April 30, 2017
They say that Lyndon B. Johnson could arm-wrangle legislation through Congress like no one else. He would urge his aides to seize the moment in the wake of his historic 1964 victory, telling them that “Eighteen months from now, Ol’ Landslide Lyndon will be
March 3, 2017
While we Catholics and Christians—and all men and women throughout the world who embrace common sense, respect for human dignity and the immortality of the human soul—gasp in horror at newly released scientific experimentation, others trample on even the most basic of natural human ethical principles, those concerning human life itself. Here’s why. According to reports in the
February 7, 2017
In the margin of a public speaker’s manuscript was the notation: “Weak point. Shout.” Such is the rhetoric of those who place emotion over logic and make policy through gangs rather than parliaments. In Athens 2,400 years ago, Aristophanes described the demagogue as having “a screeching, horrible
January 25, 2017
The No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act (HR 7), introduced by Hon. Chris Smith, R-NJ, passed the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, January 24, 2017, with a 238 to 183 vote. This legislation would permanently ban taxpayer funding of abortion.
November 22, 2016
VENTURA, CA—Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez has appointed Bishop Robert E. Barron to serve on the board of The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE), a Ventura-based nonprofit dedicated to serving Catholic educators nationwide through an understanding and appreciation for the riches of authentic Catholic education.
November 9, 2016
In a crushing defeat for pro-abortion advocates, mainstream news reporters and their pollsters, Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States of America, and Michael Pence, the nation’s Vice President-elect. “The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” says Trump in his call for
August 2, 2016
Last week two radical ISIS members brutally attacked and murdered Fr. Jacques Hamel, bursting into the Catholic church at Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, forcing a Mass attendee to film their evil deed, as they slit Fr. Hamel’s throat and then took hostages. The shock is still raw. Fr.
July 16, 2016
A mere 45-seconds——yes, only 45 seconds—of sheer terror on France’s renown beach resort in Nice resulted in 84 dead, including 10 children, according to Paris prosecutor François Molins. Another 202 victims were injured.
June 24, 2016
“Brexit debate; the EU referendum is a battle for Britain’s soul,” headlines a worthy article by William Cash in The Catholic Herald. “Again and again over the last century, the Establishment has been wrong. And it is wrong again today.”
June 22, 2016
On June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, an unspeakable horror took place. 49 dead. 53 wounded. Hundreds more daily haunted by the still-vivid memory of gunfire ripping through a nightclub, repeating, terror, fear, chaos. And now we all know that the killer spent time—took the time—to announce his evil deed on a cell phone, mid-massacre. With
June 15, 2016
Judge Diane Bull’s swift dismissal of the bogus charge against CMP founder David Daleiden of trafficking human organs is the latest confirmation that the indictments from a runaway grand jury in Houston were politically-motivated all along.
May 25, 2016
Finally. A serious reprieve for the Little Sisters of the Poor, who courageously have been fighting nonstop for FIVE YEARS against being forced to implement the Obama Administration’s HHS mandates that demanded the Catholic sisters to include anti-Catholic procedures such as contraceptives to their employees. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the Sisters last
February 8, 2016
On the evening of February 9, 2016, Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Nichols will celebrate Vespers and the Bishop of London, Dean of the Chapel Royal, will preach in Henry VIII’s chapel—the first Catholic service held in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace since the 1550s.
February 8, 2016
Searching continues in southern Taiwan, three days after a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook the island and killed at least 37 people. But hope of finding survivors is fading. An estimated 110 people are still unaccounted for from the Golden Dragon apartment complex, the center of most rescue efforts.
December 29, 2015
Catholics in Syria live and lead by example. There is no other option for them. And by their example we can see our own lives with fresh eyes. How are we living for Christ, today, in our families and workplace and business practices?
December 15, 2015
They are targeting Amazon. Reason we should be interested: many retailers and especially book publishers in the U.S.
December 8, 2015
So, what’s the secret to raising more than a million bucks in 24 hours? And, even more challenging, what’s the secret to do this as a local Catholic group in down-south New Orleans, not as a big national organization or religious order? It’s pretty amazing! It’s also a terrific lesson in quick, entrepreneurial thinking and leveraging the power of social media, #GivingTuesday (
December 3, 2015
Steven W. Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute, will testify today (live webcast available) before the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), cochaired by Rep. Christopher Smith and Sen. Marco Rubio. The hearing is entitled “China’s New ‘Two Child Policy’ & the Continuation of Massive Crimes Against Women and
November 17, 2015
The bells of the historic Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris tolled 129 times on Sunday, November 15, as tens of thousands gathered for a special Mass to pray for, honor, and remember the victims of the recent terror attacks on Paris that so far has left at least 129 dead and more than 350 wounded—the deadliest attack on French soil since WWII.
November 14, 2015
If you know Paris, you know well that a Parisien’s home or apartment is sacred; a place for family and initmate friends only.