The Catholic Vote in 2016
According to most reports, a majority of Catholics intend to vote for Hillary Clinton this year. The reason, at least [...]
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10, 2016
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10, 2016
Theology Confounded
A friend recently recommended a slender spiritual book, Poverty of Spirit. Written by Johannes Baptist Metz, a German Catholic theologian, [...]
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10, 2016
My Political Disgust
Call me a malcontent, if you wish, but I am disgusted with most politicians, their paid spokespeople, and the media [...]
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10, 2016
Thinking Catholic with Mike Pence
The Vice-Presidential debate provided a perfectly articulated argument for the traditional Catholic view of a politician’s obligation regarding abortion. Ironically, [...]
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09, 2016
The Marriage of Denial and Groupthink
When psychologists begin to ponder liberals’ refusal to acknowledge Islamic terrorism, they will likely stumble over one another in their [...]
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09, 2016
Isn’t Self-Esteem a Good Thing?
A perceptive friend told me that, though she agrees with my often-expressed criticism of the self-esteem movement (see, for example, [...]
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09, 2016
Foolishly Forsaking Humility
In 1980 Mac Davis wrote “Oh, Lord, It’s Hard to be Humble (if you’re perfect in every way)” He was [...]
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09, 2016
The Faith vs Works Controversy, Part II
Summary of Part I: The ideas central to Humanistic Psychology have created a dismissive attitude toward righteousness and salvation. To [...]
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09, 2016
The Faith vs Works Controversy
St. Paul claimed that we are saved by faith alone (Romans, 4:2,3,13); St. James claimed that faith must be joined by good [...]
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08, 2016
Pokémon Go: One More Sign of Decline
You can see them walking singly, in pairs, or in large groups, moving like zombies, looking down at their cell [...]