Wonderful life

It’s a Wonderful Life — Never Lived Out

The theme to the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” with Jimmy Stewart can be applied to each of the 100 million+ aborted babies in modern America. But we never get to see the world as it should have been had each of them lived out their lives. Nonetheless, the loss of each one deeply affects […]... Read More
Hierarchy

Is the Spirit Moving from the Bottom Up?

Catholics live in interesting times: Young people are fervently converting to Catholicism while the hierarchy has become weak in faith. It reminds me of the contemporary model of family in which children lead their parents back to the faith. It’s upside-down, but sometimes necessary. Hell threw the equivalent of a nuclear bomb at the world […]... Read More
Religion and politics

Never Make Politics Your Religion

Just a friendly reminder of the imperfection of political parties. While the Democratic Party has morphed into a movement of death-loving socialism, it can be argued that the Republican Party has been taken over by what may be called ‘the post-Christian right’. This ideology claims ethical monotheism as its foundation but disregards the principles that […]... Read More
Thieves on crosses

Christ the King and the Two Thieves at Calgary

Today is the feast of Christ the King; the antithesis of a ‘No-Kings’ rally. . At today’s royal banquet (the Eucharist), we reflect on the first time Jesus admitted His Kingship – when, from the throne of His cross and wearing a crown of thorns, He responded to the ‘good thief’s words, “remember me when […]... Read More
Scientism

Scientism is Not Science

Many people today cling to scientism, which holds that nothing exists beyond what the senses can detect, either alone or with the aid of machines (telescopes, microscopes, x-ray, MRI, etc.). The claim of scientism is not scientific. It’s philosophical. Science is limited to discovering things of the spatial-temporal realm (i.e., matter and energy), whereas philosophy […]... Read More
Erika Kirk

Erika Kirk and Forgiveness of Evil-Doers

Many people are confused about what it means to forgive someone who has gravely harmed you. And this is understandable, for two reasons: 1) people see anger as a feeling rather than a choice, and 2) there are two basic concepts that share the word “forgiveness”: a) absolution or remission of guilt, and b) letting […]... Read More
Exclamation point

Pro-choice on Bank CEOs, Presidential Candidates, and Social Activists

A recent poll indicated around 50% of young people support the idea of assassinating people with which they disagree and find detrimental to their worldview – from the United Health Care CEOs to presidential candidates to social activists. The numbers who support prenatal child-killing is about the same. Why can’t people see this obvious and […]... Read More

When Reality Challenges Your World View

The most uncomfortable place a person can be is in the midst of cognitive dissonance. A person’s view of reality is challenged by reality itself, which attacks one’s fundamental beliefs and sense of identity. There are three ways to respond to this internal crisis: 1) dig deeper with your will despite contrary evidence your mind […]... Read More