On Friday’s Breitbart News Daily, former FBI counter-terrorism Special Agent John Guandolo argued that the “vast majority” of the 2,200 Islamic organizations, centers, and mosques in the United States are a part of a broader “Jihadi network” intent on imposing Sharia Law in America. Guandolo told host and Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon that […]
Terrorism is Satanism
by Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) On November 20, 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations (DECR), addressed the united session of the Federation Council and the State Duma devoted to problems involved in the struggle against terrorism. Met. Hilarion, emphasized that the perpetrators of these heinous acts are not […]
Down in the River to Pray
As I went down in the river to prayStudying about that good ol’ wayAnd who shall wear the starry crown?Good Lord, show me the way!
Met. Joseph: Archpastoral Directive On So-Called Same-Sex Marriage
Excerpt: Based…upon natural creation, even as our Lord Jesus Christ did as reported in the holy Gospels…the Church recognizes the word, “marriage,” as designating only one datum: the fleshly union of one man and one woman, “just as Adam and Eve in the beginning of the world” (ancient betrothal, Service of Matrimony) in an exclusive […]
UN Report: Small-Scale Organic Farming Only Way to Feed the World
Permaculture really is the answer. by Nick Meyer Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as GMOs and monoculture-based crops, the United Nations is once against sounding the alarm about the urgent need to return to (and develop) a more sustainable, natural […]
The Sacred Cow
by Fr. John A. Peck A Sermon on Cows. Yes, cows. One of my favorite Far Side cartoons shows a herd of cattle standing at a fence, facing a leader. In the background is a large urban city in flames. In the caption, the leader cow is saying, “Evidently, Agent (some number) has accomplished her […]
Bad News for Supporters of Women in Combat
When politics interfere with reality and science. The US Marines tested all-male squads against mixed-gender ones, and the results were pretty bleak. by Svati Kirsten Narula In 2013, the US military lifted its ban on women serving in combat. Shortly after, the Marine Corps began what it calls an “unprecedented research effort” to understand the […]
If You’re Not Early, You’re Late
Are you habitually late to Church? Don’t pretend or kid yourself that you’re serious about it. Unintentionally being late demonstrates an overall lack of consideration for the lives of others. You just don’t care. by Brent Beshore I have a magic pill to sell you. It will help you make more money, be happier, look thinner, […]
How Plumbing Saved The World
How Plumbing (Not Vaccines) Eradicated Diseases Vaccines have done a great deal of good in the past, but plumbing, clean water, and sanitation are the real stars of saving the world from disease. by Joel Edwards Vaccines get all the glory, but most plumbers including the experts like the Toronto plumber will tell you that […]
Orthodoxy in the American Public Square
by Fr. Alexander F. C. Webster The prevailing political and cultural elites in America are succeeding, steadily and surely, in plunging our society into a post-Christian vortex that bears a striking resemblance in many ways to the formative centuries of the ancient Church. Faithful early Christians had to endure an inhospitable culture and a decadent ethos, […]