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The Second Sunday of Advent
It is our pleasure to provide our readers prayers for the Second Sunday in Advent. Not only are these and all the prayers for the Sundays in Advent appropriate for the lighting of the candles on the particular Sunday, they are appropriate as part of the mealtime or evening prayers throughout each of the weeks in…
From Under the Rubble…Les Faux Femmes
“Michelle Obama to receive a Grammy!” “Hillary in 2016!” “Michelle a favorite for Illinois Senate Race!” It never ends. It’s amazing how these anti-family heroines can sashay down the Capital’s Catwalks, pretending that they “earned it” – when in fact they rose to fame not on their competence (dubious at best) but clinging to their…
Footnote 13. MSNBC Promotes Ignorance Masquerading As Moralism
Chris Manion finds a surprising cause for the playground name calling rampant today.
Footnote 12. Counterfeiting is a crime — unless you do it legally.
Counterfeiters multiply during the Christmas season – but in Washington DC, it’s Christmas every day!
Footnote 11 – Is Social Justice Compatible with Charity?
A story told by Archbishop Chaput causes Chris Manion to ask- has social justice replaced virtue these days?
The First Sunday of Advent
During the next several weeks the Bellarmine Forum will be posting some prayers to cultivate devotions in the home for you and your families. We hope that these devotions will help you in your spiritual life as the Church prays with the rhythm of the seasons in her liturgical life. The beauty of these prayers…
From Under the Rubble…A Time for Truth–Beyond Politics
Before the election, American bishops were united more than ever before in defending the First Amendment rights of Catholics from the Obama Administration’s frontal attack. But barely a fortnight passed before the bishops conference lapsed back into its divisive left-wing mode, calling for higher taxes, massive government spending, and other Democrat Party priorities. Is this…
Footnote 10: Are the Bishops fighting Gay Marriage with one arm tied behind their back?
In Footnote episode 10, Dr. Manion concludes that the faithful would come to the defense of Sacramental marriage if our bishops would teach Humanae Vitae – and we should support them when they do.
Channelling Saint Paul in the Twin Cities
Ed. Note. The Bellarmine Forum is pleased to welcome this guest commentary by Mr. Terence Sweeney. Mr. Sweeney writes of an important initiative of evangelization in Minneapolis-St. Paul that takes the truths of the Gospel to places where it would not otherwise be heard–hipster coffee shops. This fearless group of mostly 20-something Catholics are unafraid of taking on…