In a recent installment of the video blog Vortex, Michael Voris addresses a looming cultural disaster and forecasts we will see tough times ahead. Looking to the historical record he observes, “when the lights were going out across the Roman Empire, men and women who were heirs of nearly a thousand years of global superiority had to sober up fast.”
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Taming the Wolf in Archdiocese News
September 8, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
The Tidings article provides an informative introduction to the work of the Rev. Brian Cox of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy who spoke as a guest at the workshop regarding advances in the emerging field of faith-based diplomacy.
Face of a Franciscan
September 1, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
Face Work is a social science discipline that studies a person’s need to Save Face, Protect Face, and Restore Face, thus managing threats to their social image, identity, or standing. The ultimate tool for effective Face Work is hinted at in friar Murray Bodo’s phrase “the Face of a Franciscan.”
The Spirit of Assisi
August 25, 2011 by | 1 Comment
On October 27th of this year the 25th anniversary of the Spirit of Assisi will be celebrated. The theme this year will be Pilgrims of truth, pilgrims of peace.
Healing Our Own House
August 21, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
Let us listen to the words of our Holy Father Benedict XVI exhorting young people to go forth and bring Christ’s peace to the world… and realize we are called to renew our vows to do the same.
Love in Madrid
August 20, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
In that moment, seeing with my heart’s eyes, I witnessed Christ flowing his immeasurable love through the remarkable man sitting in the chair of Peter and out to young people gathered from nearly every country on the globe for this World Youth Day event.
The Trees Cried
August 15, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
In the final analysis, while we may need to set up a robust defense against madness, overcoming evil has more to do with the power of prayer and our ability to expand the love shared among “brothers and sisters” on this planet.
A Saint in Auschwitz
August 14, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
This morning Saint Maximilian Kolbe, my local parish’s patron saint, a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar who was arrested and sent to Auschwitz, was honored with a special Mass.
We Were Deceived
August 10, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
Last week I watched a refreshingly candid interview with Archbishop Dolan conducted by Raymond Arroyo on The World Over (EWTN). Their discussion of the passage of New York’s “same-sex marriage” bill brought to mind my earlier posts.
The Coming Train Wreck
In his usual inviting style Fr. Barron reviews The Rage Against God by Peter Hitchens.