Tony Alamo was a pedophile, a child porn king, a pathological liar, a tyrant, an abusive misogynist, a tax cheat, and a rabid anti-Catholic. He died in a North Carolina federal prison last week. Most of his marriages were not recognized by law, but that didn't stop him from claiming five wives at the same time, [...]
Prior to the meeting of Pope Francis and President Trump, the spin masters in the mainstream media were in high gear promoting the message that there is a real divide between the two men. There is no denying that on climate change, refugees, and immigration, there are differences between Pope Francis and President Trump. Regarding climate [...]
Abortion is the intentional killing of innocent human beings, and as such, opposition to it commands that we acknowledge this verity as the principal basis of our position. No one knows this better than Amherst scholar Hadley Arkes. He articulates the right legal objections to abortion better than anyone, and that is because he does not [...]
Finally, Catholic bashing in Ireland may have peaked: a pushback is evident. Leading the charge is Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin. He is not counseling Catholics not to admit real instances of wrongdoing, only that the assaults on the Church have gone too far. He noted that embedded in the culture is a relentless drumming up of [...]
The pushback against false accusations made about priests and nuns in Ireland has begun, but to really have an effect, those who have made sensationalistic charges must be held accountable. This would certainly include Catherine Corless, the Galway typist behind the "mass grave" hoax. She needs to explain herself. Just consider three inconsistent comments she made [...]
Recently, a new survey by the Pew Research Center titled "In America, Does More Education Equal Less Religion?" was published. "Overall, U.S. adults with college degrees are less religious than others, but this practice does not hold among Christians." This is the central Pew finding, though there is much in the survey that reveals other important [...]
The ACLU is suing another Catholic hospital—and this one really puts the lie to their professed motives of anti-discrimination and access to healthcare. Evan Michael Minton, a former legislative aide in California, wants to change from being a woman to a man. As part of the process, Minton sought a hysterectomy at Mercy San Juan Medical [...]
Last month, a Planned Parenthood event honored Hillary Clinton and Shonda Rhimes in New York City. They billed it as "a once in a lifetime Gala, 100 Years Strong: The Celebration of the Century." Hillary Clinton received the Champion of the Century Award and Shonda Rhimes received the Champion of Change Award. They touted Clinton's "service [...]
An American man says that a half-century ago he was sexually abused by another adult man; the abused was an adult at the time. The incident took place in a foreign country, and now the man who says he was abused is suing the American company the abuser once worked for, even though the abuser was [...]
Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, which unloaded its staff in 2010 and almost went under, is furious at the Republican-sponsored healthcare bill. Instead of offering a detailed critical assessment of the bill, its director, Christopher Hale, offered a rant, branding it "immoral." It is a wonder why Soros continues to fund a guy who [...]
