Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Secular Media & Unjustly Bashing El Papa

Please Read! This is a wonderful article that exposes the secular media and the its unjustified attack on El Papa.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Saints Thomas Aquinas & Bonaventure compared

I came across this wonderful transcript on Dominican Province of St. Joseph's website on the Pope's General Audience. In this particular address, the Vicar of Christ compared and contracted the philosophic approaches of St. Bonaventure and St. Thomas Aquinas. I must admit a recent increase in my interest in St. Bonaventure's writings. In fact, I am reading this book, now.

There is a refreshing directness to St. Bonaventure's thought. It is crystal clear from his writings that real goal of all things; including theology and philosophy ought to be sainthood. As he said, "Let us pray, therefore and say to our Lord God: 'Lead me, Lord, on your way and I will walk in your truth. My heart rejoices in fearing your name'"

Monday, March 15, 2010

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Peter Kreeft is a Genius!

"Europe is a spectacular example of a sophisticated, cultured, sensitive, advanced, compassionate continent that is dying because it has repudiated its “primitive” roots. It will soon be a Muslim continent—necessarily so, because it is uprooted while Islam is rooted, and only rooted plants grow."

Boston College philosophy professor, Peter Kreeft (whom I respect greatly), made the above statement on his website in commenting on one of his latest books, "Between Allah and Jesus: What Christians Can Learn from Muslims". As a former Muslim, I agree with him. Often, when discussing Islam with other Christians, I tried explain this point to them (although not nearly as articulate).

Dr. Kreeft mentioned in his commentary, that Christians have, largely, abandoned the primitive and primordial shock and awe of the Ancient Christianity. Specifically, the ideas that our actions count and Hell is real have been set aside as archaic and unloving. This is all despite the fact that God does more than little smiting in the Good Book. As an aside, I think this may have something to do with Dr. Martin Luther and his gutting of the Gospel message. In my opinion, most Christians have no sense of this "fear of the Lord", and this is apparent in most of contemporary Christian music which is, unfortunaely, little more that 'Jesus is my boyfriend' anthems. Conversely, another wonderful example is the classic pictures of Jesus from the middle ages that I like to call the Smackdown Jesus.

Christians of the middle ages, before the endarkenment, had an orthodox and healthy relationship with Jesus as Judge and Savior. One can see this in Saint Ambrose's prayer wherein he states "Therefore, O loving God, O fearful Majesty, wretchedly caught in the midst of my extremities do I turn to Thee, the fountain of mercy; to Thee do I hasten to be healed; to Thy protection do I fly. And for Thee, before whom as Judge I cannot stand, as Saviour do I yearn". Muslims similarly see a healthy relationship with God as a perfect balance between fear and love. Christians need to recapture this primordial dynamic relationship, if they desire a revitalization of Christendom; lest the Lord say to us, "Who is this that obscures divine plans with words of ignorance? Gird up your loins now, like a man; I will question you, and you tell me the answers!"

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

FOR GOD IS WITH US' - لان الله معنا - Melkite

Archbishop Chaput defends the Catholic School System!

Archbishop Chaput of Denver, CO USA defends the recent decision of a Catholic school not to enroll a child of a woman who was living in a homosexually active relationship with another woman. Thank You, Archbishop!!!

Sunday, March 7, 2010

A Prayer for Use of the Internet

Here is prayer before logging on to the Internet.

Saint Isidore of Seville Sanctus Isidorus Hispalensis

Proposed Patron Saint of Internet Users

(c.560 - 636)

A Prayer before Logging onto the Internet and the Catholic Online Forum

Almighty and eternal God, who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good, true and beautiful, especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee that, through the intercession of Saint Isidore, bishop and doctor, during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Bart Stupak is Defender of the Little Ones!

Bart Stupak should be knighted. Of course, given that he maintains his (and others) staunch defence of the unborn. Let us all pray that those who defend the rights of babies in the womb will stand firm and win the day. No one has the "right to choose" to kill another human being. Also, remember, abortion harms, first and foremost, women. Let pray for those women who are need to be healed (spiritually, morally, & physically).

Thursday, March 4, 2010

University of Notre Dame, What a Shame!!!

Why does Notre Dame even call itself a Catholic university? Read about the latest shameful event here.

Also, here is Dr. Rice's article.

Contact NCAA about Focus on the Family

It looks like the NCAA bowed to pressure from far-left, pro-infanticide, & anti-family groups. See the article here.
Please contact NCAA to protest their removal of Focus on the Family advertisements.

ACTION: Contact the NCAA here. Or email pmr@ncaa.org, Call the NCAA Public Relations at 317-917-6762 or call the NCAA Main Number 317-917-6222.