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In John 12:5-6, Judas objects to Mary’s extravagant anointing of Jesus: “Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he… Continue Reading →
The emperor has no clothes, anyone?
ENCYCLICAL OF POPE LEO XIIION THE CHRISTIAN CONSTITUTION OF STATES To Our Venerable Brethren the Patriarchs, Primates,Archbishops, Bishops, and other Ordinaries in Peace andCommunion with the Apostolic See. The Catholic Church, that imperishable handiwork of our all-merciful God, has for… Continue Reading →
Dorothy Day April 19, 1933 It is when the Communists are good that they are dangerous. And the trouble with many Catholics is that they do not recognize this dangerous goodness but think of Communists as characters from E. Phillip… Continue Reading →
The Italian blog Messa Italiano is reporting that conditions at the Vatican are approaching those in North Korea with regard to secrecy. According to the source, personnel have been arrested for leaking information to Vatican news websites: The Vatican gendarmerie… Continue Reading →
The Cloward-Piven strategy, proposed by sociologists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven in the 1960s, is a political strategy aimed at overloading the welfare system to the point of collapse. The idea behind this strategy is to create chaos and… Continue Reading →
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