Free Republic

By popular liberty, we mean democracy; by democracy, we mean the democratic form of government; by the democratic form of government, we mean that form of government which vests the sovereignty in the people as population, and which is administered by the people, either in person or by their delegates. By sustaining popular liberty, we mean, not the introduction or institution of democracy, but preserving it when and where it is already introduced, and securing its free, orderly, and wholesome action. By Catholicity, we mean the Roman Catholic Church, faith, morals, and worship. The thesis we propose to maintain is,...

The CatholiCity Message Volume XIII, Number 5 Dear CatholiCity Citizen, We believe you will truly find this month's message helpful. This is one you might want to forward on to your friends and relatives. THE DYNAMICS OF WORLDLY POWER A wise man once told us that the most searing allegory for understanding human nature is The Emperor's New Clothes. Why did the people in the story ignore that the emperor was naked and praise his imaginary outfit? Because the emperor had worldly authority, and the people lusted after the favors, fortune, power, and pleasures he could provide to them--to the...

A ZENIT DAILY DISPATCH GENERATION X AND THE TURN TO CHRISTIAN ORTHODOXY Journalist Colleen Carroll on a Surprising TrendWASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 29, 2003 (ZENIT) The growth of evangelical "mega-churches" has long been a focus of media attention. Much less noted has been the embrace of traditional Christianity by Generation X and the rejection of the religious and cultural values of that generation's parents, the baby boomers. A Gen-X journalist, Colleen Carroll, set about to document this trend. The result was a highly acclaimed book, "The New Faithful: Why Young Adults Are Embracing Christian Orthodoxy" (Loyola Press). Carroll described the...

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...