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Liberal Economics vs. Catholic Truth: A final defense of Distributism
Post Date: 2006-11-04 20:28:24 by gargantuton
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Liberal Economics vs. Catholic Truth by John Sharpe A final defense of Distributism [Editor's Note: I would like to take this time to thank all those who contributed to this lively informal debate on the topic of Catholicism and economics, including Mr. Sharpe, Mr. Clark, Br. Bugnolo and Dr. Woods. To wrap up this current discussion and in response to numerous reader requests to hear from the Distributist side once more, Mr. Sharpe has been asked to provide a final rebuttal.] A word of thanks to Mr. Miller of Seattle Catholic for the opportunity to respond to Mr. Clark's response to my response, etc., etc. I will attempt in what follows to summarize the results of our exchange, and ...
The Way of Mary
Post Date: 2006-11-04 19:29:49 by Fibr Dog
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“And Mary said to the angel, "How shall this be, since I have no husband?" And the angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God. And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible." (The Gospel of Luke 2:34-37) And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. (Luke 2:38) The so called “practical people” are not ...
Saints Alive!
Post Date: 2006-11-04 17:55:41 by Fibr Dog
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The other day a friend reminded me of a story that goes like this: a man ran up and down the streets of his town shouting, “We must put God in our lives!” Hearing this, an old monk shook his head and said, “You’re wrong. God is already in our lives. Our task is simply to recognize that.” It seems to me that the people who do recognize – and respond to – the presence of God in their lives are the saints among us. Now, I realize that lots of people think that saints must be super human – far beyond the capability of the rest of us mere mortals. But that’s not my idea at all. I think saints are simply men and women who have taken the word – ...
Love Conquers All - The heroic hidden life of Elisabeth Leseur
Post Date: 2006-11-04 15:03:51 by Fibr Dog
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Outside, gray clouds scudded damply across the spring sky. Inside, a continuous procession passed by the woman’s bedside. “People came to pray near her, to bring her a last token of affection,” her husband recalled years later. “I thus saw in my home numbers of people whom I did not know, whom I had never seen before, and who gave free vent to their sincere and touching grief.” So many attended her funeral, expressing such emotion, that the clergy present asked in utter astonishment, “Who was this woman?” She was Elisabeth Arrighi Leseur, born and raised in Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century. She died just forty-eight years later, on the ...
Never Despair of God's Mercy
Post Date: 2006-11-04 14:08:58 by Fibr Dog
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Dear Brothers and Sisters: On completing today the review of the Twelve Apostles called directly by Jesus during his earthly life, we cannot fail to mention the one who always appears in the last place: Judas Iscariot. We want to associate him with the person who was later chosen to substitute him, namely, Matthias. The name Judas alone arouses among Christians an instinctive reaction of reprobation and condemnation. The meaning of the name "Iscariot" is controversial: The most used explanation says that it means "man from Queriyyot," in reference to his native village, located in the surroundings of Hebron, mentioned twice in sacred Scripture (cf. Joshua 15:25; Amos ...
VIDEO: Richard Dawkins VS. Evangelical Pastor Ted Haggard
Post Date: 2006-11-04 10:06:03 by Mind_Virus
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Richard Dawkins VS. Evangelical Pastor Ted Haggard Richard Dawkins, perhaps the world leader in evolutionary biology visits the bible belt in America and questions Ted Haggard. Haggard clearly gets owned, and gets a bit out of control towards the end. Also, watch Dawkins face after Haggard asks him about the eyes...I thought Dawkins was going to swing at him.
TURKEY IN TRANSITION Less Europe, More Islam
Post Date: 2006-11-04 09:56:20 by Steel
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For almost half a century, Turkey has been pursuing European Union membership. With negotiations now started though, enthusiasm is waning. And the influence of Islam is on the rise. At first glance, the "Sah Inn Suite" Hotel in Alanya looks no different from the average sunny resort along the Turkish Mediterranean coast: a bulky construction with a honeycomb of balconies, looking out over a generous swimming pool surrounded by parasols and lounge chairs. But, in fact, only men are allowed to take a refreshing plunge into these shimmering blue waters. Women vacationers at the Sah-Hotel swim in a strictly isolated pool for women. And what about a cold beer? Forget it. There is no ...
