What is a true Christian?

It’s a good question. A Quiner’s Diner reader, a self-professed agnostic, asks what is a true Christian? Here’s how we see it …

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The progression of a soul

By Tom Quiner A little baby boy was baptized this morning at my church. Christ’s loving Seal has been permanently etched on his soul. In Christianity, this is a foundational Sacrament, an essential step in our walk with Christ. My own grandson will be baptized in just a couple of weeks. I can hardly wait…

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Obama’s immoral mandate

The HHS mandate is an outright assault on religious freedom, as well as an affront to faithful Catholics and all people of morals and faith …

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Cardinal George: Our Church will be “despoiled of its institutions”

The clash between Barack Obama and the Catholic Church has been ignited by their respective and conflicting views of what “principle” means. Mr. Obama views principle as a fluid concept that can evolve over time in the name of political expediency. The Catholic Church views principle as a fixed Truth because it flows from Christ, not man. Obama: man determines principle. Catholic Church: God determines principle. You can see the flashpoint …

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Will Democrats allow Catholic citizens to serve?

Iowa’s Republican Governor appointed a Catholic woman to the Iowa Board of Medicine. This is a big deal. This Board influences whether telemed abortions will spread throughout Iowa to the financial benefit of Planned Parenthood. If Planned Parenthood succeeds, telemed abortions will begin spreading throughout America. The Iowa Senate, controlled by Democrats, rejected the nominee with a shameless smear campaign grounded in deceit and disinformation. Undeterred, Governor Terry Branstad has put forth the name of another faithful Catholic to serve on the Board of Medicine: Monsignor Frank Bognanno …

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Sainthood for atheists

Will sainthood shake your faith in atheism? Quiner’s Diner has many faithful atheist readers. I appreciate your comments. You keep me on my toes. I hope I make you pause and think once and awhile. I’d like to call attention to the notion of sainthood for the benefit of my atheist readers. In fact, my Protestant and other non-Catholic readers may find this post interesting. Sainthood is in the news …

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The indoctrination of our children

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao0k9qDsOvs&feature=player_embedded] “Hi, f*gg*t!” Quiner’s Diner is repulsed by anti gay slurs, anti-Christian slurs, anti-black, anti … well, you get the idea. The two words I bleeped in the sentence above are the two words that advice columnist, Dan Savage, uses to begin his column, “Savage Love.” He uses the words to reclaim…

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