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A Religion of Love or Hate?

by Joannie Watson | Jun 30, 2023 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

The Romans did not know the God that is love, so they did not know love. And they labeled it...

The Answer is Jesus

by Joannie Watson | Sep 4, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

Photo by Francesco Alberti on Unsplash He may not remove burdens, but He will help carry them. A...

Marx, Atheistic Materialism and Class Struggle

by Dennis Buonafede | Jan 6, 2016 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

If ever someone challenges the truthfulness of the concept that “ideas have consequences” it would...

A Philosophy Built on Sand

by Dennis Buonafede | Dec 9, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

Rousseau, along with Descartes, Hobbes, and as we will see, many others, are philosophers and...

Desires are not Rights

by Dennis Buonafede | Nov 25, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

“May you live in interesting times.” There is some debate about whether this quote is an ancient...

Origins of today’s “God is Dead” Morality: Descartes and the Father of Lies

by Dennis Buonafede | Nov 11, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

In North America, October 31 is celebrated as an opportunity for children and adults to dress up...

Origins of today’s “God is Dead” Morality: Machiavelli

by Dennis Buonafede | Oct 28, 2015 | Ideas Have Consequences, Regular Feature | 0 |

Finally, it is over, and about time too! Canadians last week elected a new Prime Minister after a...

Daily Catholic Quote from Blessed John Paul II

by ICL Editor | Mar 15, 2012 | Quote | 0 |

“When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity...

Daily Quote from St. John Chrysostom

by ICL Editor | Jun 21, 2011 | Quote | 0 |

The love of husband and wife is the force that welds society together. – St. John Chrysostom Print this...

Daily Quote from G. K. Chesterton

by ICL Editor | Jun 17, 2011 | Quote | 0 |

A society is in decay, final or transitional, when common sense really becomes uncommon. – G.K Chesterton Print this...

Exploring Elysium

by Jef Murray | May 24, 2011 | Ponderings in Elfland | 0 |

“Goodnight…” “Goodnight.” “Don’t go to sleep….” “I won’t.” This is the way my brother and I ended each day. Steve was my junior by three years, and the long shadows of evening always filled him with thoughts of phantoms floating...

Some Thoughts about Thinking

by Dr. Donald DeMarco | Apr 6, 2011 | Prolife | 0 |

On a very cold night in late February, 2009, Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput delivered what may have been an even more chilling message to a near capacity audience at St. Basil’s Church on the campus of St. Michael’s...