Creationist Dr. Dino goes to jail
Post Date: 2006-11-04 09:13:04 by Zipporah
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Creationist Dr. Dino goes to jail Kent "Dr. Dino" Hovind, founder of Creation Science Evangelism and the Dinosaur Adventure Land creationist theme park in Florida ("where Dinosaurs and the Bible meet!"), and his wife face more than 200 years in jail for tax fraud. (Previous post with background here.) Yesterday, Dr. Dino was found guilty on 58 counts, including not paying an $845,000 employee-related tax bill. From the Pensacola News Journal: U.S. District Judge Casey Rodgers released Jo Hovind until sentencing but denied Kent Hovind's request to be released. He most likely will be detained at either Escambia County Jail or Santa Rosa County Jail until sentencing. ...
What is Eternity?
Post Date: 2006-11-03 22:22:05 by richard9151
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When I was 8 or 9 years old, I read something, (in a Catholic school of all places!) that has stayed with me for more than 40 years. To say that this created a powerful picture in my mind is a serious understatement, and I would like to share it with you. Eternity. That is a word we use, but what picture does it bring up? Because it is something that is so far beyond anything that we can imagine...... Picure a 1,000 feet in diameter solid steel ball floating in space. A bird flies by and just brushes the steel ball with it´s wing. In 1,000 years, the bird returns, and once again, flies by and brushes the steel ball with its wing. Thereafter, every 1,000 years, the bird returns and ...
God is Eternal
Post Date: 2006-11-03 22:06:55 by richard9151
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In one of the many groups to which I belong, I posted this in response to a question from a member. Perhaps it may explain something to a few. So what should we do..... Excellent question. Perhaps I can add something here. The first thing we should do is to start at the beginning... Perhaps that would make things easier. In an earlier post, I mentioned that the first thing that I found and latched onto in the Bible was the Perfection of God, and this is important, but what that did was lead me next to the beginning; God is Eternal. And I think, at least I hope, that this is something that everyone in this group can agree upon, that God is Eternal. But what does it mean? OK, God is ...
The real meaning of god
Post Date: 2006-11-03 12:40:48 by richard9151
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I have mentioned a numbr of times that I do not vote... does anyone wonder why? Perhaps, if you begin to understand the meaning of words that everyone takes for granted, some small measure of understanding can begin. Theos vs.God GODS MANY For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) 1 Corinthians 8:5 In the days of Jacob and Egypt, Joseph's brothers delivered their brother into bondage as a result of their own selfishness, envy and covetous hearts. Had they not done this Joseph's relation with God would have revealed to them the coming events and they, not Egypt would have prepared for the famine. The sons of Jacob ...
Unopened letters to God are discarded
Post Date: 2006-11-03 08:58:20 by Ferret Mike
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Some of the letters are comical (a man asking God to let him win the lottery, twice), others are heartbreaking (a distraught teen asking forgiveness for an abortion, an unwed mother pleading with God to make the baby’s father marry her). The letters — about 300 in all, sent to a New Jersey minister — ended up dumped in the ocean, most of them unopened. The minister died two years ago at 79. How the letters, some dating to 1973, wound up bobbing in the surf is a mystery. “There are hundreds of lives here, a lot of struggle, washed up on the beach,” said Bill Lacovara, a Ventnor insurance adjuster who was fishing last month with his son ...
Haggard stepping down amid gay affair inquiry [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2006-11-03 06:47:43 by Red Jones
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Haggard stepping down amid gay affair inquiry Denver Post Nov 02, 2006 Haggard stepping down amid gay affair inquiry By Eric Gorski Denver Post Staff Writer http://DenverPost.com Article Last Updated:11/02/2006 03:51:34 PM MST Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals and founder and leader of the Colorado Springs-based New Life Church, stepped down Thursday following allegations that he has had a three-year homosexual affair with a male prostitute. Mike Jones, a self-professed male escort, talked publicly of the affair Wednesday morning on KHOW radio. Haggard denied the affair Wednesday night to KUSA Channel 9 News. But today, Haggard stated he could ...
