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.”
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.
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.
Peace Begins with a Heart at Peace
June 22, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
The Taming the Wolf approach to conflict resolution begins with transformation of self that brings about awareness of the divine within. The process then moves to a recognition of the divine within the Other, resulting in an I-Thou relationship.
A Silent Movie
June 15, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
Ron Austin, Hollywood screenwriter, delivering a commencement address at Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, offered a thought provoking idea: “I think we American Catholics are now called to create a ‘silent movie’ of who we are—that is, a living, visible alternative way of life.”
Media in the New World Order
June 2, 2011 by | Leave a Comment
A recent editorial “Toward a New World Media Order” featured in the Wall Street Journal functioned in the same manner as a warning shout from Paul Revere. It was the same startling news Revere delivered as he sped past on horseback: the enemy of freedom is fast approaching. The title alone screamed “wake up” to those who still cling to a love of liberty and the freedom of speech.
The Devil in Politics
April 12, 2011 by |
Though I often opine on large-scale conflict on the national and international stage, I realize most of the time we have only enough energy to address personal conflict.
New Path to Immigration Reform
April 11, 2011 by |
In a new Taming the Wolf White Paper I discuss the use of mediation techniques to foster convening in large-scale conflict that has hit impasse.
The Coming Train Wreck
In his usual inviting style Fr. Barron reviews The Rage Against God by Peter Hitchens.