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As The Wise Men Depart . . . Joseph And Mary Help A Confused Old Man Who Lost His Way

December 15, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on As The Wise Men Depart . . . Joseph And Mary Help A Confused Old Man Who Lost His Way

By DEXTER DUGGAN Joseph had just finished waving goodbye to the three wise men when he noticed an elderly fellow rambling down the road.“May I help you, dear sir?”, Joseph asked.“What, what, who what are you? Your uh name?”, the fellow replied.“I am Joseph of Nazareth.”“Don’t uh name, that name, I don’t know that name. Shouldn’t you be famous in order to get in here to see me?”“I expect that you would not know my name. I am a humble carpenter from Nazareth, here with my wife for the census, and we have just been blessed with the birth of our Son.”“Is that a wanted child or not? Seems to me that I help lots of people, you know, when…Continue Reading

Dems’ War On Religion

December 14, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Dems’ War On Religion

By DEACON MIKE MANNO I’ve mentioned in this column before that I was at one time a respected member of the Democratic Party. I held party and political office in and through that organization.Of course we’ve long since parted ways. Originally it was over the issue of abortion, which at the time the party defended as needing to be “safe, legal, and rare.” While a mild statement compared to today’s party agenda, it was enough to cause me to rethink my loyalties.But after watching how my former party has knitted together its electoral vision for the nation I have come to the sad conclusion that the Democratic Party stands for more than just abortion on demand. It stands for immorality…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light… Advent And The Baltimore Catechism Revisited

December 13, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light… Advent And The Baltimore Catechism Revisited

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON Jr. (Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn.) + + As we journey through the Advent Season, I want to take a moment to reflect on the importance the Incarnation plays in our lives as Catholics.One of the great teaching tools of the Church has been the Catechism. Today, I want to return to the more simplified version of the Baltimore Catechism. The Baltimore Catechism explains the importance of man’s existence in the form of questions and answers. Understanding the importance of our existence with God is imperative if we are going to know who God is.The first lesson of the Baltimore Catechism begins by asking: Who made…Continue Reading

Musk Sets Wheels In Motion . . . To Expose The Sort Of Vote Ploys Used From D.C. To Arizona

December 12, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Musk Sets Wheels In Motion . . . To Expose The Sort Of Vote Ploys Used From D.C. To Arizona

By DEXTER DUGGAN PHOENIX — After Twitter’s new owner, the iconoclast Elon Musk, began releasing internal information that renewed questions about the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s presidential-election win in 2020, Biden traveled to a Phoenix event attended by, among others, the Democrat woman supposedly elected as Arizona’s new governor after widespread voter suppression on November 8.Biden’s December 6 visit to the construction site of a major new computer chip plant here occurred one day after what was called a “bizarre” vote-certification ceremony at the State Capitol by and for Katie Hobbs, where Arizona Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich warned of “A reminder of what John F. Kennedy often said, ‘Those who ride the tiger to seek power often end up…Continue Reading

“Money, Money, Money!”

December 11, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on “Money, Money, Money!”

By BARBARA SIMPSON All I can say is, if you don’t live in California, be happy!Not only do residents of that state now pay the highest of just about every state tax there is, but their governor is also about to hit them with a new expenditure that will cost billions more!It all stems from a nine-member task force Gov. Gavin Newsom named in May 2021. It’s part of AB-3121 that he signed, authored by then-Assemblymember Shirley Weber, a Democrat of San Diego. The point of the legislation is to inform Californians about slavery and explore ways the state might provide reparations to descendants of those slaves.In other words, find a way to make the citizens of today pay money…Continue Reading

To Make History, You Have To Destroy It First

December 10, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on To Make History, You Have To Destroy It First

By CHRISTOPHER MANION In reaching for a deeper understanding of our current times, I turn to the master. In his history of Rome, Titus Livy suggests that we “trace the process of our moral decline, to watch first the sinking of the foundations of morality as the old teaching was allowed to lapse, then the final collapse of the whole edifice, and the dark dawning of our modern day when we can neither endure our vices nor face the remedies needed to cure them.”Wow, that’s a pretty tough assignment in any era. Today, any historian undertaking that challenge has a steep mountain to climb. While we have little trouble witnessing our moral decline, we are confronting a massive effort to…Continue Reading

With Dem Control Of House Ending . . . GOP Leaders Do Betrayals Instead Of Laying Down Markers For New Year

December 9, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on With Dem Control Of House Ending . . . GOP Leaders Do Betrayals Instead Of Laying Down Markers For New Year

By DEXTER DUGGAN In the waning days of Democratic control of the U.S. House, some Republican leaders seemed eager to provide support for Dem goals instead of laying down markers for a new House GOP majority in 2023.With a deep bow to the entrenched political establishment that GOP citizen-activists find so repellent, 12 Republican senators gave their blessing to all 50 Democrat senators’ united support for a bill further attacking traditional values which is misnamed the “Respect for Marriage Act.”The bill is to return to the House for a final-passage vote before Joe Biden signs it.National conservative activist Charlie Kirk said on his November 29 radio program that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) could have stopped the Republicans…Continue Reading

Congress Launches Bipartisan Attack On Marriage And Families

December 8, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Congress Launches Bipartisan Attack On Marriage And Families

By CHRISTOPHER MANION On Tuesday, November 29, the U.S. Senate passed HR 8404, the “Respect for Marriage Act,” which had been passed by the House last July. The bill now awaits the signature of the president.According to the official website Congress.gov, “the bill repeals and replaces provisions [of the Defense Of Marriage Act of 1996] that define, for purposes of federal law, marriage as between a man and a woman and spouse as a person of the opposite sex, with provisions that recognize any marriage that is valid under state law.”Before Congress voted last July, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth wrote to Members stating the obvious:“People who experience same-sex attraction…Continue Reading

Voting 101

December 7, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Voting 101

By DEACON MIKE MANNO Well, I guess all good things must come to an end. I’ve spent the last few weeks trying to avoid the elections and eventual commentary, but it’s time I get back to those topics. Although, so you don’t worry about me, I didn’t go cold turkey altogether: We did have a political editor on the radio program right after to discuss the results and we interviewed our attorney general elect right after her upset victory.So now, back to business — or “regular order” in political speak.As you know from reading the last few columns I have a thing for Philadelphia. It was my family home, both my parents were born there and I spent a lot…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light… Celebrate God’s Beauty During Advent

December 6, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light… Celebrate God’s Beauty During Advent

By FR. RICHARD D. BRETON Jr. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn.) + + Advent is a season of anticipation in preparation to celebrate the beauty of the Incarnation. Through the Incarnation God’s love was made visible in the face of the Baby Jesus. Today, however, the existence of this “God-given beauty” is very much shrouded by the divisions plaguing society. When the fundamental issues surrounding the dignity of human life are no longer considered important, there exists an erosion of the beauty of God’s creation.This erosion, sadly, has found its way into the hearts of so many and is ruinous to society as a whole. Our ability to see…Continue Reading