Loyalty and Justice!

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…

 

The Vatican and the Lefebvrists: Not a Negotiation

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…

 

Don’t Give Up!

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…

 

The New Double Standard

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…

 

Professional Priest?

November 21st, 2009 by Russell Shaw

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Receiving the Spirit’s Gift — Be Not Afraid!

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…

 

Seek the Life of the Church!

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,”…

 

Visiting the Past and Thinking of the Future

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…

 

Practical Mysticism!

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…

 

Stand Up for Religious Freedom

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,…

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