The New York Times has it’s knickers in a knot because the Vatican is going to do an “investigation” of the convents in the US.
Such visitations are fairly routine: The Vatican just finished one on the seminaries, and is scheduled to do one on a church group whose founder was found to be swinging both […]

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In his new book, Redeeming the Rainbow: A Christian response to the “gay” agenda, author Scott Lively repeats his claim that the rise of Nazi Germany was animated principally by homosexuals. In his first book, The Pink Swastika, Lively chronicles a long line of people who he claims influenced National Socialism and were gay. However, […]

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Imagine the scandal.
A well known war leader’s body was taken from a cemetery on Federal land, and his skull used as an object of ridicule by the enemy. The family is requesting their return, but the bones are owned by a group that includes some of the most influential people in the land, so their […]

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I haven’t seen the HBO series on the Tudors yet (HBO Asia is a year behind the US), but I find it interesting that the story is being revived and retold for today’s audience.
The story of Henry and his six wives is one that has held the fascination of people for hundreds of years. Is […]

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Here in the Philippines, there are always demonstrations, usually by the leftists, but if things get bad enough, the opposition always reminds the government about the “People Power” revolution that overthrew Marcos.
At that time, thugs associated with Marcos assassinated exiled politician Ninoy Acquino who had just returned to Manila to run against Marcos in the […]

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The human mind and spirit cannot endure for very long the chaotic vacillation of such lawlessness before the individual eventually cries out for answers to the extremes of licentiousness and total control.  Throughout much of the Modern Era, the Christian apologist could appeal to a shared respect for historic and scientific fact common to both […]

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I stand amazed at how flighty humans have proven to be. We can’t seem to keep on the right track no matter how gloriously God makes Himself available. He provided America for those who desired to worship Him freely. It was not for those to worship any demon or idol, but for Christians. All one […]

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I am happy that President Obama is trying to mend fences with Arabs and Iranians in the Middle East by giving a speech in Cairo.
And many Americans agree, although many think he is being naive, or is sending a message to the radicals in the area that he is willing to “throw Israel under […]

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The headline of an Opinion column written by JAMES KIRCHICK, in the latest Wall Street Journal (linked below) reads: “The Religious Right Didn’t Kill George Tiller.” Of course that’s an accurate statement but the underlying sentiment — the “story” in the piece — is that anti-abortion activists are completely blameless and that’s absurd.
When you use […]

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I wasn’t too surprised that Proposition 8,which defended traditional marriage, passed in California because of the large number of Black and Hispanic Democrats who voted against it.
Their votes were actually about how people traditionally live together, and the place of marriage in society, but fifty years after the sexual revolution, one doubts that the mainstream […]

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President Barack Obama today announced his choice of Jesus Christ, of Nazareth, as his first selection for the Supreme Court. Citing Christ’s judicial wisdom, impeccable knowledge of the law, and “empathy,” Obama proudly presented his nominee in the East Room of the White House.
Rush Limbaugh wasted no time in seizing his microphone to condemn Obama’s […]

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Every day we see some new concern in the western media, our media or some apex western meeting. Richard Holbrooke’s recent congressional hearing was quite pithy in this context. One comment from BBC’s anchor is still frozen in my memory, that some people argue that instead of AfPak policy it should be called the PakAf […]

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The reports now coming out of foreign press sources are eerily similar to John McCain’s accounts of his P.O.W. treatment at the Hanoi Hilton. The Telegraph, a British media outlet, last week released photos  of Guantanamo abuses that President Obama had just announced would be kept confidential. And the government of Spain revealed that despite the president’s […]

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An excerpt from an Associated Press report released this morning (5/20/09):
“High Court Justice Sean Ryan on Wednesday unveiled the 2,600-page final report of Ireland’s Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse, which is based on testimony from thousands of former students and officials from more than 250 church-run institutions.
More than 30,000 children deemed to be […]

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The causes of homosexuality continue to both fascinate and divide people. Recently, in London, a conservative group of Anglicans, called the Anglican Mainstream hosted a conference to discuss the causes of homosexuality and promote change from gay to straight. Featured at the conference was American psychologist, Joseph Nicolosi. Dr. Nicolosi stirred much controversy when he […]

