UNDERSTANDING UKRAINE: From Soviet Underground to the Revolution of Dignity

UNDERSTANDING UKRAINE: From Soviet Underground to the Revolution of Dignity

Understanding Ukraine.  At a previous Napa Institute event, attendees listened to Myroslav Marynovych, Vice Rector at the Ukrainian Catholic University, on his talk, From Soviet Underground to the Revolution of Dignity.  Click the link below to watch this stirring speech.

Man of Courage: Hong Kong Media tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil

Man of Courage: Hong Kong Media tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 13 months jail for Tiananmen vigil

BBC—Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 13 months in jail for participating in a vigil marking the 1989 Tiananmen massacre in Beijing. He was not alone. The 74-year-old was found guilty last week of inciting others to take part in an unlawful assembly. He was among thousands who defied a ban…

Church Vandalism is Soaring. Here’s Why Everyone Should Care

Church Vandalism is Soaring. Here’s Why Everyone Should Care

From senseless violence against formerly honored Saint Junipero Serra statues in California and St. King Louis statues in St. Louis, Missouri, to churches throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, especially in France, and elsewhere. Needless to say, something is very wrong. The Washington Post Op.Ed. below does a good job of addressing why it matters……

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WVa) Won’t Vote for Democrat Reconciliation Bill Without Hyde Amendment

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WVa) Won’t Vote for Democrat Reconciliation Bill Without Hyde Amendment

NatonalReview,LifesiteNews—Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.VA.) has said he will not vote for any Democrat reconciliation bill without the Hyde Amendment to protect Americans from having to fund abortions. As Democrats advance massive legislation to exponentially increase government spending, pro-life groups are very concerned about the prospects for overturning Hyde and forcing Americans to fund killing babies…

Catholic Priest Beaten and Arrested Amid Protests in Cuba

Catholic Priest Beaten and Arrested Amid Protests in Cuba

CNA—Father Castor Álvarez was beaten and arrested in Camagüey while he was defending young protesters amid protests of Cuba’s communist government on Sunday. Protests took place across the island July 11. According to information confirmed by CNA’s sister agency, ACI Prensa, the priest is being held at the Montecarlo police station in Camagüey, accused of…

Meet The Self-Made Billionaire Who Is Sacrificing It All For God

Meet The Self-Made Billionaire Who Is Sacrificing It All For God

The Federalist—In Hong Kong right now, Jimmy Lai is sacrificing all — his fortune and possibly his life — for his God, his fellow man, and for freedom. Lai is a billionaire, although he wasn’t always one. Born two years before the Communists defeated the nationalists in China’s civil war, his father fled and his…

JULY 1: Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day)… A Preacher Who Escaped Soviet Control Warns of Canada’s Encroaching Communism: ‘It’s Time We Push Back’

JULY 1: Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day)… A Preacher Who Escaped Soviet Control Warns of Canada’s Encroaching Communism: ‘It’s Time We Push Back’

154 years ago, on on July 1, 1867, Canada became a country—and was officially named by the country’s founding fathers as the Dominion of Canada, a name that was purposefully chosen as a recognition of the sovereignty of God, based on a reflection of Psalm 72:8 which proclaims “…and he shall have dominion from sea…

Business vs. Government: Tesla’s Musk throws down defiant challenge to CA Gov Newsom’s extended lockdown

Business vs. Government: Tesla’s Musk throws down defiant challenge to CA Gov Newsom’s extended lockdown

In what is becoming an interesting showdown of Business vs. Government, Tesla founder Elon Musk has thrown down the gauntlet of reopening his manufacturing plant in the face of California Governor Newsom’s extended lockdown orders, with one of Northern California’s counties caught in the middle. To fine, jail, halt or to look the other way,…