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Mater Dei Academy . . . Contributions Support This Faithful, Classical School

March 20, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Mater Dei Academy . . . Contributions Support This Faithful, Classical School

By CONNIE MARSHNER Last week we discussed how in the space of twenty years did Ireland go from being the most Catholic country in Europe to being the most anti-Catholic country in the world, and hinted at a new hope arising. And that hope, like the other historic hopes of Ireland, just might be related to the generosity of Irish-Americans.The Saints and Scholars Foundation, www.saintsandscholars.us, exists to help Americans to support faithful Catholic education in America. Right now, Mater Dei Academy (www.materdeiacademy.ie) in Cork is the main project of this tax-exempt organization. Mater Dei Academy has a vision to renew the Faith in Ireland into a joyful, faithful, living reality — by teaching young people to love Jesus Christ by…Continue Reading

The Left Relies On The Fog Of War To Commit Its Crimes

March 19, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on The Left Relies On The Fog Of War To Commit Its Crimes

By CHRISTOPHER MANION On Wednesday, March 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a video address to the U.S. Congress in which he pleaded for more U.S. aid to his embattled country in its battle against Russia’s invasion.“Right now when we need you right now. Remember Pearl Harbor, [the] terrible morning of December 7, 1941. When your sky was black from the planes attacking you,” he said.“Just remember . . . September the 11th. A terrible day in 2001 when [Muslim terrorists] will try to turn your cities, independent territories into battlefields. When innocent people were attacked,” he added.Mr. Zelenskyy’s remarks were well-received. Admittedly, the fog of war and conflicting propaganda eclipse vital facts, both on the ground in Ukraine and…Continue Reading

Strange Times

March 18, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Strange Times

By JOE SIXPACK These are indeed strange times. At this writing we’re on the brink of a third world war and global economic collapse. We’re on the brink of a new civil war in America, and similar conditions exist throughout the rest of the world.We live in a post-Christian era where sexual paganism is the new god, every sort of sexual perversion known to man has become the norm, and now matrimonial bliss for pet owners with their pets is being considered for legalization in some jurisdictions.In this post-Christian culture, God has been completely rejected from public discourse — not just in America but in the entire world. Indeed, there are some jurisdictions now considering laws that would make the…Continue Reading

A Book Review… GKC’s Classic Work Of Social Criticism

March 17, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Book Review… GKC’s Classic Work Of Social Criticism

By DONALD DeMARCO What’s Wrong With the World by G.K. Chesterton; Sophia Press, reprinted in 2021, 238 pages; paperback, $17.95. Call 1-800-888-9344 or visit www.sophiainstitute.com. Chesterton’s classic is one of many outstanding works the Sophia Press has reprinted that are of particular value to Catholic readers. I have written “a very shapeless and inadequate book,” Chesterton confesses. “As far as literature goes, this book is what is wrong and no mistake” (p. xv).We should not allow the author’s modesty to dull our enthusiasm for the book. Sohrab Ahmari, who writes the foreword, tells us differently:“The book you hold is a classic in the art of the essay and a great masterpiece of social criticism that speaks urgently to our moment,”…Continue Reading

Congress Cooks Up All-Purpose Declaration Of War

March 16, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Congress Cooks Up All-Purpose Declaration Of War

By CHRISTOPHER MANION The timeless verities resound anew. War is Hell. Truth — the first casualty of war. “And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars” (Matt. 24:6).In the sometime feverish efforts throughout the West to cheer the Ukrainians on, troubling rumbles have arisen demanding a more direct intervention in the conflict on the part of the United States.Our leaders in Congress, always desirous to lead, not follow, are as confused as Biden is. Nonetheless, to be on the safe side, they have instructed their expert staffs to be prepared for any eventuality. One of the possibilities, less remote with every passing day, is rather stark: The United States may well go to war with Russia.Congress has not…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light… Grace And Justification

March 15, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light… Grace And Justification

BY FR. RICHARD D. BRETON JR. (Editor’s Note: Fr. Richard D. Breton Jr. is a priest of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. He received his BA in religious studies and his MA in dogmatic theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Conn.) + + Welcome back to our journey through the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We are still in Part III devoted to living a Life in Christ. In last week’s column, we were reminded of the importance the law plays in our lives. Today we take another step further in understanding the law by exploring the importance of justification, grace, merit, and Christian holiness.God establishes laws, so that we His people might be led on the…Continue Reading

Child Abuse Or Health-Care?

March 14, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Child Abuse Or Health-Care?

By DEACON MIKE MANNO In today’s highly polarized society it seems that it is almost impossible for Americans to agree on anything, no matter how reasonable the answer sounds. Playing out in Texas is a case in point where there seems to be no consensus over whether genital mutilation of children is abuse.As many of you know who have followed this column, or my radio program, the issue of “gender reassignment” continues to bedevil the body politic, and rarely is the issue examined as a question of biology and mental health. Over and over again we have reported on situations in which children, sometimes very young children, are being manipulated by adults around them for political or social reasons.Unfortunately these…Continue Reading

Immigration…Again!

March 13, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on Immigration…Again!

By BARBARA SIMPSON With all the headlines in the news about the horrors of the war in Ukraine, it’s easy to lose sight of what is happening in this country. It has its own horror for the people involved.The latest example I saw is a news story out of Sacramento, Calif. — the state capital. It was headlined in the radio coverage I first heard of it, as a mass killing at a church. The details initially given were that a gunman killed three children as well as the person who was their chaperone. The gunman then killed himself.Clearly, it was a tragedy but it became more so, when it was revealed that the children killed were the daughters of…Continue Reading

After Ukraine: Will Taiwan Be Next?

March 12, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on After Ukraine: Will Taiwan Be Next?

By CHRISTOPHER MANION The war in Ukraine has drawn attention away from the collapse of Joe Biden’s presidency at home, but Great Leader Xi Jinping of China’s Communist Party doesn’t mind that at all.We wonder, if China does move on the Republic of China on Taiwan, how far will the world’s elites go to sanction Chinese interests around the world?The London Telegraph reports that in England, the sanctioning of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has “thrown the future of Chelsea into turmoil. A sale of Chelsea Football Club is now on hold, with the club unable to sell tickets for future matches.”That’s pretty big news in the U.K. To put the matter in American perspective, imagine Joe Biden closing down all…Continue Reading

One Out Of Every 10 Americans Is An Ex-Catholic

March 11, 2022 Frontpage Comments Off on One Out Of Every 10 Americans Is An Ex-Catholic

By JOE SIXPACK Alarming isn’t it? But that’s right! One out of every 10 Americans is an ex-Catholic — yes, a full 10 percent of our nation. If they were a separate denomination, they would be the third-largest denomination in the United States, after Catholics and Baptists.The alarm doesn’t stop there. Seventy-nine percent of former Catholics leave the Church before age 23, 50 percent of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today, and 6.5 people leave Catholicism for every one that joins.There are many other alarming statistics, but I don’t have room for them here. There are almost as many reasons for people leaving the Church as there are people walking out the door. But the…Continue Reading