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A. A. Gill, contributing editor at Vanity Fair, usually writes restaurant reviews. He’s probably pretty good at it. He should stick to the food. Unfortunately, however, after a recent visit to the Kentucky’s Creation Museum, he could not contain his disdain. In a mocking article in Vanity Fair, he made fun of the city of Cincinnati as being “Behind the times” and its residents as “Neanderthals lacking technology.” Some Cincinnatians took umbrage. And then Gill took some back. Going just a bit too far, in my opinion. In a recent interview with Meghan Fox, Gill hurled a whole new...

March 6 FATHER CORAPI'S CONVERSION STORY Father John Corapi is a member of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. The pillars of his preaching are love for the Blessed Virgin Mary which leads to a loving relationship with Jesus Christ and great love and reverence for the Holy Eucharist, as well as an uncompromising love for and obedience to the Holy Father and the teaching of the Magisterium of the Church. His widely acclaimed series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church entitled The Teaching of Jesus Christ is used throughout the world as a...

The Month of November: Thoughts on the "Last Things" The Month of November: Thoughts on the "Last Things" The Catholic Church dedicates each month of the year to a particular devotion or consideration. Traditionally, the month of November is dedicated to praying for the deceased that are undergoing the final purification, or Purgatory. One of the oldest and most essential doctrinal teachings of the Church concerns what we have called ‘the last things’: judgment, heaven, hell, and purgatory. I always try to emphasize these essential and mandatory doctrinal teaching during this month of November. They are always relevant, but...

He is one of the most dynamic and sometimes controversial preachers in the Catholic Church today. Father John Corapi will be speaking to over 12,000 people at HSBC Arena Saturday, August 15th for the largest religious conference to be held here in over a decade. The day before the event at the Adams Mark Hotel, thousands waited in line from 8:00am until 5:00pm for a chance to meet him. Fr. Corapi's sermons are broadcast worldwide on the Catholic Television Network EWTN. People traveled to Buffalo from 45 U.S. states and six countries-- some as far away as Australia. Corapi says...

To Bear Witness To the Truth: An Unequivocal Moral Obligation for All Christians by Rev. John Corapi, SOLT, STD Every Catholic and, indeed, every Christian faithful to the Gospel, has the moral obligation to bear witness to the truth, “in season and out of season, convenient or inconvenient,” accepted or rejected. This mandate is nothing new, of course. It’s as old as the Old Testament, and as new as the New Testament. Nonetheless, I’m afraid that it has become more necessary than ever to remind ourselves of it. The Magisterium formally teaches in the Catechism of the Catholic Church #2471,...

NOTE: Father Corapi also prepared a video on behalf of the Cardinal Newman Society – You can view it on Father’s website and find more information and SIGN THE PETITION by clicking here.It is my privilege to be able to deliver the following message on behalf of the Cardinal Newman Society:As you know, the University of Notre Dame—an old and honored Catholic institution of higher learning in the United States—recently dishonored itself, and to some extent the entire Catholic world, by inviting President Barack Obama to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree, and to deliver the commencement address...

Father John Corapi gets on a phone in his Montana office and asks someone to boost the volume. The assistant who helped arrange an interview with him had warned about this. “Speak loudly,” she said, “he’s hard of hearing.” Father Corapi himself has never been hard to hear. For nearly two decades, his thundering voice has preached the Gospel with a forceful, meat-and-potatoes theology that’s made him among the most recognizable priests in the world.But since August 2007, that voice has been relatively silent. At first, that was by choice — having traveled more than 2 million miles spreading the...

Holy Week and the Rest of Your Life As I write this it is safe to say that there is more fear, insecurity, uncertainty, and distrust of authority than at any other time in my lifetime of over sixty years. This can be said for the United States and for most other countries in the Western world, probably the entire world. Why? The secular and worldly thinker will come up with a veritable flock of cackling, screeching, barking, whining and screaming excuses. They will all be wrong. To understand our tenuous position, one must go to the order of causes...

At a time when it surely seems that capitalism has run amuck and poised the world on the edge of economic ruin, the temptation is very strong for the pendulum to swing too far left into the failed and immoral territory of socialism. Historically pure socialism has never worked, philosophically it cannot work, and morally it is inherently evil (because it undermines the right of private property ownership, an inherent human right) and hence should not be given a chance to work. The response might be that what we have at the moment isn’t pure socialism. The problem is that...

Upcoming Guests March 11Fr. John Corapi, S.O.L.T.

A Christmas Greeting The blessed and joyous time of Christmas is here again. So, I’ll just take the opportunity to thank all of our viewing and listening family for allowing us into your homes. I don’t take that for granted. I am honestly grateful to you for allowing us to serve you in that way.As I look out the windows of my home in Montana it sure is “beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” We have about a foot of snow and it’s been below zero for about ten days. Two of my dogs are under my desk...

The American people have now made it abundantly clear who they want to lead them, and the policies and practices that this president-elect has represented for some time, they can now claim as their own. Actions have consequences, and I am sure God has duly noted what our priorities are in the US of A. Economic matters would seem to take precedence over moral matters; money more important than life itself to most people (I guess they don’t consider almost 50,000,000 innocent children murdered by abortion part of life). Now we shall see what the fruit of such a tree...

Please read this and forward to all your loved ones, friends, and anybody who may not understand what is at stake! Fr. Corapi produced a half hour video today that all Catholics (and Americans) should see. It expounds upon what Bishop Rene H. Gracida just said boldly in a recent radio spot. (He is the Bishop that ordained Fr. Corapi a Deacon).

Death Wish The Impending Suicide of a once great nationView the Video on YouTube! Just see below Click here for the printable PDF "Their complaint was humble and it was simple. They were not distressed by rising gas prices, or the deteriorating economy in general. They were not even frightened by the exponential increase of natural disasters. The threat of global warming or global terrorism did not greatly disturb them. They had become an endangered species, and little had been done to answer their terrified and silent screams from the womb... "---An excerpt from Father Corapi's new article and video entitled...

A large number of endangered, unwanted, and unborn children held a town hall meeting on the 4th of July - alarmed at the brutal and untimely killing of millions of their brothers and sisters in recent years. That the murderous war waged on them had the full force and respectability of the law made their plight all the more terrifying. Their complaint was humble and it was simple. They were not distressed by rising gas prices, or the deteriorating economy in general. They were not even frightened by the exponential increase of natural disasters. The threat of global warming or...

I know many of you have been concerned about Father Corapi and his health. The rumors were indeed true, but thanks to Father Corapi's Weekly wisdom program, (fathercorpi.com), he addressed the whole issue on his health in today's program (March 29th). Realizing most of you aren't subscribers, I will give you the overview. However, should you want to watch it yourself, the quality is excellent and you can buy a month's package for $10. Bottom line, Father Corapi has a parathyroid tumor and will be going back to the Mayo Clinic next week for surgery. It's a very rare (6...

Give yourself this interactive test, which is not an advanced examination, but very basic one. Any child preparing for Confirmation should be able to earn a grade of 80% on this. Take the exam honestly, without looking up the answers, then take appropriate steps to advance your faith. You should be able to answer these questions easily and without reference or a book. A minimum grade of 80% would indicate that you are on the right track, but not there yet. 100% is what excellence is all about. Make a commitment to learn your faith! Live what you have learned...