Archive for November, 2011
SITREP (cont.) Dissent and Disposal
As trusting and obedient faithful looked on to each of these momentous changes, mostly witnessed in the Mass, it seemed to desensitize them to the whole idea of colossal changes in the Church in general. Then why not, for example, the whole principle that the use of contraception by married couples is always sinful? So, [...]
SITREP (cont.) The Cataclysmic Shift of the 60s and 70s
While much has been written in regard to the many influences leading up to our times, it is no overstatement that the 1960s and 1970s marked one of the most tumultuous periods and, therefore, a tipping point in human history. Some say it was a ‘perfect storm,’ as many events and movements combined, in one [...]
SITREP: What Are Our Current Capabilities?
In the military, a SITREP (Situation Report) is a brief overall assessment of the situation to include circumstances or conditions, which increase or detract from the capability of the assigned forces. So, then we as ourselves: “What are our current capabilities?” As we said, Jesus urges us to, “Strive to enter by the narrow gate; [...]
All I know is that you’ve got to get mad!
Before reading on, please watch this classic two minute scene from the movie Network: WE’VE GOT TO GET MAD!!! WE CAN’T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!!! This blog post comes on the heals of posting articles related to the most revered “sacred cows” of one of the worst generations of all time: Mine! Here’s the cows: 1. The [...]
Ten Fast Facts About Abortion’s Injustice and Risks to Women
From Catholic Fire: Ten Fast Facts About Abortion’s Injustice and Risks to Women: 1. 64% of women having abortions felt pressured by others.1 Coercion can escalate to violence or even murder.1,2 2. 52% felt rushed and 54% were not sure about the decision at the time, yet 67% received no counseling beforehand.1 3. 84% reported [...]
Comparing the Lifestyles of Homosexual Couples to Married Couples
From the Family Research Center: “Married and Gay Couples Not All that Different,” proclaimed the headline of a news article portraying homosexual households as remarkably similar to married couples. “We’re the couple next door,” claimed one partnered homosexual. “We have a dog and a cat. I drive a Volvo. I’m boring.”[1] Such down-home portrayals of homosexual [...]
Contraception: Why Not?
By Dr. Janet Smith: Most people don’t know that every Christian church up until 1930 taught that contraception was wrong. There was a universal teaching against contraception within Christian churches. It was only in 1930 that the Anglican church first broke with that unbroken tradition and approved contraception within marriage for serious reasons. In 1931, [...]
New Vatican commission cracks down on church architecture and music
The new commission will be established shortly, as part of the Congregation for Divine Worship. It will also be in charge of music and singing in the liturgy From Vatican Insider: A team has been set up, to put a stop to garage style churches, boldly shaped structures that risk denaturing modern places for Catholic [...]
Cohabitation: Ten Facts
From New Oxford Review: “Cohabitation — it’s training for divorce.” — Chuck Colson (1995) 1. Cohabitation is growing: 35 to 40 years ago cohabitation was rare; it was socially taboo. Growth by decade was: 1960s (up 19 percent), 1970s (up 204 percent), 1980s (up 80 percent), 1990s (up 66 percent), but up only 7.7 percent between [...]
When Manly Virtue Died
From Townhall: These are difficult and perilous times for boys. A distorted culture has robbed them of virtue to measure themselves against. The good once associated with masculinity in a patriarchal society has been tossed out with the bad. This, alas, is the era of feminist ascendency. Manhood is more easily mocked, satirized and derided, [...]
