What an appalling speech the Mayor of New York delivered for the 250th anniversary of the nation.
Sadly, it reflects the view of America propagated for years by Howard Zinn and his like-minded colleagues in the universities and believed by armies of the young: a dark, oppressive country where common people are denigrated by tyrants and oligarchs, where immigrants are treated with contempt, where those with “soft hands” hold the wealth created by those with dirty hands.
No sensible person would claim that our country is without flaws, but the relentlessly negative picture painted by Mayor Mamdani is just absurd.
And it is the fruit of the Marxism that, sadly, is all the rage today.
Do Catholics pray to dead saints? Jesus clarifies: God is not the God of the dead, but the living. Old Testament saints like Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are more alive than we can imagine. The real question is: Will we believe Jesus? #Christianity#Faith
Modern man is in a terrible predicament.
He is enamored with the beauty of what the old world built, but hates the beliefs that inspired them to build it.
A cutting reflection from Cardinal Ratzinger, Good Friday 2005:
"Pilate is not utterly evil. He knows that the condemned man is innocent, and he looks for a way to free him. But his heart is divided. And in the end he lets his own position, his own self-interest, prevail over what is right.
Nor are the men who are shouting and demanding the death of Jesus utterly evil. Many of them, on the day of Pentecost, will feel "cut to the heart," when Peter will say to them: "Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God... you crucified and killed by the hands of those outside the law."
But at that moment they are caught up in the crowd. They are shouting because everyone else is shouting, and they are shouting the same thing that everyone else is shouting. And in this way, justice is trampled underfoot by weakness, cowardice and fear of the diktat of the ruling mindset. The quiet voice of conscience is drowned out by the cries of the crowd.
Evil draws its power from indecision and concern for what other people think."
@ryanburge God shares with us the gift of creation. We don’t get to block that gift to suit ourselves & lifestyle. He wants us to be mediators of creation, not arbitrators. Everyone should read JP2’s Humane Vitae - so powerful & beautiful.
Durante esta semana, o astro do beisebol Bobby Witt Jr. foi crismado na Igreja Católica.⚾️✝️
O sacramento da Confirmação foi administrado por um sacerdote próximo ao jogador, marcando um momento significativo em sua caminhada espiritual.
Reconhecido por seu talento dentro de campo e por sua disciplina fora dele, o jogador já havia sido descrito como alguém de valores sólidos, com forte ligação à família e inclinado a práticas de caridade.
"his dad says [Bennett] left “more (money) than I will retire with” on the table, but …
“Money doesn’t buy you happiness,” Roger Stirtz said. “But being in this system around a bunch of good dudes, great staff, winning, that gives you happiness more than dollars and cents.”
Ben McCollum on how he thinks prospective high school and portal players will perceive Iowa, considering what the program is accomplishing this season: “If you’re a tough dude, this is a good spot for you. If you’re soft and you like yourself way too much, this is probably not the spot for you. We just try to recruit tough dudes that want to be part of something bigger than themselves, and hopefully people see that.”
49 photos from a great game in Chillicothe as the Spoofhounds knock the eighth-ranked team in the state out of districts. Story next.
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Girls final: Maryville 49, Chillicothe 46. Fittingly, senior Brylee Acklin tipped a pass to senior Payton Kurz for the steal to seal the win. Claire Walter had 18 points and Reagan Kurz had 17.
A recent statement by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez illuminates the Marxist ideology which continues to take hold of American politicians. Here are my thoughts.