The Right has become what they say they hate
There’s a new definition of establishment… have you noticed? If you stand against the indecency and demagoguery of Donald Trump, you’re now part of the establishment. The redefinition of …
Category: Catholic Thought
“They are Protestant fundamentalists wearing traditionalist Catholic clothes.”
Father Dwight Longenecker has written a piece that is resonating across the Catholic blogosphere… I’ll do my part to disseminate it further: Within Catholic ultra traditionalist circles a new …
“… it is not ‘hypocrisy’ to simply be a struggling sinner”
A validating, and at the same time challenging, piece posted by Fr. Denis Lemieux: Hypocrisy is the great charge levelled by those who are not religious against religious people. It is …
The indecency of Catholic support for Donald Trump
I bring you two recent pieces I find troubling. The first is from The Daily News referencing a series of polls conducted by Monmouth University: To date, Trump has …
“Catholics who imagine that they have the authority to set the canonical standard by which the teaching of this or any papacy can be judged are simply…”
Randall Smith at The Catholic Thing writes about infallibility, impeccability and the responsibility Catholics are to uphold when it comes to Papal criticism: Is it ever licit for a faithful …
I don’t know how to humbly say that this beautifully delivered and richly measured homily…
… makes me proud to be Catholic so instead I’ll say simply that it does. The priest is the justice’s son Reverend Paul D. Scalia: Crossposted at Brutally Honest. Related articles …
“I think he said something much softer than was originally reported by the media”
For once, I find myself in agreement with Donald Trump: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that he respects Pope Francis after bashing the pontiff earlier in the day …
“… the true heart of darkness in Donald Trump”
Fr. Dwight Longenecker gets to the meat of the problem with the GOP front-runner: It was not his vulgarity, his coarse language, his sexist attacks, or his crude aggressive …
“I hope to impart to you the courage to have your wisdom regarded as stupidity.”
Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble is looking back at an effectual talk given by Justice Antonin Scalia, one she was able to hear in person three years ago: I was …
“… it simply exposes the superficiality, eclectic consumerism and underlying identity confusion”
No, that’s not a description of the New Hampshire voter though after yesterday’s results. one could be excused for thinking so. It’s actually a description used by Carl Trueman, …