Author: Paul Murano
Ideology and Late Night TV
I watched a little SNL tonight. At what point did late night TV become the entertainment division of the Democratic National Committee? Going back to the 70’s, Johnny Carson was down the middle with his comedy, as was Leno, and Letterman was when he was on NBC. The angry crotchety liberal version of Letterman only […]... Read More
Two basic truths
Two basic religious truths: 1) The evil of sin is infinitely greater than we can imagine. 2) The mercy of God is infinitely greater than that. Two psychological truths: a) Ignorance of #2 leads to self-loathing, shame, and fear (Gn 3:8). b) Ignorance of #1 leads to arrogance, pride, and obsession (Gn 3:12). Two-fold spiritual […]... Read More
God and the Inseparability Principle
The family is a reflection of the Trinity as a communion of Persons. Life is love-giving and Love is life-giving. The Holy Spirit who is Life, eternally proceeds from the unimpeded Love between the Father and the Son. In a similar analogous way, a child is the love between his father and his mother. Life […]... Read More
Manipulation of Language
It is an absurd claim that recognizing an act as unnatural or perverted means being afraid of those who may perform it. You don’t have sandphobia, for example, if you recognize eating sand is unnatural. Likewise, the words ‘homophobia’ and ‘transphobia’ cleverly seek to label people with an irrational fear when in reality the irrationality […]... Read More
There is a logic to our being
There is a logic to our being, a natural order that exists in the individual and society. Wisdom chooses to follow it and live according to it; foolishness chooses to contradict it to dominate for selfish gain. The former is the way to peace and happiness, the latter to what modernity erroneously calls ‘liberty’. ... Read More