How Big is The Church?

We generally estimate “bigness” by measuring size, area, volume, wealth, etc.  How big is the church?  Look at the vast span between personalities who give their lives to Her. God’s Gift to St. Francis St. Francis is at one extreme.  He was overflowing with such a holy, loving kindness for God and His creatures that […]

Looking Ahead

Dante gives a clear warning in The Purgatorio. “If, when leaving Purgatory, you look back, you won’t be allowed to leave.” One may not be clear if the soul who looks back, like Lot’s wife, is lost forever, but the lesson is clear. One should always look ahead, toward Heaven. Most souls on earth are […]

My Neighbor and Your Neighbor Live in the Same Neighborhood.

Not far down the road, there’s a man who’s very worried. Twenty years ago, he was very worried about Global Warming. Five years ago, he was even more worried about Global Freezing. Now, he’s equally concerned about Climate Change. Over the past twenty years, he’s been worried about rising and falling sea levels. And, he’s […]

Lying Causes Avoidance. Avoidance Causes Pain. Pain Can Lead to Salvation.

Americans have been swimming in lies for years. We were told of dangers of dioxin, ozone holes, Alar, rising/falling sea levels, global freezing/warming, mercury, light bulbs, carbon dioxide, salt, sugar, and the list goes on. None of us ever saw hard evidence that we were being harmed by these things. The endless Imaginary Problems and […]

The Andrew Jackson Foundation’s Admitted Goal

The foundation wants a reduction of spending and a lowering of taxes. Why? When we look at the financial problems faced by nations around the world, there is one thing in common: taxes are too high. Nations are in default, jobs are being lost, savings are ravaged, and unemployment is far too high. A swollen […]

The Andrew Jackson Foundation

We are all painfully aware that local, state, and federal governments are in the habit of unnecessarily spending money. There seems to be no countervailing economic influence to reduce excess spending. Big unions, bureaucrats, and all those who depend on the public purse are always encouraging every possible expansion and are willing, if not eager, […]

Merry Christmas.

Every Christmas is the final day of hustle and bustle that’s been going on for months. Now, (this is being written on December 26) families have gotten together, gifts have been given, and meals have been eaten. We have gone to Mass or attended other services. The medicine works on certain muscles in your arteries […]

The City of God, by Mary of Agreda

This book was recommended by a sincere Catholic. It was begun in 1637. Then, after eight years of work, the authoress burned it. Obediently, she wrote all four volumes again. She began the re-write in 1655 and finished it in 1665. The original manuscript is still in the Convent of Agreda, where she served, against […]

“In The Beginning Was The Word. . .”

St. John, most beloved of the Disciples, began his Book, the last of the four Gospels, with those six words. In them, Catholic Fundamentalism finds The Trinity. “In The Beginning” describes The Father, Whom we see as The Loving Programmer. Thinking of Him as a spiritual, living being with The Name, “In The Beginning” lets […]