Progress is bursting old bubbles and blowing new ones.
Rome dominated by putting labor-saving inventions of great magnitude to use. Romans utilized labor-saving arches, aqueducts, factory farms, improved roads, apartment buildings, public baths, threshing machines, large transport vessels, and catapults more than other nations. In every area of human endeavor, Rome’s ability to put labor-saving ingenuity in place propelled them ahead of their more […]
Giving lapsed Catholics an opportunity to be saved.
For generations, Catholics have been moving from America’s cities to the exurbs beyond the suburbs. In the 30-50 mile “doughnut”) around every city, those identifying themselves as “Catholic” often comprise upwards of half the population. Catholic Churches in those areas are not filled because most of those exurban Catholics have lapsed, or are in the […]
Leftists defend a woman’s right to kill a girl.
Many women who are carrying a female baby in their womb will abort it simply because it isn’t a little boy. This is the most brutal discrimination of all. Yesterday, the House of Representatives refused to pass a law that would make it illegal for an abortionist to kill an unborn baby girl simply for […]
The culture of death is more worried about Pepsi than life.
It’s hard to imagine how rational, orderly human minds can be totally confused, not only without realizing it,but also while getting angry if their confusion is mentioned. Sometimes, we get a glimpse of how the culture of death is more concerned about imaginary problems than life. Today, massive media concern emerged about the horrors of […]
Massacres in far-away Syria are more talked about than those nearby.
Last week, over a hundred people were massacred in Syria. Last weekend, forty were shot in Chicago, where at least ten are dead. We hear a lot more about the dead Syrians than about the Chicago residents who were killed. Some want to send American troops into Syria. No one mentions sending U.S. soldiers into […]
Church scandals provide the self-righteous with excuses for leaving The Church.
The Church has been under increasing attack since the early 1990s. Then, Pope John Paul II alienated non-Catholic establishments by stopping the United Nations from imposing birth control, sterilization, and abortion plans in 3rd world nations. When he couldn’t get the formerly Christian nations to stop the UN’s assault on life, he got help from […]
“Thou art Peter. On this rock, I build My Church.”
The other day, conversation with long-time acquaintances veered to religion. “I never could figure out why you became a Catholic.” “Well, it’s the only thing I found that didn’t have any holes in it.” That did not sit well. The imaginary millions of people killed by the Inquisition was brought up, along with the usual […]
The Church turned to Mary. So should each of us.
In the 1600s, revelations were given by Mary to Sister Mary of Agreda, a Spanish nun. What was revealed was how much God loved Mary. Always aware of Mary’s purity, more believers began to focus on Mary’s great power and authority. Knowledge of Mary’s grace and greatness reached the point that Catholics concluded: “In God’s judgment, […]
Our denomination shows how close we want to be to truth.
When we compare, for instance, Roman Catholicism with Anglicanism, we see that The Roman Catholic Church recognizes Peter’s duly appointed successors as Popes, heads of The Church. The Anglicans’ church, on the other hand, is headed by whomever happens to be seated on the English throne. It is a ridiculous way to appoint a church […]
Imaginary environmental problems are disappearing.
Something astonishing is happening. Imaginary environmental problems are disappearing. The fact is that, with the internet, all those cherished, imaginary environmental problems are disappearing with amazing speed. We should pity the poor environmentalists. Environmentalists making a living from the Global Freezing/Warming problems are having a hard time finding anywhere that’s getting colder or warmer. […]