Religion
A Medicine For Our Times
The Nicene Creed is a medicine for our times. We live in an era when many say you have your truth and I have my truth, suggesting that truth is malleable. The Nicene Creed is an affirmation that the Truth of our faith is firm and timeless, just as set today as it was when the Creed was written more than 16 centuries ago. The Creed is especially vital if one meditates with open mind on the obvious pro-life implications of this 223 word text.
Read MoreIncredible breaking news in America!
There is so much good news about living in the United States of American, that even a curmudgeon wouldn’t know where to begin. Let’s begin with Easter …
Read MoreThe slaughter of the holy innocents #2
By Tom Quiner The man was a monster even Hamas could appreciate, but for the fact that he was a Jew. King Herod the Great was the Roman client king…
Read MoreTensions within the pro-life movement
The rightwing of the pro-life movement demands abolition of abortion without compromise. The leftwing demands a “consistent ethic of life” which considers abortion the moral equivalent of other social justice issues, including immigration, welfare, capital punishment, and war. Pulse Life Advocates and allies in the Iowa pro-life movement pursue a middle ground.
Read More“You are the temple of God”
Last Sunday’s readings at Mass seems particularly relevant when interpreted from a pro-life perspective. St. Paul writes (1 Corinthians 2:9c-11, 16-17): “Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”
Read MoreIs U.S. poverty really a thing?
Jesus said, “For you have the poor with you always” (Matthew 26:11). But is He correct? The U.S. official poverty rate was 11.6% in 2021, but that number doesn’t count…
Read MoreMandating Mortal Sin
Mortal sin separates us from God. Although Kamala Harris has backed away from most of the radical positions she staked out in her first presidential run, she has consistently refused…
Read More“There was an explosion in my heart”
Lila Rose (above) gave a riveting speech at last week’s National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. She talked at length about her faith journey: “I saw the darkness and the evil…
Read MoreRosary for the City of Des Moines.
Why America is hungry for Holy Families
Today is the Feast of the Holy Family in the Catholic Church. Although Protestants may not formally recognize the day in the same way as Catholics, they still appreciate Mary,…
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