Archive for August, 2010
Benedict the Brave
We’re beginning to think that Pope Benedict XVI may be one of the bravest men around. Not forgetting that John Paul the Great was instrumental in taking taking down the Soviet Union, and even took a muslim bullet, he was, by-and-large, universally loved and adored, certainly by Catholics, and perhaps as important, by non-Catholics.
The Daily Chesterton, August 31
“[No society can survive the socialist] fallacy that there is an absolutely unlimited number of inspired officials and an absolutely unlimited amount of money to pay them.” – The Debate with Bertrand Russell, BBC Magazine, 11/27/35
Obama’s Soft Bigotry Against Christianity
The media is all abuzz with religious/political talk these days – Glenn Beck’s rally was more an old-fashion tent revival; The Ground Zero Victory Mosque and its polarizing effect; the Pope’s upcoming visit to England and the growing protests surrounding that event; and America’s President Obama again defending himself against questions of his faith.
Declare Victory, Go Home
There is much to rejoice in our departure from Iraq. After 7 years and at the cost of over 4,000 American lives, it would seem that this latest chapter of America Goes to War is coming to a close, just as so many others since the beginning of the 20th century: World Wars I [...]
Nothing Learned, Nothing Forgotten
[T]oday, the two poles of the thought and action of men are, on one hand, the Catholic Religion (understood without smatterings of or mixtures with progressivism or leftism), and on the other, communism. Everything else is nothing but a middle, ephemeral, transitory position.
Back To School Special
Raise your hand if you have a child headed back to school this week… Now, raise your hand if you are a child headed back to school this week. (Okay, the question begs – What in the world are you doing on the computer, child? On this web site of all places! Go outside, quick! You should spend every remaining minute of summer out of doors!)
The Daily Chesterton, August 27
“The reformer is always right about what is wrong. He is generally wrong about what is right.”
U.S. Catholic Bishops Endorse Permanent Hyde Amendment
The U.S. Catholic Bishops are endorsing a bill proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives that would apply permanent Hyde amendment restrictions to abortion funding in federal programs.
A Personal Friendship
I first met Mother Teresa in 1986, when I spent a summer in India helping to serve the poorest of the poor. Mother Teresa had invited anyone with “hands to serve and a heart to love” to join her in her work among the destitute and dying – and I showed up at her doorstep in Calcutta with my hands, my heart, and a willingness to serve…
Catholics for Sameness
One of the reasons we started CatholicMaine was to provide a local Catholic voice that would actually be supportive of the Church’s teachings. Maine has more than its fair share of vocal dissenters, and some have even gone national. Take for example the latest group of Catholics gone wild…
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