Day of the Dead altars on display (at taxpayer funded state university)
Post Date: 2006-11-02 11:36:58 by Red Jones
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Day of the Dead altars on display Angela Cara Pancrazio The Arizona Republic Nov. 2, 2006 12:00 AM Carlos Navarrete collected sugar skulls and votive candles, baked loaves of bread and adorned the centerpiece of the Día de los Muertos altar with an image of Nuestra Señora Morena, Our Brown Lady. He has no photograph of his grandmother. But he wrote next to the altar: "I will always carry her in my heart." Emma S. Gonzalez built an altar, too. Hers was in remembrance of "my unforgettable mother." She draped her altar with samples of needlepoint and crochet, two of her mother's favorite pastimes. Pablo Luna's altar seemed to climb toward the heavens ...
The Flat Earth Myth: The real myth is the idea that anyone ever believed in a flat earth
Post Date: 2006-11-01 23:50:12 by gargantuton
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The Flat Earth Myth The real myth is the idea that anyone ever believed in a flat earth by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. In the course of promoting my new book, How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, I have made the point that major historians of science today no longer hold the simplistic position that "religion" has been nothing but an obstacle to "science." This contention doubtless comes as a surprise to some people, since most of us have gone through life hearing and being taught that very idea. The standard view was given its classical expression by Andrew Dickson White (1832–1918) in his two-volume History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ...
The Fighting Faith
Post Date: 2006-11-01 23:45:45 by gargantuton
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The Fighting Faith by Harry W. Crocker III What book, first published in 1929, predicted the rise of Hitler, the imminent closing of the American mind, multiculturalism, and resurgent Islam? The answer is Hilaire Belloc’s Survivals and New Arrivals. This year marks the tenth anniversary of its republication for an American audience by TAN Books and Publishers. It remains a polemical gem, and as relevant as it ever was. Its thesis is certainly provocative: The foundation stone of Western Civilization is, says Belloc, the Catholic Church, no educated person doubts this; it is the source of truth, beauty, and freedom; and the best measure of the health of Western Civilization is, ...
Are ‘religious right’ voters really concerned about Christianity or filthy lucre?
Post Date: 2006-11-01 23:28:38 by robin
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Are ‘religious right’ voters really concerned about Christianity or filthy lucre? By Lee Salisbury Oct 27, 2006, 14:34 ‘Religious right’ voters are generally nice, well-intentioned people who want what is best for our children and grandchildren. They proclaim their political opinions reflect faith in their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The problem many have who also want what is best for America and also read the bible are the biblical contradictions and misplaced emphasis in the ‘religious right’ positions. For instance, many ‘religious right’ voters suggest God is offended unless we have government-sponsored prayer in public schools. Do they care ...
Significance of the Holocaust Statements of President of Iran
Post Date: 2006-11-01 14:39:55 by richard9151
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Significance of the Holocaust Statements of President Ahmadinejad The Significance of the Holocaust Revisionist Statements of President Ahmadinejad: An Open Letter to Iran¹s Ambassador to the United Nations October 30, 2006 Ambassador Javad Zarif Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations 622 3rd Ave., 34th Fl. New York, New York 10017 Dear Ambassador Javad Zarif, In reference to political Zionism and certain Western governments, President Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying: ³They have fabricated a legend under the name of Massacre of the Jews, and they hold it higher than God himself, religion itself and the prophets themselves. If somebody in ...
The Kinder, Gentler Satanist
Post Date: 2006-11-01 10:15:09 by Indrid Cold
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It’s been a long day for Mike Grace. After a hectic training session at Shore Mortgage in Birmingham, where he’s learning to be a loan officer, he stops by the KFC next door for a bite to eat with his wife. He's dressed in an olive, freshly pressed button-down shirt and subtly patterned tie, and his light brown hair is conservatively shorn: the picture-perfect subdued-yet-friendly all-American salesman. On the Formica table, next to the Original Recipe crumbs, sits a small black book. The cover is illustrated with an inverted pentagram; its author is Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan. Few would guess this average-looking man, with his boyish face and fondness of ...
