Year: 2021

Battlefield Chaplain Father Emil Kapaun Comes Home

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Battlefield Chaplain Father Emil Kapaun Comes Home

Imagine a photograph of a soldier. His uniform is incredibly rumpled. The straps of his grimy helmet are unfastened. A barely discernible cross painted on that helmet indicates he is a chaplain. In his right hand is the bowl of a broken pipe with the stem. The photographs’ caption explains that he … Read more

A Fearsome Tool for Those Fighting The 1619 Project

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A Fearsome Tool for Those Fighting The 1619 Project

If future American historians look for a perfect symbol of the academic madness of the present times, they will point to The 1619 Project. It springs from an educational establishment that has abandoned truth and objectivity. Mainstream media and its culture have embraced the project’s art of propaganda. Some liberal state departments … Read more

Pope Francis’s “Abrahamic Religions”

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Pope Francis’s “Abrahamic Religions”

During his Iraq trip (March 5–8), Pope Francis said more than once that Abraham is at the root of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. On arriving, he told civil authorities that he was coming to that land “linked through the Patriarch Abraham and a number of the Prophets” to the religious traditions “of … Read more

Notre Dame’s Rebuilding Touches France to the Core

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Notre Dame’s Rebuilding Touches France to the Core

Something about Notre Dame Cathedral overwhelms and fascinates the postmodern mind. Even in its present damaged state, the charred building commands the world’s attention. The cathedral’s authenticity prevailed over all attempts to disfigure it with a restoration of brutal modernistic redesigns. When the spire and roof burned and collapsed on that fateful … Read more

Why Harry and Meghan’s Oprah Interview Imploded

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Why Harry and Meghan’s Oprah Interview Imploded

Most people are employed for what they do. Others find jobs for what they know. However, few people find their function exclusively in what they are. Of the three jobs, the latter is by far the most important and difficult. The other two involve situations where individuals can rest from their occupations. … Read more

Pope Francis: If You’re Not With the Council Then You’re Not With the Church! And the Council? Is it With the Church?

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Pope Francis: If You’re Not With the Council Then You’re Not With the Church! And the Council? Is it With the Church?

On January 30, speaking to Italian bishops about catechesis, Pope Francis suddenly changed the subject and talked about the Second Vatican Council. He stated: “The Council is the Magisterium of the Church. Either you are with the Church, and therefore follow the Council, and if you do not follow the Council or … Read more