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April 30, 2024

Tucker Carlson’s Spiritual World, by Eric Sammons

By Eric Sammons, Editor, Crisis Magazine - Tucker Carlson claims that “spiritual” forces are at work in the world, directly involved in events from the creation of the atom bomb to supposed alien sightings. What are Catholics to make of these claims?... In Carlson’s reading of modern history, many events can only be understood when seen in the light of these spiritual beings’ influence. So whenever a new topic arose in his conversation with Rogan, Carlson returned to this theme, arguing against a purely materialistic interpretation of events.

April 30, 2024

Spanish Bishop to Biden: Invoking Jesus Christ in Support of Abortion is a Sacrilege, by Nicolás de Cárdenas

By Nicolás de Cárdenas, ACI Prensa Staff - Biden went to Tampa, Florida, on April 23 for a campaign stop one week before a law restricting abortion in the state from 15 to six weeks of gestation was due to go into effect... While a Biden supporter on stage criticized Florida governor and former Republican candidate for president Ron DeSantis for signing the bill, Biden made the sign of the cross... José Ignacio Munilla, the bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain said that making the sign of the cross in support of abortion constitutes a “sacrilegious” gesture and “the desecration of the sign of the cross.”

April 30, 2024

Middle-Class Americans Don’t Care What Paul Krugman’s Charts Say About Inflation, by Chris Jacobs

By Chris Jacobs, The Federalist - In late February, The New York Times’ Paul Krugman dedicated a newsletter commentary to grocery prices. Citing Bureau of Labor Statistics data, he claimed that “prices of groceries for home consumption rose 19.6 percent between January 2021 and January 2023, then another 1.2 percent over the following year. Yes, grocery prices are up a lot, but not nearly as much as some people claim, and the big surge is behind us.”... In a typically flippant manner, Krugman then went on to inveigh against “the vehemence — and sheer silliness — of the grocery truthers,” analyzing the cost of goods at Walmart versus official Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

April 30, 2024

Christ’s Kingdom, Come! by Dr. Jules Gomes

By Jules Gomes, The Stream - Christ Barely Ever Talked About “the Church”... So, what’s the number one thing that Jesus talked about?... Jesus talked obsessively about the Kingdom of God. The term appears 52 times in the four gospels; the corresponding term “‘kingdom of heaven” occurs 33 times in Matthew’s gospel. The gospels also use terms like “the kingdom,” “your kingdom,” and “my kingdom” 24 times. In all, the gospels use the word “kingdom” about 109 times. In addition, the gospels also talk about “kingdom” in the secular sense 20 times. Totally, the New Testament makes 142 references to the idea of the Kingdom of God. It is the overarching theme of the New Testament.