There is a prevailing view, especially among those living on the coasts, that the country’s heartland is still a bastion of sanity. They imagine the area filled with idyllic Americana towns inhabited by salt-of-the-earth people and filled with mom-and-pop shops. Marketers like to exploit this imagery. Such a scene was recently chosen … Read more
President Joe Biden’s insistence on his good standing with the Catholic Church is at odds with his positions on procured abortion, same-sex “marriage,” socialism and “transgender” activism. He is the second Catholic president in the nation’s history, and in the short time he has been in office, the most anti-Catholic one. He … Read more
In a world with no moral compass, people do things that bring them down. All it takes are allegations of impropriety or a politically incorrect trait, and public trust in a person evaporates. The masses that rapidly swell the ranks of a person’s supporters just as easily abandon ship when the winds … Read more
There have always been parents who spare the rod and spoil the child. However, today’s hyper-protective parents have thrown away the rod of any punishment and taken the coddling of children to dangerous new levels. The Spanish daily El Mundo carried an article on the disastrous effects of this upbringing on children. … Read more
The World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset” initiative will communize capitalism, technocratize society, feed secularization and pave the way for a de-Christianized world, Italian philosophy professor Renato Cristin has warned. The proposal, backed by world leaders and which aims to create a more sustainable future and build solidarity after the coronavirus crisis, would … Read more
The Equality Act is making its way through Congress, and all good Catholics need to oppose it. Many rejoice in seeing that the Catholic bishops are urging Congress to reject the bill. However, strong opposition comes from strong reasons that motivate people to write, call and protest. Weak reasons inform weak reactions. … Read more
The debate over the Equality Act is much more than a discussion on “discrimination” or “rights.” If enacted, it will mark the nation’s formal and symbolic break with the Will of God. Such a conclusion comes from an inadvertent remark during the Congressional debate over the nefarious bill. This religious aspect of … Read more
Do elephants have moral and legal rights? According to five Catholic theologians, an elephant named Happy has the right to liberty. These leftist theologians submitted a brief to the New York Court of Appeals asking for the elephant’s release from the Bronx Zoo. In cooperation with the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), they … Read more
Language is a powerful weapon in the hands of the media. Words and expressions convey ideas that reflect a culture, morality and worldview. Liberal media have long used their position of power to change language and impose their distorted worldview upon America. As part of its orientation to writers, the Associated Press … Read more
Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson put this problem rather succinctly, saying that “running out of energy in Texas is like starving to death at the grocery store: You can only do it on purpose, and Texas did.” The Texas debacle is now practically over. However, liberal narratives now dominate the scene, blaming … Read more