Our friend Father George Rutler, pastor of the Church of Our Savior nearby, notes in his March 4th column for his parish website that Catholics must recognize that “elements of our own government have declared war on the Church, and persecution both subtle and . . . . Continue Reading »
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A deeply painful essay to read, The New Scar On My Soul begins: My soul carries a new scar. The pain is fresh and keen, and I know that while time might see the pain fade, I will never fully recover from what I’ve seen, and done. For I have failed, intentionally and . . . . Continue Reading »
This past weekend my wife and I were privileged to attend a banquet near Toronto to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s minister of minorities and the only Christian in that country’s government. A number of dignitaries were present at this . . . . Continue Reading »
This morning we observed Holy Communion for the first time since late last year. How I wish Reformed churches would celebrate the Lord’s Supper whenever they meet for worship. When will we finally follow Calvin’s wishes rather than the defective practice of Geneva’s city fathers? . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the best commenters to grace our site, Anymouse, mentions below the possibility of a genocide of Alawites and Christians if Assad falls. He mentions this in response to my thanking President Obama for the most upfront official U.S. prediction of Assad’s fall yet. The best overview . . . . Continue Reading »
The “after-birth abortion” article continues reverberate, this time in a column by Telegraph columnist Jenny McCartney, who takes issue with the bioethicists’ claim that a newborn and a fetus are equally killable because of their supposed mutual lack of personhood. But . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . has, I think, become a moral imperative for Republicans. Pete, of course, is right that what went wrong with Santorum is that he campaigned with the lack of discipline and general self-indulgence of a loser at a crucial moment. Now we’re not talking Newt-level self-indulgence, but more . . . . Continue Reading »
I think that the reason Santorum has declined so fast is that the events of the last couple of weeks have emphasized his biggest weakness. In terms of appealing to center-right voters, the biggest knock on Santorum was the he was a loser. Sure he is more really pro-life than Romney and . . . . Continue Reading »
The invaluable Bioedge has done it again. A member of the Dutch royal family was severely injured and brain damaged. But according to Bioedge, the family had to take him to London for treatment because there are no specialized centers for treating the severely brain damaged people over . . . . Continue Reading »
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