Culture
America's issues are cultural, not economic
“A Christian who hopes to follow the teachings of Jesus needs to reckon with a singular fact about American poverty: Its deepest and most debilitating deficits are moral, not financial; the most serious deprivations are cultural, not economic. Many people living at the bottom of American society have cell phones, flat-screen TVs, and some of the other goodies of consumer culture. But their lives are a mess.”
Read MoreEarth Day theology is a threat to mankind
“[By 1975] some experts feel that food shortages will have escalated the present level of world hunger and starvation into famines of unbelievable proportions. Other experts, more optimistic, think the ultimate food-population collision will not occur until the decade of the 1980s.”
Read MoreIs it now politically-incorrect to condemn genital mutilation?
“[The Brotherhood] must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and ‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.”
Read MoreSteven Colbert asks: "What do atheists yell during sex?"
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Read MoreAtheism rebrands itself as "secularity"
Atheism is a tough sell, so they have re-branded themselves as “secularists.” They held another conference here in Des Moines last week, this time called “Secularity USA.” They are attempting to undercut Christianity by suggesting that Christian parents are kooks who put their kids’ health at stake by relying on faith-healing alone, and won’t let get them vaccinated. Needless, to say that approach doesn’t represent Christianity, just as Stalin, Hitler’s and Mao’s (three famous atheists/secularists) propensity to slaughter millions doesn’t necessarily represent the thinking of all atheists/secularists.
It is interesting, though, how rigid atheists are in their thinking, how fervent they are in their belief that a universe with evidence of intelligent design just kinda popped into existence and created order, intelligence, and beauty …
"Mary seemed like she was on Prozak"
The audience broke into applause at the conclusion of “Mary of Nazareth.”
That doesn’t happen very often, but I was at a screening of the film that was packed with Catholics. It was a captive audience, so to speak. Nonetheless, Catholics venerate the Blessed Mother, and film directors face a daunting task when casting for this role. Will the actress live up to the expectations of Catholics who will make or break a film like this?
It seemed like the answer was …
A lust for lust
Sex is in the news. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just revealed that sexually transmitted disease has reached epidemic levels with 110 million Americans having contracted a STD, about a third of the nation. This, by the way, comes in an era when “protected sex” has been promoted over, and over, and over again.
Half of the new infections took place in our youth (15 to 24 year olds).
If anyone would understand this lust for, well, lust, it would be St. Augustine. As Archbishop Sheen said about this beloved Catholic saint …
Great movie to see this Holy Week: "Mary of Nazareth"
Beautiful, simply beautiful.
I loved “Mary of Nazareth” because it told the story of Jesus through the eyes of His Mother, Mary, whom we Catholics referred to as the “Blessed Mother.”
Why Hollywood won't forgive "The Passion of the Christ"
Hollywood has forgiven many flawed men.
Roman Polanksi, who had sex with a minor, comes immediately to mind.
Woody Allen, who is credibly accused of molesting his child, saw his film win an Academy Award this year.
Robert Downey Jr. was a drug addict who came clean.
Mel Gibson is a different story …
In praise of a good role model in the world of sports
Bad boys abound in the world of sports.
In today’s sports section, I was struck by the juxtaposition of two articles which described two very different athletes.
One was about a “bad boy”, Aldon Smith, the talented linebacker of the San Francisco 49ers. As reported in the U.S. Today by Jarrett Bell, Mr. Smith has quite a rap sheet for a 24 year old man …