What are the philosophies, and who were the philosophers most influential in the current anti-Christian influence upon American college students? Two come to mind: Antonio Gramsci and Herbert Marcuse. They are still taught today, 60 years later. And...
Michael Baglino
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Fr Joseph Esper
Deacon Gregory Webster
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Carolyn Humphreys, O.C.D.S.Reflections- From Our Archives
Indoctrination 101
I do not think I can endure hearing another woman repeat the hackneyed slogan, My body, my choice. This phrase has become the universal excuse for butchering 65,000,000 children in utero like herds of cattle since 1973...
William Borst
Through the Uprights of Eternity
I have never liked the Kansas City Chiefs very much. It was nothing personal. I lived on the other side of the state and in all my years there, football fans could only enjoy 2-3 good years in all the time we had a team...
Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
Our Catholic Faith is Increasingly Under Attack
When, by a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this past June 26 that same-sex “marriage” must be allowed in all fifty states, the four dissenting justices warned that this decision, among other grave consequences...
Jennifer BorekNever Disparage The Competition
“Never disparage the competition” is a phrase that stands out in my days as a business professional while at IBM Corporation. It was something a manager told me many years ago as I prepared to dive into inside sales...
George Eichorn
Thomas AddisAnti-Catholic Bias Flourishes
During the last ABC Republican debate in New Hampshire, the candidates were asked how they would counsel a gay couple who wanted to get married. It was a silly question, and Newt Gingrich decided not to play the game...
How Religious Intolerance Came to America
Progressives’ war on Christianity in American took a decidedly destructive turn in December 2018 when Democratic presidential hopeful and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) asked federal judiciary nominee Brian Buescher...
Mindszenty Report
John Lockwood
The Hollywood Gospel
For over a century, Hollywood has served as the showcase for American culture. For generations, patriotism, hard work, fair play, and even religious fervor permeated the big screen because it was good business to give...
The Know-Nothings and Their Signs
The Know-Nothings were a political party that flourished briefly in the United States during the mid-1850s. Their chief idea was to restrict Catholic immigration. Some Know-Nothings even believed the Pope wanted to take...
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Jesus Knows the Real Condition of Our Mind, Heart, and Conduct
With The Parable of the Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32), Jesus reveals the Father’s frustration and disappointment with the lack of reliability of some of his children whom he invites to work with him for the betterment of...
You Are Not Your Own
For a couple of weeks now, our Gospel readings (Mt 18:21-35, Mt 20:1-16) have kept us close to Peter: his confession of faith, his stumbling, and his call to be the rock. Peter naturally draws our attention because he...
True Courage
Archbishop Fulton Sheen was very inspired by the following story. When the communists took over China, they imprisoned a priest in his rectory near his church. After they locked him up, the communists went into the...
Deacon Steve GrecoGod is Making Us an Offer We Cannot Refuse
Walking through the woods in late April, with my eyes strained to spot spring mushrooms, I was stunned by the shy yet imposing beauty of tiny yellow violets. Aren’t violets supposed to be blue? Those little...
Regarding Fraternal Correction
Arguably the most difficult challenge to our salvation is the call to forgiveness. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. (Luke 6:36) However, fraternal correction must be just as difficult. Mind you, fraternal...
Lay Leadership: The Difference You Can Make
To encourage people to get out and take action. This ideal is important for our Church in mission territory. Throughout my life, I have participated in social causes, from ecological advocacy to participation in...
Br Matthew Marie, OSB
The Paschal Mystery as Spiritual Model
Jesus and the Gospels present the ultimate model for the spiritual life —The Paschal Mystery. This includes Jesus’ Passion, Crucifixion, Resurrection and Ascension. St. Ignatius of Loyola insightfully articulated how...
James S. Anderson
Tom BorekThe Church Under Persecution: Father Józef Grasewicz, the Survival of Faith in Soviet Belarus, and the Story of the Divine Mercy Image
On 23 August 1939, Nazi Germany and the USSR concluded a non-aggression pact that constituted a political and military alliance aimed at bringing Central and Eastern Europe under their joint control. The...
