Abraham's Journey
By Desmond A. Birch (Our friend of this site, Desmond, with his scholarly gifts and expertise has written a more in-depth look at the Pachamama incident, giving us historical understanding and insight as people have wondered how this could have happened. Too, in his expression of truth written in love, Desmond highlights wise spiritual counsel […]
Read More WHAT HAS BEEN BOTHERING ME and WHERE AM I BEING LED?By Charlie Johnston Decades ago, when I was managing editor of a group of suburban weekly newspapers, I got into a ferocious argument with the advertising manager (who was also the owner’s son) in the production manager’s office just about an hour before deadline. It just kept getting more and more intense until, finally, the […]
Read More With Charity for All…By Charlie Johnston Yesterday, an idea popped into my head for a short story about the Wujan Virus. I will call it The Year of the Plague. The central thesis is that those who thought that this virus was the catalyst for global civilizational collapse were correct – and those who thought this virus was […]
Read More Into the DesertBy Charlie Johnston “And so we go on, into the storm, through the storm” -close of Winston Churchill’s radio address after the fall of Singapore Some of my friends have taken me to task for not taking the Wuhan Virus more seriously. More have thanked me for not succumbing to the panic. I had a […]
Read More May the Love of Christ Go ViralBelow, in its entirety, is an interview of Texas Right to Life (TRTL) President Jim Graham conducted by Church Militant. The article, by Christine Niles, contains additional material concerning Ft. Worth Bishop Michael Olson, who has been the leader in getting the Texas Bishops to support the state’s forced euthanasia law (Texas Advance Directives Act […]
Read More The Devil Went Down to Texas(Desmond brings forth an article – and adds comments – to which For The Sake Of… Sorrowful Passion recently linked. PS Charlie has recovered from illness and is feeling well but is currently involved in some big projects which are completely occupying him. ~BH) Dear All, Read, by accessing the link below, the interview of […]
Read More INTERVIEW WITH FR. IGNACIO MARIA DOÑORO(Unfortunately, the last two paragraphs of Desmond’s article were inadvertently omitted. Thus, I’m re-posting his piece and have added and italicized the formerly missing text. ~BH) Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Does the Catholic Church believe that one “religion” is as good as another? OR, can the faith that comes to us from the Apostles […]
Read More POPE FRANCIS, THE JESUITS and SYNCRETISM (repost with missing text added)(From our friend, Desmond. ~BH) Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Does the Catholic Church believe that one “religion” is as good as another? OR, can the faith that comes to us from the Apostles accept the belief that the basic dogmatic beliefs of all the religions in the world are essentially the same? What do […]
Read More POPE FRANCIS, THE JESUITS and SYNCRETISMBy Charlie Johnston Late in the colorful baseball career of pitcher Dizzy Dean, a reporter remarked that he wasn’t throwing as hard as he did when he was younger. Dean indignantly responded that he was throwing as hard as he ever did; it just wasn’t getting there as fast. In normal times, I’m pretty good […]
Read More Dizzying DevelopmentsI’m excited to share a wonderful sign of hope with you, Friends. At the start of this month, I attended the 2020 Encounter Conference in Toledo, Ohio where the gathered crowd spanned the generations from babies to grandparents. About 2600 predominantly Catholic attendees were joined by some brothers and sisters from other denominations while the […]
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A Sign of Hope 