On the Brink of Death, Hans Kung, Theologian of “Church Self-Destruction,” Pleads for Suicide

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After dedicating his life to developing a “progressivist” theology that justifies the “self-destruction” of the Church and her ominous invasion by the “smoke of Satan” (in the words of Paul VI), Swiss theologian Hans Kung is preparing to appear before God, the Belgian news agency Infocatho reported. Yet in Kung’s theology, adopted … Read more

The Smartphone: A Double Edged Sword

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Technology, the work-saving redeemer of previous centuries, seems to be backfiring. As workers become more dependent on the modern equivalent of the steam engine, the smartphone, one should presumably find more time for recreation, rest and family interaction. After all, machines were meant to make work easier and free up time. Nevertheless, … Read more

A Sanctuary of Hope and Courage in a Crisis-ridden World

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A Sanctuary of Hope and Courage in a Crisis-ridden World

During a time of confusion, uncertainty and danger, wouldn’t it be nice to find a place of refuge, where there is an ambiance of calm, affability, beauty, security, wisdom, inspiration and even spiritual comfort? Such a place was found at the 2014 TFP National Conference in Spring Grove, Penn. on October 25th … Read more

Getting a Pulse on the Public: October Traditional Marriage Caravan

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From October 21-27, members of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) Student Action campaigned in defense of traditional marriage in southern Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. The campaign was met with much enthusiasm by those who were surprised to see young people defending marriage As could be expected, however, the reception was not always … Read more

What Does it Take to Get Half a Million Frenchmen in the Streets?

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Close to 530,000 French paraded in Paris and Bordeaux on October 5 against artificial insemination for lesbian couples (medically assisted procreation or PMA) and the so-called womb-for-rent system (surrogate pregnancy or GPA, in its French acronym) to favor homosexual couples. These procedures are currently illegal in France and cannot be funded by … Read more

Iraqi Catholics: “We’d Rather Die Than Convert to Islam”

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“It is better to die than to pervert ourselves,” Iraqi Catholics fleeing from Islamist terrorists bravely told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. Despite idyllic beliefs and ecumenical illusions, radical Islamists who embrace Allah’s supposedly “peaceful religion” are brutally slaughtering not only Christians but also Muslims not deemed sufficiently faithful. Catholics, however, … Read more

The ISIS Problem: Wrong Beliefs Expressed Savagely

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The late Sen. Eugene McCarthy once said that only two kinds of religion are permitted in America: strong beliefs vaguely expressed or vague beliefs strongly expressed. In a similar way, it could be said that the same formula applies to political beliefs. Keeping everything vague is the basis of a general consensus … Read more

Beijing Wants Its Own “Liberation Theology”

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China wants to develop a “Christian theology” compatible with Chinese culture and socialism, said the head of the State Administration for Religious Affairs Wang Zuo’an as reported by the Paris daily Le Figaro. Zuo’an Wang told the official China Daily they will develop a “Chinese Christian theology. . . adapted to the … Read more

Pietas Mariana Britannica: England’s Extraordinary Devotion to Mary

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When mentioning the country of England, images immediately come to mind of the Houses of Parliament, double-decker buses, high tea and…devotion to Mary? In a book published in the late nineteenth century titled Pietas Mariana Britannica: A History of English Devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin Marye Mother of God, Mr. Edmund Waterton … Read more

Doing Business Differently: A Free Market Fable

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Doing Business Differently: A Free Market Fable

A review of Nothing is Free: The Price Only Business Leaders Can Pay to Protect Free Markets by Dave Geenens (Atchison, Kans.: Inhance Press, 2013). *          *          * Modern economics tends to reduce what happens in business to numbers and formulas. The human element is taken out, and all is left dry and lifeless. … Read more