Faith on Trial

“The distortion was blatant and deliberate, done to create a straw man that she could easily knock down. But what was so disappointing about the article was not that Basu deliberately distorted the facts, but that the Register’s journalistic standards have sunk so low as to print it.”

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Atheism fears reason

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T_P14JjMcM] Atheists pit faith against reason. Their religion states that faith and reason are mutually exclusive, while different religions, Christianity for instance, views faith and reason as complementary. And yet reason leads us to God. As Dr. Peter Kreeft, a leading philosopher and Christian apologist explains, it takes a bigger leap of…

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St. Padre Pio speaks

St. Padre Pio is an interesting character.
Non Catholics may simply not relate to the mystical abilities and experiences exhibited by the man. They include:

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"Hail Satan"

The author of all lies is Satan, to whom Saul Alinsky fittingly dedicated “Rules for Radicals,” with this inscription:
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history… the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

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Young actor proudly proclaims his Catholicism and love of G.K. Chesterton. You've got to meet this guy!

I met a young actor via Twitter. His name is Kaiser Johnson. What struck me were the three words he used in his profile to describe himself: Actor. Catholic. Chestertonian (aka as a fan of the writings of G. K. Chesterton). As a passionate Catholic and Chestertonian myself, and as one who has written nine faith-based theater pieces, I knew this was a guy I’d like to get to know. And I thought Quiner’s Diner readers would, too…

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Pope Benedict XVI vindicates St. Thomas More

Do you remember a few years ago when Pope Benedict traveled to England?
Do you remember his speech in Westminster Hall?
Fr. Robert Barron discusses the rich irony of the speech in the context of St. Thomas More, whose feast day we celebrate today …

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"A man for all seasons"

On this feast day for the great St. Thomas More, watch this excerpt from the Academy Award winning film, “A Man for All Seasons.” Paul Scofield won best actor for his portrayal of Thomas More, the man of great conscience …

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St. Thomas More argues with Martin Luther, PART III

Can God’s own word as set down by the Apostle leave Luther untouched, “I will put my laws in their hearts; I shall inscribe them on their minds”? [Heb 8:10, 10:16]
He makes no mention of stone or wood, for as the old law was stamped by Him upon external stone, so will the new be inscribed with His own finger in the book of the heart; that which existed so briefly upon the hardest material will be made to last forever on the softest.
So it has pleased God to show His power …

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