advancing the New Evangelization on its campus in Atchison, Kansas. The event attracted about 300 scholars, students and concerned Catholics on March 29-30, 2019. The theme of this year’s symposium was “Technology and the Human Person.” John Horvat II, author of Return to … Read more
Many young people who espouse socialism never actually define it, much less examine it. Some might wonder where these youth got these strange ideas. The answer is that it reflects the ideology of modern education, which focuses on developing opinions, rather than teaching facts. This educational mindset comes from John Dewey, often referred to as … Read more
