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Cardinal Gregory’s Dream, RIP

December 18, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Cardinal Gregory’s Dream, RIP

By CHRISTOPHER MANION Shortly after the November 2008 presidential election, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta hailed Obama’s victory as “a great step forward for humanity and a sign that in the United States the problem of racial discrimination has been overcome.”A lovely sentiment? Indeed. But unfortunately, that wasn’t Obama’s plan. Yes, he could have inspired Americans to make the archbishop’s hopes a reality, with a peaceful country unified in the pursuit of liberty and justice for all. But the seasoned community organizer had something quite different in mind. And he’s been thinking it for a long time.As CEI’s Matt Patterson wrote in 2012, “Obama was schooled by disciples of [Chicago radical Saul] Alinsky himself, including Mike Kruglik, who remembered Obama…Continue Reading

How Does God Want To Be Worshipped?

December 17, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on How Does God Want To Be Worshipped?

By JOE SIXPACK Part 2 This is our first piece on the proper way to worship God in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. No, I’m not promoting Joe Sixpack’s idea of what’s proper, but rather what Holy Mother Church says is the proper way to participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.And that’s the first thing we’ll cover: participation versus celebration. This is a small point that sort of sticks in my craw, so I’m just ranting a little. I hear Catholics say all the time that they went to church and celebrated the Mass, and if you’re one of them, this is for you. No, you didn’t. Only the priest can celebrate the Mass; the laity cannot.…Continue Reading

The West’s Fear That Dare Not Speak Its Name

December 16, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on The West’s Fear That Dare Not Speak Its Name

By PATRICK J. BUCHANAN With the drowning deaths of 27 migrants crossing the Channel from France to England, illegal migration from the Third World is front and center anew in European politics.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has proposed that France take back to its shores all migrants who cross the Channel illegally and come ashore in Britain.In the run-up to French elections this April, a startling development suggests that resistance to illegal migration is spreading and the idea of dealing with it resolutely and unapologetically is taking root.Marine Le Pen, president of the rightist National Rally, formerly the National Front, who is expected to reach the finals for president of France against Emmanuel Macron, is suddenly being challenged.The rising star on…Continue Reading

Teacher Says . . . St. Benedict’s Rule Gives Order To Daily Life While Leading To Spiritual Growth

December 15, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Teacher Says . . . St. Benedict’s Rule Gives Order To Daily Life While Leading To Spiritual Growth

By DEXTER DUGGAN PHOENIX — One of the lessons that a teacher said she learned from the Rule of St. Benedict is that life isn’t like a crossword puzzle where everything must be exactly right, but more like building blocks and “having to see what has to be done and what can be done. We build together with God.”This woman, Kelley Dawson, a teacher in theology at the Jesuit secondary school here, Brophy College Preparatory, said the Rule, with a capital “R,” includes a number of practical matters for a monastic community, but they’re all aimed at a spiritual goal and also are applicable in the life of the laity.Dawson spoke to the December 4 session of the Institute of…Continue Reading

A Beacon Of Light . . . The Seven Sacraments Touch All Aspects Of Our Lives

December 14, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on A Beacon Of Light . . . The Seven Sacraments Touch All Aspects Of Our Lives

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.) + + Having discussed the liturgy and its importance in our journey of faith, today we will begin examining the seven sacraments and their role in our lives.Christ instituted seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Marriage. The sacraments touch every aspect of our Christian lives. Through them we experience the birth, healing, and mission that is associated with the life of faith. Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist are grouped…Continue Reading

Democrats Setting Up To Lose . . . The One Issue Keeping Them Afloat

December 13, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Democrats Setting Up To Lose . . . The One Issue Keeping Them Afloat

By NEIL PATEL (Editor’s Note: Neil Patel co-founded The Daily Caller, one of America’s fastest-growing online news outlets, which regularly breaks news and distributes it to over 15 million monthly readers. Patel also co-founded The Daily Caller News Foundation, a nonprofit news company that trains journalists, produces fact-checks, and conducts longer-term investigative reporting. Creators — www.creators.com — distributes his column.(Mike Manno, whose column regularly occupies this space, is continuing his recovery from a stroke. Please continue to pray that he will soon return to full good health.) + + The majority of Republicans in Washington are thoroughly confused about their own party and their own voters. Some have lost faith in Republican voters completely and written them off as racists…Continue Reading

Sick Social Fabric At Santa Time . . . When Abortion Poison Is Injected, It Spreads Through U.S. Bloodstream

December 12, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on Sick Social Fabric At Santa Time . . . When Abortion Poison Is Injected, It Spreads Through U.S. Bloodstream

By DEXTER DUGGAN As the joy of Christmas approached in 2021, it looked as if the Feast of the Holy Innocents was bleeding through the social fabric wherever you looked, in the U.S. and elsewhere.Only three days after the birth of the Christ Child, the Church calendar remembers on December 28 that the Roman-client evil King Herod ordered that the young male children around Bethlehem be slain, in order to dispose of his supposed rival, “King of the Jews” Baby Jesus.The Church balances out our grasp of earthly existence in quick succession, from the Nativity to the execution of other babies, from the death of Good Friday to the victory over death on Easter Sunday.On December 8, the Feast of…Continue Reading

A New Coach For The Fighting Irish

December 11, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on A New Coach For The Fighting Irish

By CHRISTOPHER MANION On November 29, Louisiana State University announced that it had hired Brian Kelly, head coach at Notre Dame since 2010, as its new football coach.“The search for LSU Football’s next championship head coach is over,” LSU Director of Athletics Scott Woodward said. “Brian Kelly, who has more victories than any active coach in major college football, has been hired as the head football coach at LSU.”Kelly will receive a 10-year, $95 million contract, plus incentives, said Woodward.In a statement, Kelly said, “I could not be more excited to join a program with the commitment to excellence, rich traditions, and unrivaled pride and passion of LSU Football.”Last Friday, Notre Dame’s Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick announced that Marcus Freeman,…Continue Reading

How Does God Want To Be Worshipped?

December 10, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on How Does God Want To Be Worshipped?

BY JOE SIXPACK Is the Old Testament still relevant? Does it mean anything for us Christians? Apart from containing the Ten Commandments and some pretty cool stories with great moral lessons, is the Old Testament still applicable to us today? After all, we live under the New Covenant, and all that Old Testament stuff was for the Old Covenant Jews — didn’t Jesus change all that?If you’re one of those people who ask such questions, or worse, you simply assert that the Old Testament is just a moldy, outdated part of the Bible that doesn’t apply to us moderns, I’ve got some pretty important news for you. The simple fact of the matter is that the Old Testament is the…Continue Reading

They May Hate Religion… But D.C. Pols Like Giving Christmas Gifts All Year Long

December 9, 2021 Frontpage Comments Off on They May Hate Religion… But D.C. Pols Like Giving Christmas Gifts All Year Long

By DEXTER DUGGAN No doubt some little kids would like to see Christmas gift-receiving every day in the year, but even they eventually might tire of endless presents every single morning for 365 days, and then here comes the next 365 — or 366 for Leap Year. Where do they store them all away?That’s how they’re different from Washington politicians, who never want to cease their Santa role of dispensing favors and dreaming up additional new gifts to bestow. But the way the pols are different from little kids’ parents is that Mom and Dad mainly have to use their own money to buy the treats.Having endless possessions has its limits. Unless politicians decide that all of you are their…Continue Reading