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Sometimes, a few sentences tell you more about a person — and, more importantly, an ideology — than a learned thesis. That is the case with tweets from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama two days ago in response to the mass murder of more than 300 Christians and others in Sri Lanka. Their tweets are worth serious analysis because they reveal a great deal about the left. Of course, they reveal a great deal about Clinton and Obama, too, but that doesn’t interest me. And that, too, is important. Many Americans — especially conservatives and “independents” — are more interested...

I note there was a great deal of discussion yesterday about the Elites latest Newspeak word for ‘Christians,’ i.e. ‘Easter worshippers.’I will say it’s impressive how quickly and uniformly the Super-Elitist are capable of getting their freshly approved newspeak terms dispersed.This latest newspeak entry in the Super-Elites lexicon - “Easter Worshipper” - was concocted by the same people who crafted “Happy Holidays” as a fine, politically correct substitute for “Merry Christmas.”And using the term “Easter Worshippers” instead of “Christians” is totally In keeping with previously State sponsored, terms like Manmade Disasters for ‘terrorist attacks’ and Kinetic Military Activity for war.Just...

Sometimes, a few sentences tell you more about a person -- and, more importantly, an ideology -- than a learned thesis. That is the case with tweets from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama two days ago in response to the mass murder of more than 300 Christians and others in Sri Lanka. Their tweets are worth serious analysis because they reveal a great deal about the left. Of course, they reveal a great deal about Clinton and Obama, too, but that doesn't interest me. And that, too, is important. Many Americans -- especially conservatives and "independents" -- are more interested...

April 23 2019 Tuesday in the Octave of Easter Reading 1 Acts 2:36-41 On the day of Pentecost, Peter said to the Jewish people,“Let the whole house of Israel know for certainthat God has made him both Lord and Christ,this Jesus whom you crucified.” Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart,and they asked Peter and the other Apostles,“What are we to do, my brothers?”Peter said to them,“Repent and be baptized, every one of you,in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins;and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.For the...

Posted on April 16, 2019April 15, 2019 by Msgr. Charles Pope Passiontide Chronology: Wednesday of Holy Week Two momentous days have passed: On Monday there was the cleansing of the Temple and the laments over Jerusalem’s lack of faith; Tuesday featured exhaustive teachings by Jesus and interrogations by His opponents.Today, Wednesday, it would seem that Jesus stays in Bethany. According to Matthew’s Gospel, the day begins with an ominous warning:When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over...

It doesn't get much better than this. All praise and honor and glory to the Son of God.

If so where did you Easter worship?

President Donald Trump kicked off the annual Easter Egg Roll Monday — the White House's biggest social event of the year. "I want to wish everybody a very happy Easter," Trump said, addressing the crowd from the Truman Balcony, where he was joined by first lady Melania Trump and a bespectacled bunny character. He also talked about his administration's investments in the military, saying, "it is being rebuilt to a level we have never seen before."

Everyone has their favorite candy for the different holidays, but it appears nothing satisfies people quite as much as the combination of peanut butter and chocolate. A RetailMeNot survey shows 32% like Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs the best. Next up on the list are Cadbury Creme Eggs and jelly beans, with 17% and 16% respectively. The survey says 10% say chocolate bunnies are best, but only 6% picked Peeps.

April 22 2019 Monday in the Octave of Easter Reading 1 Acts 2:14, 22-33 On the day of Pentecost, Peter stood up with the Eleven,raised his voice, and proclaimed:“You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem.Let this be known to you, and listen to my words. “You who are children of Israel, hear these words.Jesus the Nazorean was a man commended to you by Godwith mighty deeds, wonders, and signs,which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know.This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God,you killed, using lawless men...

Remember Del Hall...the guy who gave up food for Lent and chose to adopt a beer-only diet? Ringing a bell now? Well, we're back with an update because his boozey mission is done and he didn't crumble once - and he's 44 pounds lighter for it. Del, who works at Fifty West Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, has drank exclusively from an assortment of beers for 46 days - a plan which was inspired by the fasting rituals of 18th century Bavarian monks...

