Year 2009
Wow. Now, that’s offensive. But should we really be surprised? Probably not. In our culture, marriage is not seen as sacred. In fact the term “sacred” has been banished from public discourse lest someone be offended by your religious talk…. Continue Reading →
I think opera is stupid, but the truth is I have never been to one. So I finally decided to see what is all about. So the other night I went to the opera. I must admit that the music… Continue Reading →
Newsbusters reports that “Newsweek.com today has a cheeky frontpage headline in “The Case for Killing Granny,” with a subheader promising an explanation as to “Why curbing excessive end-of-life care is good for America.’” The magazine also promises readers to explain… Continue Reading →
The Senate has voted 83-7 to cut off ACORN Housing Funds. Wow. If you ever think that you can’t make a difference in this world just think on the fact that two ridiculously dressed young people may have just taken… Continue Reading →
A recent article in Touchstone magazine opened my eyes to the Catholic moral story of the vampire– which is about more than movie theater titillation. Anglican vicar Robert Hart writes explaining the moral dilemma of the traditional vampire story and… Continue Reading →
When I read journalists writing about matters of faith, I often find myself stuck on words which clearly don’t mean the same thing to me as they mean to them. Stumbling blocks to clear writing are words like “fundamentalist” which… Continue Reading →
I received some photos today of a new church being designed for the parish of St. John in Leesburg, Virginia. With thanks to my friend Michael Franck from Franck and Lohsen architects in Washington, DC. More to come!
Threats come and threats go. We have seen this many times in our post 9/11 world. Al Qaeda or some affiliated group says that another attack is imminent. So too reports that something called “chatter” is high. You keep in… Continue Reading →
This is one of the strangest quotes I’ve seen in a news story concerning pro-life murder victim James Pouillon. And to make matters worse it comes from a Baptist pastor. I’m perfectly willing to admit that I’m getting this wrong…. Continue Reading →
For some weird reason the murder of a pro-lifer has given some media and Planned Parenthood an opportunity to discuss all the violence done against abortion clinic workers. Now to be fair, CBS didn’t exhibit any bias in their story… Continue Reading →