Psalm 101:1
I will sing of loyalty and of justice;
to thee, O LORD, I will sing.
When you play country music backwards, do you know what you get? You get your lover back, your dog back, your pickup truck back… The same…

November 22nd, 2009 by Mark Shea
Psalm 101:1
I will sing of loyalty and of justice;
to thee, O LORD, I will sing.
When you play country music backwards, do you know what you get? You get your lover back, your dog back, your pickup truck back… The same…
November 21st, 2009 by George Weigel
Prior to the opening of formal conversations between officials of the Holy See and leaders of the Lefebvrist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), which began on Oct. 26, the mainstream media frequently misrepresented these discussions as a negotiation aimed…
November 21st, 2009 by Mark Shea
Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.
In The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis’ senior demon, Screwtape, explains to a junior demon, Wormwood, why God sends…
November 21st, 2009 by Charles Colson
Peter Vidala was being harassed at work—subjected, over and over again, to views he found offensive. When he finally spoke up, he was fired.
It’s an illustration of the double standard that often prevails when it comes to same-sex “marriage.”
Vidala was…
November 21st, 2009 by Russell Shaw
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November 20th, 2009 by Louie Verrecchio
If the Holy Spirit was to manifest before you today to say, “I have a gift for you,” how would you respond?
Is there any chance you’d say, “Sounds great, but that’s probably not for me?” Of course not! Yet that’s…
November 20th, 2009 by Mark Shea
Proverbs 27:19
As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.
This image of our ability for self-knowledge is beautifully accurate. Note that the inspired writer does not say, “As in a mirror face answers to face,”…
November 19th, 2009 by Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur
Today was a beautiful day here in New England. We took advantage of the sun and unseasonably warm weather to explore a local cemetery. I actually enjoy visiting cemeteries. I find them to be such peaceful places. Also, as a…
November 19th, 2009 by Mark Shea
Matthew 10:39
He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.
“Paganism declared that virtue was in a balance; Christianity declared it was in a conflict: the collision of two passions…
November 19th, 2009 by Charles Colson
Allow me to make a very direct statement. I believe it is time for the Church in this country to stand up for religious freedom.
Especially over the course of the last few years, we have seen repeated efforts—in the courts,…