If ever there was a set of ideas that has been tried and found lacking, it is socialism. It has been tried on every continent. It has been tried in weak nations and strong. It has been tried in primitive … Continue reading
Why Is Socialism Still Popular?
May 23, 2018 | Edwin Benson 
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Should We Stop Opposing the Ruling Legalizing Same-Sex “Marriage”? Bishop Robert Barron’s Surprising Statements
February 8, 2017 | Luiz Sérgio Solimeo
The recent (January 30) statements by the Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, Robert Barron, that he will not fight for the abolition of the same-sex “marriage” ruling has scandalized even his admirers. Continue reading
Devotion to the Heart of Mary Will Save the World
January 26, 2017 | Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Our Lady appeared to Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco, and gave them messages for the world. The seers affirmed these apparitions were to be made known to the Holy Father, the Sacred Hierarchy, and to all Christendom. Thus, either the proofs … Continue reading
Why We Stop for Christmas
December 20, 2016 | John Horvat II
It is Christmas time, and the world stops for a brief moment. It does not stop long because there are too many important things to be done to waste on festive and unproductive folly. It can only be a short … Continue reading
Pope Francis’ Symbolic Gesture Commemorating Heretic Luther
Symbolic acts and gestures often have a greater persuasive power than words and reasoning, though one completes the other. This is why the Divine Savior constantly used both symbolic gestures and employed metaphors and parables. This is also why the … Continue reading
In Search of the Lost Wolf
Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba last September, symbolically preceding his arrival in the United States, provoked many Americans to rethink our country’s decades-old embargo of the communist island nation. The Pope’s act of visiting Cuba en route to America was … Continue reading
Don’t Treat Wolves Like Lost Sheep
The doctrine of Our Lord Jesus Christ is full of seemingly antagonistic truths which nevertheless when examined closely, far from mutually denying one another actually complement one another, forming a truly marvelous harmony. This is the case, for example, with … Continue reading
Final result of the “Filial Appeal to His Holiness Pope Francis On the Future of the Family”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 790,190 Signatures, Amongst Whom Are 202 Prelates, Beseech a Clarifying Word From the Pope Final result of the “Filial Appeal to His Holiness Pope Francis On the Future of the Family” ROME, Italy (September 29, 2015) — … Continue reading
Balance and Harmony Between Riches and Poverty
“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Pauperist Heresies Heresies requiring material poverty for eternal salvation have sprung up since the dawn of Christianity. Here we refer more particularly to medieval miserabilists. Under the … Continue reading
A New Blasphemous Play: The Testament of Mary
A narrow-minded, vulgar, egoistic and even idolatrous woman — this is how Irish author Colm Tóibín presents the Blessed Virgin Mary in his novel (now making its debut on the stage) titled The Testament of Mary. His blasphemous play is … Continue reading
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