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"...It’s not my place to judge souls, but I do feel an obligation to judge words and actions. Especially public words and actions. The Roman Catholic Church is perhaps the most scholarly institution in the history of the world. Everything she believes is written down for us to read and understand. There is no mystery concerning what she teaches. It only becomes confusing if one avoids this knowledge and listens only to those who are in ecclesiastical authority today. We are fortunate, however. If we are not the most literate generation of Catholics in the history of the world, we...

Congressman Chris Smith has faithfully served in the House of Representatives for 28 years. He is one Catholic who has remained faithful to the truth. He refuses to compromise on the fundamental human rights cause of our age, the Right to Life. The Pro-Life position is not simply a "religious" position - though the Congressman is a faithful Catholic Christian - it is a human rights position. The Right to Life is the foundation of every human rights issue. It is precisely because we recognize the dignity of every human person that we care about the poor...He is leading the...

The celebrations have begun already in Sydney, Australia where 1.5 million people participated in massive fireworks displays and festivities. Final preparations are being made in Times Square, New York where authorities are expecting the largest crowd in the history of such New Years gatherings. At midnight, the ball will drop and a massive crowd will welcome a New Year with the sincere hope that it will offer them a new beginning. The experience is nearly universal. Some Nations use different calendars, but the passing of one year to another is marked by a deliberate period of reflection over the past...

They came because their Bishops stood strong. The bugle sounded a clear note. St Paul wrote to the Corinthian Christians, “And if the bugle gives an indistinct sound, who will get ready for battle?” (1 Cor. 14:8) Well, this time the Bugle sounded clearly and the Bishops can take the credit. The Bill was withdrawn from active consideration by Tom Gallagher, one of its proponents earlier this week. He is backpedaling now, attempting to rewrite history and claim that he only meant the best in this effort to create a different Church through utilizing the power of the State. However,...

When a Society fails to recognize this right it is properly called unjust. It must be challenged by those who know the truth because they are duty bound to defend those who will suffer evil as a result of this injustice. This same paragraph affirms this duty with these words: "The moment a positive law deprives a category of human beings of the protection which civil legislation ought to accord them, the state is denying the equality of all before the law. When the state does not place its power at the service of the rights of each citizen, and...

A Catholic Lay-Driven Re-evangelization of Western Culture By Dr. John Hubert Ethicist Formation of a Comprehensive Catholic World View Apostolate A Catholic Lay-Driven Re-evangelization of Western Culture:Formation of a Comprehensive Catholic World View Apostolate John P. Hubert Jr. MD FACS © CCWVA INTRODUCTION It is apparent to all thoughtful orthodox Catholics that once Christian Western Culture has devolved into a virulent form of neo-pagan secularism. It is marked by moral relativism combined with utilitarianism, materialism including largely unregulated free-market capitalism, wild inequitable consumption of precious resources and the goods of production and a dangerous version of rabid personal “freedom” in...

Tell Father You See Jesus by Bud Macfarlane TAKING FATHER'S HAND The late Alec Guiness, esteemed actor and movie star, wrote in his autobiography of playing the part of a Catholic priest. A little boy approached Guiness as he was wearing a Roman collar while on location for a film and took the actor's hand with sublime trust and innocence. The boy called Guiness "Father." The youngster's tenderness struck the actor so powerfully that Guiness was prompted to investigate the Catholic faith, and eventually converted to Catholicism. SUPERNATURAL INSTITUTION It is understandable that non-Catholics view the Catholic Church as a...

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER? By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. Psalm 137:1 We Catholic Americans are at a crossroads. Our Lord Jesus Christ who is the Light of the World is exposing acts of evil within the Church. He is revealing those who wound his sacred Body by abusing children and youth. Our Lord is also exposing rot and disease within the structures and leadership of the Church from within provinces of religious orders, Catholic universities, and diocesan chanceries. It is time to clean house. Not only do the pederasts, sex...

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER? We Catholic Americans are at a crossroads. Our Lord Jesus Christ who is the Light of the World is exposing all those who wound his sacred Body by abusing children and youth. Our Lord is also exposing rot and disease within the structures and leadership of the Church from within provinces of religious orders, Catholic universities, and diocesan chanceries. It is time to clean house. Not only do the pederasts, sex abusers, and homosexuals need to be removed from leadership and the ranks of the ordained, but also the Church needs to excommunicate all...