In the weeks that followed the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris, the American Freedom Defense Initiative booked the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Dallas for a free speech event offering a $10,000 cash prize to the person who could draw the best caricature of Mohammed, Islam’s revered “prophet.” Any depiction of Mohammed is considered blasphemous by…
A couple weeks back, I excerpted a post from Oakes Spalding at his blog, Mahound’s Paradise, in which he questioned the purpose of Pope Francis’s proposed “Missionaries of Mercy”: Now, according to the Bull, the Mercy Squads will have additional powers that standard priests do not have, “the authority to pardon even those sins reserved…
Ryan Anderson has quickly become my favorite advocate for the traditional, natural (and moral) law concept of marriage. His ability to articulate common sense points persuasively and with confidence cuts through a lot of rhetorical nonsense. Anderson was at the Supreme Court yesterday, where oral arguments were heard in an attempt to determine whether there…
Anthony, a fellow Catholic from the UK, is trying to put together a new user-supported Latin Mass Directory. He has reached out asking for help finding volunteers to populate the map and make sure the information is accurate. From Anthony: About the Latin Mass Directory: The Latin Mass Directory is a new web site which…
At CNSNews, Fr. Marcel Guarnizo offers a wide-ranging essay on the issues in play concerning businesses being strong-armed into participating in “gay wedding” ceremonies. Some salient excerpts: The “homosexual cake,” is not just a cake, it is an ideological statement, and here the vendor must decide if he wants to engage or participate in an ideological…
If you’ve been following the news about Baltimore, you know it’s a city in very serious trouble. 144 vehicles burned. 15 structure fires. 7 police officers seriously injured. 200 arrests and counting. Imposed curfews. The calling in of the National Guard. The fact is, Baltimore, like other declining American cities, was in trouble long before the…
On today’s episode, Steve talks about the rising tide of homosexual perversion, and the failure of most of our shepherds to address it – leaving us to do it for them. [powerpress] Links to items mentioned in this episode: Supreme Court Strikes Down Traditional Definition of Marriage. Whats’ Next? Revolution in Tiara and Cope: A…
In what is an ongoing frustration for many Catholics, the Vatican continues to insist on friendly relations with Islam. It started with Nostra Aetate #3 and Lumen Gentium #16, neither of which are particularly compatible with what the saints previously said about Islam. Since the Second Vatican Council, this innovative understanding of a religion Catholic thinkers like…
For me, the worst part of running a non-profit is fundraising. I got into this business to give something, not to ask for something. Whether I like it or not, though, our content doesn’t produce itself. This has become my full-time job. From website administration to ad sales to content editing to podcast production to writing to graphic…
In trying times like ours, one can’t help but wonder where and when we will see divine intervention to help us dispel the growing darkness in the world. Now, in Nigeria, it appears that just such a thing may have happened: Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme, head of the Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria’s Borno State, was…
By now you’ve probably seen the video. Simple text overlaid on sweeping and beautiful natural vistas set to a serene — but determined — instrumental soundtrack. Subtle stylistic choices: the use of lens flare, vintage film effects, and mirroring; the use of just enough motion graphics to make a point without being distracting. Beneath it all,…
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