Number of Views :280President Obama’s speech turned out to be fairly innocuous and the criticism of those who were skeptical of Obama’s motives is typically vitriolic. But those of us who distrust the president have good reason to do so. Perhaps no other administration since the days of the political machine has been so...
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Where Faith and Politics DO mix!
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Checking the President
The ‘Catholic’ Lever
Number of Views :289When the Citizen first gained the franchise – oh so many years ago, now – you could vote for individual candidates or simply pull the ‘party lever’. With one fell swoop, this selection would automatically register all of your votes for the candidates of the chosen party. The lever disappeared a...
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Student Prayer – Protected under the Constitution
Number of Views :353A young lady graduating from UCLA taped her pre-commencement sentiments recently and was told by a Director of Student Affairs that her reference to Jesus Christ as her inspiration, Lord, and Savior was inappropriate for a public institution and would be deleted. I understand that this faculty member is a professor...
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The Cost of Doing Nothing…
Number of Views :311The Citizen and his bride were driving to Boston the other day when we heard a commentator share a quote from Edmund Burke. For those unfamiliar with the gentleman, he was an Irish political theorist, statesman, essayist, orator, and philosopher who lived in the 18th century. As a member of the...
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1984? Orwell was off by 25 years…
Number of Views :390The Citizen picked up his battered copy of 1984 recently. No matter how many times you read some books, they always seem to beckon you to delve into their pages on occasion. Little did I know how germane this Orwell’s vision has become in the recent months. The prophetic vision of...
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Through a Mirror Darkly – President Obama’s disturbing Vision of a Nation
Number of Views :373“It is the grimmest of ironies that one of the most savage, barbaric acts of evil in history began in one of the most modernized societies of its time, where so many markers of human progress became tools of human depravity: science that can heal, used to kill; education that can...
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The ‘Socialist Gospel’ – A Preemptive Strike
Number of Views :839On the way to mass this morning, the Citizen’s bride shared today’s readings – a longstanding practice. She noted that there will be those who would use this to justify socialism – after all, didn’t the first reading proclaim that There was no needy person among them, for those who owned...
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Catholic ‘Tough Love’ is NOT Hate…
Number of Views :563The Citizen takes heat on a regular basis from those who call me ‘narrow-minded’, ‘ignorant’, ‘hateful’, ‘mean’… my favorite is ‘unChristian’. Why? If you have read some of my posts or heard me speak, you know that I am critical of people – especially Catholics – who are not acting in...
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Archbishop Burke – An Exemplary Catholic Citizen
Number of Views :312The Citizen has goals in life. As I grow older, the list grows longer. The latest goal is to have the opportunity to meet Archbishop Burke someday. To be candid, I knew little about him before this month, but his address at the National Catholic Day of Prayer was truly inspirational.
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A “Fallen Angel” touts PETA’s lies…
Number of Views :719We live in a society where we are expected to be tolerant and respectful of everyone…except Christians. We are fair game. PETA proved this once again with their latest ‘advertisement’ featuring a naked woman with wings and a halo, a crucifix held in front of her. Ms. Krupa, the model, argued...
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