Water, Fire, and Flower

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I am taking a deep interest in the Polish question and I think the reader should too. It is quite true that for many religious, historical, ethnic, and geographical reasons Poland of itself merits special respect and affection from all Catholics. Consequently, current events there should attract everyone’s attention. But at the … Read more

Hail, Mother of Hope

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Optimism, pessimism, realism: what position should we take in the face of current events? Before answering this question we need to give words their true meaning. Strictly speaking, a realist is one who sees facts as they are. Therefore, an optimist would be one who, with a defective vision, imagines events with … Read more

New Eucharistic Miracle: Polish Doctors Say Host is Human Tissue

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In February 2014, a Host fragment appearing to be bloody tissue was removed from the consecrated Host and placed on a corporal. Samples of this tissue were then taken to be analyzed in laboratories of various forensic institutes. The final statement by doctors of Legnica’s Department of Forensic Medicine concluded that the … Read more

Transgenderism: Exterminating Human Identity

Transgenderism: Exterminating Human Identity

Lesbian activist Rikki Wilchins has no problem defining her final goal. Her article, “We’ll Win the Bathroom Battle When Binary Burns” clearly states that the goal is to eradicate the differences between man and woman. If a person cannot be identified objectively by his or her characteristics using logic, we cannot know … Read more

The Sorry State of Our Military: Is It Happenstance or Design?

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Our military is a mess. Don’t assume it’s accidental. How it must have pained Marine Corps General John Paxton to tell Congress that his service might not be prepared for war. The Assistant Commandant, who has racked up forty-two years of honorable military service, candidly admitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee … Read more

Preventing the Nation From “Going to Pot”

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Going to Pot: Why the Rush to Legalize Marijuana Is Harming America by William J. Bennett and Robert A. White is an excellent book about the dangers of marijuana use. The book convincingly demonstrates that marijuana is harmful to individuals, marriages, families and society in general. Marijuana use has moral, physiological, psychological, … Read more

Is America on a Path to Decline?

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It is dangerous to compare the nation to a corporation. A nation reflects a whole culture with all its richness, creativity and vivacity. It is an organic entity that has a life of its own that does not appear on spreadsheets. Applying the corporate model to a nation is a modern obsession … Read more

What the Bathroom Wars are Really All About

What the Bathroom Wars are Really All About

The so-called bathroom wars have nothing to do with bathrooms but are all about war. The push to allow a person to use the bathroom of his or her choice is merely the latest phase of the sexual revolution. It is part of a relentless war to bring about an irrational equality … Read more

Election 2016: Have Americans Abandoned Their Principles?

Election 2016: Have Americans Abandoned Their Principles?

America is in crisis, and most people don’t know what to do about it. They are frustrated by a lack of direction and purpose. They are wary of established systems and political maneuvers. They don’t care how the problem is resolved but only that it be resolved. Across the nation, many are … Read more