Year: 2015

The Benedict Option and the Barbarian Challenge

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The Benedict Option and the Barbarian Challenge

Scratch the soul of many a conservative and beneath you will find a villager. Something is there that attracts these Americans to more natural and simpler lifestyles. Perhaps it is because organic and authentic things appear restful and reassuring in a world of uncertainties and anxieties. However, what makes the organic option … Read more

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Drug Legalization: The Road to Nirvana

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Critics of present drug policy claim prevention programs are not working. Efforts aimed at convincing teenagers not to become addicted have not stopped drug usage. At the same time law enforcement officers, taking a supply-side approach to the problem, have not prevented drugs from reaching thriving markets. Many claim the solution lies … Read more

Stop Assisted Suicide—The Life You Save May Be Your Own

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Stop Assisted Suicide—The Life You Save May Be Your Own

As reported in the Daily Mail, a Dutch judge ordered the killing of an 80-year-old woman with dementia, after her doctors insisted she was not capable of such a decision. The woman’s family asserted she had a ‘death wish’ and wanted to die. The day after this decision was handed down, the … Read more

Ireland: A Referendum for Christ or Against Him

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Ireland: A Referendum for Christ or Against Him

“How many are they who live in union with the Church during this moment that is tragic as the Passion was tragic, this crucial moment of history when all mankind is choosing to be for Christ or against Christ?” Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira asked in his celebrated Via Sacra back in … Read more

The Story of a Boy Who Dreamed of Becoming a Priest Under Communist Persecution

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In an interview with Catholic Radio and Television Network, Most Rev. Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halych (Ukraine), Primate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, made revealing confidences on how his priestly training took place under Soviet socialism, the Zenit news agency reported. The Ukrainian Catholic rite is the Catholic Church’s largest … Read more

The Sagging Morale in Today’s Military

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Morale has always been an important part of gauging the readiness of any army from ancient times to the present. It is a winning element in any engagement. When a strong unit has lost the will to win, they often do lose to inferior forces. Unfortunately, it seems that our military today … Read more

Francis, the Nuncio, and the Tyrant

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Francis, the Nuncio, and the Tyrant

In one of the most significant symbolic moves of Vatican Ostpolitik favoring Cuban communism, Pope Francis received tyrant Raul Castro in an ambience of mutual smiles and cordiality, shaking his blood-stained hands and asking the communist chieftain for prayers. This is a chilling and appalling scene before God and history, and one … Read more

Probing the Libertarian Mind

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In reading David Boaz’s The Libertarian Mind (Simon & Schuster, 2015), one is struck by the difficulty of the task he has undertaken. It is hard enough to define a libertarian since, as Boaz admits, they come in so many brands and flavors. However, it is almost impossible to define the libertarian … Read more