Rock Music's Satanic Message
Post Date: 2006-11-01 06:19:39 by Red Jones
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Rock Music's Satanic Message October 28, 2006 By Henry Makow Ph.D. Recently NBC Dateline had a story about two average American teenagers who murdered and cut up a friend, put the body parts in a garbage bag and hid it in a drain sewer. (Dateline Videos "It began as a Teen Drama") The announcer, the parents and the audience shook their heads and asked: "How could they do this?" I was dumbfounded too. After watching a ten-hour 4-DVD presentation on the Satanic agenda infusing much youth music, I have the answer. Incredible and bizarre as it sounds, the younger generation is being inducted into Satanism. It is being taught to murder, rape and hate society in general, ...
Expanding Tridentine Mass use threatens unity, French Catholic bishops say
Post Date: 2006-10-31 23:03:20 by gargantuton
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Expanding Tridentine Mass use threatens unity, French Catholic bishops say 10/31/2006 Catholic News Service METZ, France (CNS) – The possibility of a papal indult expanding permission to use the Tridentine Mass and the recent establishment of a traditionalist religious community in France threatens the unity of the church, said a statement from 10 French bishops. An Oct. 30 statement said the bishops from the Archdioceses of Besancon and Strasbourg and the Diocese of Metz expressed "their concerns" over wider use of the Tridentine Mass, the pre-Vatican II rite favored by traditionalist groups. The old rite is celebrated in Latin and follows the Roman Missal of 1962, which ...
Raising Pagan Children, Scary
Post Date: 2006-10-31 13:16:50 by Mind_Virus
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Raising Pagan Children, Scary By Sharon Hughes http://MichNews.com Oct 31, 2006 This Halloween, what’s your choice for the scariest - out of control parents or crazy dictators? A few week’s ago we watched as out-of-control heads of state came to deliver their 'evils of America and President Bush' addresses to the UN, and even invited to do the same in our colleges and churches. Most Americans were irate at the gull of Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Evo Morales to do such a thing, and on American soil, at that! While this was going on the San Francisco Chronicle continued to report, extensively, on the "Burning Man" which is held in the deserts of Nevada each ...
Glorification of War from the Hagee Stage
Post Date: 2006-10-31 12:32:16 by Red Jones
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Glorification of War from the Hagee Stage Scotland on Sunday Oct 31, 2006 CHRIS STEPHEN IN SAN ANTONIO THE lights were down in the giant amphitheatre of Cornerstone Church, Texas, as last weekend's Feast of the Tabernacles got into full swing. An orchestra, backed by a several hundred-strong choir, is belting out biblical hymns. Centre stage, two camouflaged figures embrace, one dressed as an Israeli soldier complete with machine gun, the other his US army counterpart. George Bush may be facing defeat in the upcoming mid-term elections from an electorate alarmed by Middle East wars and ballooning federal spending, but one corner of the country remains firmly behind him - the Christian ...
Flying Saucers From Hell
Post Date: 2006-10-31 11:16:38 by Destro
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From FT 211 June 2006 Flying Saucers From Hell Ufology often seems to come down to a choice between extraterrestrial visitors and some as yet unknown natural phenomenon but, as Dr David Clarke reveals, a now largely forgotten counter-theory was of infiltration by demons from the fiery pits of Hades. Illustration by Mick Brownfield. "You’d better pray to the Lord when you see those flying saucers It may be the coming of the judgement day…" – Charles Green & Cy Cohen, "When You See Those Flying Saucers" – Oct 1947. Since the 1950s, the dominant, and certainly the most popular, hypothesis in ufological and public discourse has been that ...
Richard Dawkins On Why Religious Faith Tends To Create More Evil People Than, Say, Stalinism
Post Date: 2006-10-31 10:00:57 by Mind_Virus
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The atheist as fundamentalist Q&A | Richard Dawkins On Why Religious Faith Tends To Create More Evil People Than, Say, Stalinism Oct. 29, 2006. 01:00 AM OLIVIA WARD TORONTO STAR Richard Dawkins is the enfant terrible of atheism, a scientist whose best-selling first book, The Selfish Gene, argued a genetic basis for Darwin's theory of evolution, and who went on to challenge theories of creationism that have gained traction in the last decade. Currently a professor of Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University, he has just completed a documentary series on the role of religion in modern history. Here he talks about his latest book, The God Delusion (Houghton Mifflin), which ...
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