Category Archives: The future and our choices

Pres. Obama’s nomination for judiciary, less moderate than the most activist liberal?

From Life News comes this. Obama Judicial Pick Cornelia Pillard: Abortion Needed to “Free Women From Maternity” by Tony Perkins A lot can happen between now and Congress’s August recess — and that’s exactly what conservatives should be concerned about. Senate … Read More

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More news of the Religion of Peace

While parts of Paris are enjoying long summer nights of car burning and rioting (HERE), Islamists are kidnapping Christian girls for resale purposes.  A story from Persecution.org Christian Girls Being Snatched By Islamist Traffickers ICC Note:  The recent political developments … Read More

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More gender bender news

From Right Wing News: Democratic California Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has written a bill that would require public schools in his state to allow students to choose which bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams match their gender identity. Both the Assembly … Read More

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Are we now a nation of blatteroons?

When I take a break from movies with lots of explosions, I like period pieces.  You can’t beat a well done production of a Jane Austen novel or just about any of the 19th century writers. It happened the other … Read More

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DETROIT: “If I had a city….”

Detroit has joined the ranks of the bankrupt. When I have been driven around in Detroit I had a sense, in some neighborhoods, of what the Russians did to Berlin: looked like a war zone. What caused the phenomenon “Detroit”, … Read More

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PODCAzT 136: John XXIII opens Vatican II – ‘Gaudet Mater Ecclesia’ – optimism and naïveté, error and continuity

 have wanted to do this for some time. Today we have as our guest, Pope John XXIII. I read for you the whole of John’s address to the opening of the Second Vatican Council, a speech called Gaudet Mater Ecclesia, … Read More

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SSPX ITALY condemns Pope Francis for visiting refugees – UPDATED – distorted news account?

UPDATE 18 July: There are some comments in the combox which help us get to what SSPX Italy really said.   Take a look and decide if Gazzetta distorted the story. ______________ From Gazzetta del Sud (their translation): Lefebvrists chide … Read More

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St. Paul: A big small victory for religious freedom!

In my native place, more anti-Christian news, but with a small victory: City of St. Paul stops fighting statue of Jesus atop bluff by Bill Keller ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP) See Video HERE [Watch.  This man is an inspiration.] There’s a … Read More

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TEXAS: The violent tactics of big-business abortion and their supporters

This post has some brutal content, but it reveals the character of a certain slice of our pro-abortion neighbors. When you have no respect for human life at its inception, why will you have any respect for people with whom … Read More

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