When you see an article with a title like, Do You Renounce Kennedy and All His Works?, you can have a moral certitude that it was written by John Zmirak, the eccentric, Croatian-Irish, working-class Yalie turned standup apologist. (I was … Continue reading
Category: Politics and Society
SPLC Attacks Pro-Family Groups, Calls Marriage Defense ‘Hate’
Those who oppose inherently unnatural unions being dignified with the name “marriage” are classified as members of “hate groups.” Add another feather to the anti-Christian cap of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Washington D.C., Dec 1, 2010 / 12:41 am … Continue reading
The Persecution of the Church in Iraq: We Were Warned
Pat Buchanan hits the nail on the head. The recent murders of Christian Iraqis by fanatical Islamists are part of a reaction that was clearly foreseen by a few sane, rational, and informed voices before we foolishly invaded the nation … Continue reading
Cardinal-Designate Burke on Voting (Part 2)
Here, now, is another clip of that same interview Archbishop Burke gave to Thomas McKenna, of Catholic Action for Faith and Family. The issue is abortion and voting. One of the many good things that can be said of this … Continue reading
Cardinal-Designate Burke on Voting (Part 1)
During our sojourn in the Eternal City earlier this month, the Brothers had the pleasure of meeting Thomas McKenna and Jim Breen. Mr. McKenna told us about his work for the St. Gianna Physician’s Guild, an apostolate dedicated to restoring … Continue reading
The Rescue in Copiapo
If there were many persons who didn’t watch on October 13 the television coverage from Chile of the rescue of the 33 miners who had been trapped below ground for more than two months, they missed some of the most … Continue reading
Proper Limits on Governmental Hubris, and You
The central government in Washington D.C. now maintains lists of U.S. citizens who will be killed without due process of law, for unspecified crimes, determined by secret, unaccountable, departments of state. These walking doomed will be terminated by unmanned killer … Continue reading
True Freedom Lovers Must Not Ignore ‘Moral’ and ‘Religious’ Issues
Address by C. J. Doyle to the South Boston Tea Party at Fort Independence, Castle Island, Boston on Sunday, August 22, 2010 THOMAS Paine spoke of summer soldiers and sunshine patriots. None are to be found here today. I admire … Continue reading
The Church vs. Economic Liberalism: Ferrara Nails It!
[Christopher A. Ferrara, The Church and the Libertarian (Minnesota: The Remnant Press, 2010), $25, 383 pp., soft cover.] Since hearing, a few years ago that Chris Ferrara was preparing this book, I have eagerly looked forward to reading it. I … Continue reading
Mammoth Government Protects Itself at Our Expense
Pat Buchanan reports on Nancy Pelosi and company’s $26 billion loan from China to save the jobs of other government bureaucrats whose jobs were threatened. Their jobs were threatened because their employees (state and local governments) felt the need to … Continue reading
Three Minutes of Economic Realism
We’ve all heard, “It’s the economy, stupid!” Now, here’s a humorous explanation of just how stupid an economy we have worldwide. As to why this becomes a religious question, read Father Fahey: “The Divine Plan for order calls for a … Continue reading
Killer Drones and the Pesky Question of Ethics
In an informative article on “killer drones,” Nat Hentoff asks, “Where’s the accountability?” Where indeed. Modern warfare seems bent on shedding all ethical restraint, from the distinction between combatant and non-combatant, to the defining of clear objectives and exit strategy, … Continue reading
Viva Christo Rey!
This is another YouTube tribute to the Carlistas, featuring photos of various Carlist heroes and artwork by the Spanish artist, Augusto Ferrer Dalmau, who painted many equestrian scenes with the red-bereted Carlists. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhK1ER3B4Hg&NR=1
Why Are Market Speculation, School Lunches, and Women’s Lib Contrary to Catholic Social Teachings?
[The following is from The Framework of a Christian State by Rev. E. Cahill, S.J., Imprimi Potest: Eduardus, Archbishop of Dublin, May 23, 1932. Regarding the first part of this article, the subject is evidently very timely; read Johann Hari: … Continue reading