Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way." Thomas said to him, "Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know … [Read more...]
Smoke and Mirrors in the Potemkin Planet
"Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. Or do you suppose that it is for nothing that the scripture says, ‘God yearns jealously for the spirit that he has made to dwell in us’? But he gives all the more grace; therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’ Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he … [Read more...]
The ACTUAL Truth about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) recently overhauled its website and in the process made some key updates. One interesting update concerns the Catholic Campaign for Human Development’s (CCHD) Truth About CCHD page. CCHD first published this page about ten years ago, and it contains various attempts to defend the abysmal granting record of the CCHD.The "Truth" page has been relatively static over the last ten years, but the updated edition does contain some new … [Read more...]
