Monthly Archives: April 2016

  There is an account of some poor man with nothing to say for himself, nonetheless begging Alexander the Great for a pittance, only to be astonished when the king handed him more than a few gold coins. “Why gold … Continue reading →

  OpinionCatholic Church, Specialty pages, Vatican Synod on the FamilyWed Apr 13, 2016 – 1:05 pm EST Priest: Pope Francis’ pastoral revolution goes against 2,000 years of tradition By Father Brian W. Harrison, O.S. catholic , pope francis , synod … Continue reading →

  North Carolina’s Bathroom Bill and the Constitution by E. Gregory Wallace within Constitutional Law, Sexuality Apr 13, 2016 07:00 am http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/04/16743/ North Carolina’s state legislature recently passed HB2, requiring governmental bathrooms and locker rooms to be separate based on biological sex. Despite … Continue reading →

ALWAYS FEAR, ALWAYS LOVE by Matthew Schmidt FIRST THINGS 14 April 16 Shame and bitterness overcame me when the priest said that my parents were not married. They had spent thirty years together and had raised three children, but because … Continue reading →

THE STUBBORN SAME USE-ORIENTED INDIVIDUALISM by R. R. Reno FIRST THINGS 14 April 16 The Apostolic Exhortation on the Family, Amoris Laetitia, brings into the open a disturbing trend in this pontificate. Ironically, Pope Francis’s pastoral vision seems to entail … Continue reading →

Lisa Bourne LIFESITE NEWS Apr 15, 2016 – 8:30 pm EST Parents fighting hospital to keep 2-year-old son on life support brain death SACRAMENTO, California, April 15, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – A little California boy’s life hangs in the balance as … Continue reading →

  Elizabeth Scalia ALETEIA 16 APRIL 16 10 Pithy and Potent Quotes From Pope Benedict XVI On his 89th birthday, we celebrate with warm and wise words of “Father Benedict”   We wish a happy birthday to Pope Emeritus, Benedict … Continue reading →

Ignorance: The Plague Facing Both Liberals and Conservatives Posted: 15 Apr 2016 12:30 PM PDT GRAYSON, KY – SEPTEMBER 8: Rowan County Clerk of Courts Kim Davis holds her hands in the air with her attorney Mat Staver (R) and … Continue reading →

How do we judge a man’s (or a woman’s) success or failure as a leader?  Usually we look at the person’s record of personal words and actions.  But the more accurate way of judging a person’s success or failure as … Continue reading →

  “I lived in New York City in Manhattan all my life. My views are a little different than if I lived in Iowa.” — Donald Trump, Interview with NBC’s Meet the Press host Tim Russert, October 24, 1999. http://intellectualconservative.com/an-anti-trump-tennesseans-take-on-new-york-values/ … Continue reading →