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...
Catholic Fundamentalism is an unpopular orphan.
Many have asked, “Why is this new approach to The Church called ‘Catholic Fundamentalism’? There has long been hostility between Catholics and Fundamentalists. Isn’t there a better name than ‘Catholic Fundamentalism’?” Catholic Fundamentalism begins with...
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...
The best advice is to get the best advice.
Lots of young people were advised to “Go to college!”, and they went to college. Some, out of a love of learning. Others, because they were too lazy to get jobs that required risk and...
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...
“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...
“Work and Pray”, with automation, may be replaced with “Pray”.
American factory output is greater than ever, but barely 10% of all Americans work in manufacturing. American agricultural output is greater than ever, but barely 1% of all Americans actually work on farms. Another 11% are...
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...
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...
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...