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A disturbing case of parental neglect (or perhaps parental rights) has arisen in Minnesota; the report is in the Digital Journal
Daniel Hauser is 13 years old, he is now in 5th grade (three years behind) but he cannot recognize the simplest written word — Daniel is illiterate. Daniel also as cancer! Daniel was diagnosed […]

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I happened to see Bill Donahue sounding off on Obama’s graduation ceremony award by Notre Dame yesterday which reminded me that he is the only character I have been tempted to punch out following upon a vicious personal attack on my wife in a small public meeting.
Donahue is president of the Catholic League for Religious […]

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The National Day of Prayer, started by President Truman, was IMO a bad idea then because it suggested that the government and the president himself needed Divine intervention if this country was to survive. That’s a pretty sad statement for a president to make — a leader of a nation needs to have both feet […]

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Some Anthropology associations have been worried about the US Army recruiting trained anthropologists to help in the war on terror.
Part of this is because they remembered how anthropologist helped the US during the war in Southeast Asia, and they viewed the war around Viet Nam wrong (huh…fellahs, ever hear of the boat people? the Cambodian […]

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In October of 2006, in the wake of the New Jersey Supreme Court decision discussed below, I published this article. Today, since gay marriage (as well as gay rights in general) is once again generating hot headlines (see news and blog links below) I thought it would be appropriate to once again air my […]

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While teaching a High School European History class, James Corbett strayed into a discussion of religion and made several statements that clearly denigrated religion and religious practices.
According to WorldMag.com, Corbett “told his AP European history class that creationism was ’superstitious nonsense.’ He also told them, ‘When you put on your Jesus glasses, you can’t see […]

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I am aghast that the so called “catholic Democrats” are dismissing Professor Glendon as a conservative.
Actually, she is not a conservative. Even the New York Times noted that she is considered one of the founders of the Communitarian movement, a group that has long been associated with the Democratic party.
So, what is a communitarian?
Well, in […]

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I suspect the present day witch-hunt against those who “tortured” has more to do with politics than reality. Why? Because I’m old enough to remember the laments of the Church committee hearings back in the 1970’s.
Those hearings resulted in the CIA pulling back from the “hands-on” dirty work of spying, relying more on electronic surveillance […]

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I’m not Catholic, but I certainly could be if I really wanted to.  Certain branches of my family are Catholic, so I’ve been to Mass and some Catholic funerals and weddings.  Although I’m sure the steps for an apostate Protestant like me to get there would be prohibitive, I have still always been interested in […]

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Today’s New York Times has an article on the plight of the Rohingya people from western Burma, who are now refugees in Indonesia.
Unless one follows Amnesty International, one might not know about this Muslim tribe in mostly Buddhist Burma who has been prosecuted by their present day government as unwelcome outsiders. As a result, hundreds […]

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I am amazed at the lack of press coverage about the Obama plan to remove civil rights job protection against health care providers. (google news: 54articles, many in church news services).
Most of the editorials are from the feminist pro abortion advocates. Fair enough.
But why do so few papers cover the implications? The few major stories […]

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Abortion is apparently a right that supersedes all other rights, including the right of health care providers (physicians, nurses, and pharmacists) to follow the ancient Hippocratic ethic of “do no harm” and never to kill.
Yet who dares to say that abortion is often done because the sexual revolution has destroyed the idea that […]

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Yesterday was Palm Sunday, and I am happy to report that our “palms” are eco friendly: we had one of our workers climb up the wall to one of our smaller palm trees and cut a couple branches.
These workers then showed our granddaughter Ruby how to weave them into several designs, including one that is […]

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There is a nasty situation in the Southern Philippines.
The AbuSayyaf, a “militant” group associated with AlQaeda, has kidnapped some International Red Cross workers who were inspecting a local prison as a humanitarian gesture.Despite government troops pulling back to comply with demands, the group has now increased their demands, threatening to behead one of the workers […]

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From the desk of Charlie - Churchill’s Parrot 

One thing that can be said for President Obama, he certainly is making it difficult for the American Catholic Left to maintain its charade of being actually Catholic. 
From the battle of Notre Dame, to the Bishop’s being exposed for directing millions in congregational contributions to ACORN, to the […]

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