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03/27/2010
When the prophet Jeremiah castigated the irreligion of Judah, at least the Judeans took him seriously. Would that happen today?
When the prophet Jeremiah castigated the irreligion of Judah, at least the Judeans took him seriously. Would that happen today?
Today’s eat-drink-and-be-merry economics are collapsing, as they had to. We have been found wanting, and must be punished.
Modern economics are insane. The Austrian School’s relatively sane economics come down to common sense: do not spend more than you earn.
Psalm 27 springs from a soul close to God, well aware that it has deceitful enemies, but trusting entirely in his help.
Good news from the economic crisis – families are pulling together instead of apart, and credit cards are being used less.
A religious revival reportedly taking place in Russia may suggest that with the Fatima conversion it will help to save the Western Church.
As all structures of Western civilization crumble around us, we wonder if the next step is a super-9/11, or 9/11 squared – 81/121.
In economics as in religion, compromises that have built up over centuries are finally breaking down. But the Church will survive.
What is a family father to do today? Envisage ensuring the basics of survival, and prepare for a new Age of Martyrs.
An American family doctor describes the parlous state of his patients: infertile, over-fed, under-nourished, and incapable of resisting the anti-culture.
To a doubting French journalist the author of “Eleison Comments” expresses confidence that the imminent Motu Proprio will do much good.
Indeed, it both declares that the Tridentine Mass was never banned, and permits Latin rite priests to use it, whenever and wherever.
By overloading our eyes and ears, said Kafka, the cinema overwhelms our minds. Minds being overwhelmed means that lies triumph.
In his outstanding Encyclical of 100 years ago, Pius X nailed the deadly error of modern times: minds’ independence from their object.
Despite many Catholics’ reservations as to the content and motivation of the Motu Proprio, one may still believe it will do good.