The Joy of the Truth

When Barak Obama was elected president of the United States, thanks in large part to liberal Catholics, I stated that I hoped God would turn the evil of empowering a pro-death party into good for the Catholic Church by purifying our intellect and forcing us to stand up for the Truth more strongly. President Obama’s recent commencement address at Notre Dame University provided a clear sign that God is indeed… Continue reading

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Catholic voters who chose Barak Obama as president must really be kicking themselves (one would hope). While the president has done some good things so far, the death toll continues to mount. This morning President Obama overturned President Bush’s ban on using federal funding for research into embryonic stem cell research.

Once again, the great orator couches his decision in terms that make the opposition unreasonable and self-serving, stating… Continue reading

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How has President Barak Obama measured up so far for Catholics? He has done some things well, but concerns over his promotion of the Culture of Death are ominous. Will Catholics who voted for Barak Obama cause us to pay a horrendous cost for a few good decisions by this president? Let’s take an honest look, and continue to do so. Continue reading

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I just had a humbling, eye-opening experience that drove home for me the need to develop a Catholic evangelization. Especially in the face of cultural attacks on Christianity, bringing Christ to people through our relationships with them can do more to transform our culture than all of the battles we fight to preserve the cultural status quo. Continue reading

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Last week’s reflection during Eucharistic adoration was on lukewarmness. The moral life is not primarily about what we do, but about who we are becoming. What we do is important because the choices we make (and therefore the actions we perform) shape who we become. My reflection on becoming lukewarm in our faith comes once again from Divine Pity by Rev. Gerald Vann.

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