Kanye West made Coachella history this weekend, when he brought his famous Sunday Service spectacle to the Southern Californian desert festival for a massive Easter morning celebration. Although the “Jesus Walks” rapper has been staging Sunday Services since January, they have so far taken place in a secret Los Angeles location and have been invite-only, so this performance was the first time that the general public could attend. (Everyone with a Coachella wristband was welcome.) The full show was also live-streamed on YouTube through a fisheye-style peephole lens, for an especially intimate effect.

Nearly three-quarters of the world’s population adherents of one of the five most influential religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. What disturbs is that most Americans who profess themselves Christ followers disbelieve the pronouncement of Jesus: “I am the way the truth, and the life. No one comes through the Father except through me.” According to a 2014 “Religious Landscape Report” by Pew Research Center, two-thirds of avowed Christians are theological pluralists. They reject the idea that Christ alone is the way to salvation. They believe that “many religions can lead to eternal life.” Including Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism...

PARIS - Amidst both pain and hope, Parisian faithful found a new home in the Basilica of Saint-Sulpice for the chrism Mass yesterday evening, after a blaze nearly destroyed the famed Cathedral of Notre Dame on Monday. “It’s sad, it’s sad what happened,” Brother Federico told Crux, “but we go forward.” “The essential is Jesus and not a cathedral,” he said, adding that “our life is not based on a building but on Christ.” This mixture of passion and hope for the future was present in the homily given by the Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit at the Mass. “Our...

Old film of crowds gathering on the White House lawn for the Easter Egg Roll on April 1, 1929. These scenes were taken in Washington, DC with early Movietone sound cameras. (appx 5 mins)

At least 207 people have been killed and 450 hurt in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, police say. Eight blasts were reported, including at three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo's Kochchikade district during Easter services. The Shangri-La, Kingsbury and Cinnamon Grand luxury hotels, all in the capital, were also targeted. A curfew has been put in place "until further notice" and social media networks have been temporarily blocked. It remains unclear who carried out the attacks, but reports say 13 people have so far been arrested.

Warning: If you are not a believer in the divinity of Jesus Christ yet choose to continue reading, keep an open mind but prepare to be challenged. Good Friday, the day annually associated with Christ’s crucifixion, is solemnly observed and followed by the jubilation of His resurrection on Easter Sunday. Let us be reminded that Jesus’s body was never found. If it were, Roman and Jewish authorities would have celebrated. And Christianity — which eventually grew into the world’s largest religion on the foundational event of Christ’s resurrection — never would have been birthed.My belief in the resurrection is non-traditional. Having...

At least 137 people were killed and hundreds more injured as several churches and hotels were rocked by simultaneous explosions on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. Eight explosions took place, including in three Christian churches and three hotels, some commonly used by foreign visitors. In addition to those who were killed at least another 500 were wounded, according to officials with police, the Colombo Hospital and St. Sebastian Church. There were at least nine foreigners among the dead in Colombo, according to the officials. Two dual citizens of the U.S. and U.K. were among the dead, as well as one...

A 17th century English theologian and historian named Thomas Fuller popularized the old Irish folk saying “it is always darkest just before the Day dawneth.” Since Fuller first published the phrase in 1650, an array of theologians, psychiatrists, psychologists, historians, philosophers, and self-help gurus have utilized the concept of things getting better shortly after a low point when attempting to help others overcome difficult times. There is no better example of intense grief and despair quickly followed by great news than the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus over 2000 years ago. As believers around the globe celebrate the risen...

The holiday season around late March or April is not “Easter” to me. I like to call this time of year “Resurrection Weekend," beginning with Good Friday, when God-made-flesh, the Savior of the World Jesus Christ was crucified, through Holy Saturday, when Jesus descended into Hell to announce “Mission Accomplished” to the believing souls awaiting Him; onto Resurrection Sunday, the day in which Christians celebrate our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ rising from the dead. Jesus’ death signaled God’s greatest love to the world. There’s no point in paraphrasing, the words of the divine promise are so great: “For God...