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A detailed sculpture of Saint Jerome with a lion, surrounded by angels in a Catholic church setting. The figures are silver and gold against ornate, dark marble background.

Bomb-Throwing Jesuits

The tomb of St. Ignatius Loyola is situated at a brilliant side altar in the Society of Jesus’s Mother church in Rome, the Church of the Gesu. One of the most striking features of the tomb of St. Ignatius is the sculpture to the right of the altar entitled “Religion Overthrowing Heresy and Hatred” by…

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A collage featuring religious and pop culture symbols: a cross with text "IC XC NIKA," Pope Benedict XVI making the sign of the cross, a Batman logo, and a Star Trek phaser. Text reads: "The sign of the cross really is: BATSIGNAL PHASER COMMUNICATOR." The background is primarily dark with red and white text."

Suffering the Ignorant Orthopraxis of Our Day

One of the things I really like about how God ordered this world is precisely how unassuming some of the greatest things He has worked really are to the passer by.  If you didn’t look, you wouldn’t notice.  It’s so easy to take them for granted until you look with the eyes of faith that…

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A mosaic depicting Jesus Christ in a blue robe with a golden background, holding an open book. Surrounding text reads: "Ego sum lux mundi qui sequitur me non ambulat in tenebris sed habebit lumen vitae." The scene is richly decorated with intricate patterns and religious symbols, typical of Catholic art."

From Under the Rubble…Soma for the Sexually Comatose

Folks don’t normally talk about contraception in polite company, they just quietly use it. But during the 2012 election campaign, a sleazy but brilliantly conceived dog-and-pony show made contraceptives a sudden centerpiece of the liberal campaign agenda. The message was simple: “Contraception is good (you’re using it, aren’t you?), but some nasty old rich men…

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A religious leader in ornate red and gold vestments with a tall mitre, holding a staff. Text reads: "A Very Dangerous Sign of the Apocalypse." Catholic church background, emphasizing apocalyptic themes."

Gay Marriage is ‘A Sign of Apocalypse’: Russian Patriarch Kiril Speaks His Mind

In America, we are all too familiar with the scene where one person speaks their mind and states an opinion contrary to what others perceive to be the “correct” thing to say. Immediately, that person will be jumped on verbally and accused of being any various number of things, “arrogant,” “intolerant,” or worse, sometimes they…

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A Catholic pope in white and gold vestments holding a staff, blessing with his right hand raised. The setting appears to be an indoor religious ceremony.

Contraception and the Sovereignty of God (or, Why Acceptance of Humanae Vitae Should Be a Litmus Test for Church Personnel)

Recently, a priest friend of mine was recounting to me his experience of an appreciation dinner for “liturgical ministers” in the parish where he is an associate.  I must confess, the first image that came to my mind when he said this was the bar scene at Mos Eisley Space Port from the original Star…

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Text "From Under the Rubble" over a background of rough, gray and brown stones with some green moss."

From Under the Rubble…The Charitable Burden of Truth

“The best way of treating people with dignity is to tell them the truth.” Now there’s a revolutionary idea. In fact, it’s a Catholic idea, and these days, in a world where reality has been turned upside down, the Catholic devotion to truth – to the Way, the Truth, and the Life – might well be revolutionary….

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A collage featuring four smiling children with text discussing parenting licenses and Obamacare, including a reference to Lenin and Stalin. The background includes historical images of Soviet propaganda. Text reads: "PARENTING LICENSES COME TO AMERICA? WILL OBAMACARE BRING THEM?" and "We grow under the standard of Lenin & Stalin."

Licensing of Parents: Totalitarianism Reaches for the Whole Human Race

Frank Morriss called it in 1998 that the obese and smokers would likely be denied health coverage under future regimes, and we keep hearing that under Obamacare, these people should pay exorbitant fines that would make their insurance prohibitive, but what about parents? Some today have suggested they be fined extra under Obamacare, too. What did Frank say would happen?

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Text "From Under the Rubble" over a background of rough, gray and brown stones with some green moss."

From Under the Rubble…Who Killed the Mockingbird

There is a consistent theme that unites “progressive” advocates across a wide variety of the Left’s cultural causes. These hardened ideologues might make a perfunctory bow in the direction of “rights” and “diversity,” but they are united by a common purpose that seeks the ultimate destruction of the principles that form the fabric of the…

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A close-up of a skull with glasses and text listing seven things that the Lord hates, including haughty eyes, lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood. The text is from a Catholic perspective, emphasizing moral teachings.  Six things there are, which the Lord hateth, and the seventh His soul detesteth: 1) Haughty eyes, 2) a lying tongue, 3) hands that shed innocent blood, 4) A heart that deviseth wicked plots, 5) feet that are swift to run into mischief, 6) A deceitful witness that uttereth lies, and 7) him that soweth discord among brethren.

Expanding the System: “Local” Alinskyian organizing acclimatizes the locals to accept the unacceptable

What happens when grassroots political activism organized with Alinsky’s luciferian tactics decide to give you health care? It looks a lot like many of the social justice movements that operate on CCHD cash, with about the same concern for Catholic social teaching that any other hell-born and inspired movement could have… See who has been organizing to give you health care and how they work within your parish.

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Bellarmine Forum Podcasts titled "Footnote" by Dr. Christopher Manion. Features a stylized illustration of St. Peter's Basilica with red lightning bolts above it, on a beige background."

Footnote 39: an interview with Father Linus Clovis

Besides allegedly funding the Syrian rebels and providing them with the bombs that are destroying Catholic and Orthodox churches in Syria, your tax dollars are used to aggressively push an anti-life agenda in the Third World. Hear direct reports from Fr. Peter Clovis.

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