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October 31, 2024

Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: Killing the Vulnerable, Sick, and Helpless

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International - Pro-life activists have long warned that the most predictable consequence of legalizing euthanasia and assisted suicide will be the stripping away of the guardrails protecting the weakest, most vulnerable, and marginalized members of society... We warned this would lead to a litany of horrors... This is precisely what happened in nations like Belgium and the Netherlands, which were among the first to legalize these inhumane practices. However, no nation seems to be as determined to plumb the depths of the depravity introduced by legalized euthanasia and assisted suicide as Canada.

October 31, 2024

Steve Bannon Taught Civics in Prison, and Now Schools the Reporters, by Jason Scott Jones

By Jason Scott Jones, The Stream - What is anarcho-tyranny? Put simply, it means “Anarchy for me, tyranny for thee.” It describes a two-tiered justice system which operates to intimidate, punish, and finally suppress political opposition. You could find examples of it all through our fallen history.. the most infamous example of anarcho-tyranny as a means of consolidating power can be found in Weimar Germany. The Nazis employed anarcho-tyranny to extend their control of the German street, such that the conservative government felt there was no choice but to invite Hitler to join them... The left in today’s America is following not the Communist playbook (which often fails) but the Nazi one.

October 31, 2024

The Hermit Is the Powerful Story of “a Priest Who Showed No Fear” by Paul Senz

By Paul Senz, Catholic World Report - “I had no idea,” says Kevin Wells, “the story I/we had intended to write of a self-emptying priest during the pandemic would actually become a memoir about marriage—and the manner in which matrimonial graces work to dissolve the dark night.”... Priests are indispensable in the life of the Church... We may not always recognize the profound role priests play in our lives, but in some cases, the role is so dramatic that it cannot be ignored.

October 31, 2024

Some Reflections About Reformation Day, by Luis E. Lugo

By Luis E. Lugo, he Catholic Thing - On this day, the 31st of October, All Hallows’ Eve, many of our Protestant brothers and sisters celebrate Reformation Day – the momentous day in 1517 when the Augustinian friar Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany... The date always brings to mind my return to the Catholic Church some thirty years ago. Major factors in that homecoming were nagging questions about the proper relationship between Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture.