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Pope Benedict XVI comes to America

In case you aren't aware, Pope Benedict XVI is headed to the US this week. His visit starts in Washington, DC, then moves to New York City (where he'll speak to the UN). It provides non-Catholics a wonderful opportunity to...

Coming Soon: The Ten Commandments

A new movie actually looks pretty good: The Ten Commandments. The early reviews seem to suggest the movie sticks to it's Biblical roots, which is great. The website includes some games and information for children. Be sure to support these...

Harry Potter and Christianity

Michael O'Brien is one of my favorite Christian writers. And he's the author of A Landscape With Dragons: The Battle for Your Child's Mind, which I would highly recommend for all parents. Today I read an excellent article by Michael...

Jesuits evangelize in Second Life

In a fascinating move, the Jesuits’ official paper, La Civilta' Cattolica, reports that they are entering Second Life as missionaries. And it makes sense as Father Antonio Spadaro explains: This virtual Second Life is becoming populated with churches, mosques, temples,...

Robin Williams shows his Ignorance

Robin Williams attacked the Catholic Church (and all Catholics) Monday night on the Tonight Show. He was pushing his new movie in which he plays a protestant minister and he repeatedly suggested that all priests were pedophiles: Williams pretended to...

Our Most Popular Articles

The five most visited articles at Deo Omnis Gloria are a bit surprising. I would expect one of our researched Eucharist articles or the anti-Christ. But visits are driven by general popular opinion – in other words, what’s on the...

Freedom of Religion killed by Compassion

We seem to see this more and more in this country. Catholic hospitals are targeted in Connecticut. Basically a new law attempts to force hospitals to administer abortions. Believe it or not, the law refers to "compassionate care" in the...

Christmas for Fish Restaurants

This was too interesting to miss. Lent is Big Business for Seafood Chains. I thought this was fascinating: At Long John Silver's, many of its more than 1,100 domestic restaurants ring up nearly a third of yearlong sales during Lent,...

The Dream of a Pro-Life Democrat

Zell Miller continues to impress me. He's what our grandparents though of when they thought of Democrats. And he pointed out the stark reality that abortion destroys: Miller . . . declared that abortion has contributed to the military's manpower...

Is “The Secret” really the key to happiness?

The now well-known book and DVD series called The Secret has been on Oprah (which makes any book a blockbuster), Ellen DeGeneres and even on Larry King Live. Ultimately, The Secret claims to be a simple secret that can lead...

New C.S. Lewis Movie: The Screwtape Letters

It's good to see Christian movies becoming more mainstream - and I think it helps with our culture as long as the movies retain their Christian character. I just learned that The Screwtape Letters is going to become a movie....

Social Justice and the Family

Do you know the leading cause of poverty in the United States, according to the president of DePaul University? Last September I was at the National meeting for the St. Vincent de Paul Society where he was the keynote speaker,...

Social Justice and Abortion

Social justice is an important area of the life of the Church. It strives to protect the dignity of the human person, which is made in the image and likeness of God. When one says the phrase, what words come...

NBC allows God back into VeggieTales

Good news: NBC has stopped removing God from the Veggie Tales episodes they air. Chalk one up for the good guys, since apparently it was public pressure in the form of letters that convinced NBC to leave Veggie Tales alone....

Roman Catholic Search Engine

Google now allows you to create very targeted search engines on specific topics. So I've created a Catholic Search engine that focuses on quality (read: theologically-correct) Catholic websites. It's still a Google search, but the list of sites i added...

Never Forget: 9/11

What Do Democrats Not Understand?

The Democratic Party has a problem: Church-attending voters tend to be overwhelmingly Republican. So, they've launched a new website to counter the problem, FaithfulDemocrats.com. Why? Because they believe that the problem is ultimately political: more faithful Christians vote Republican because...

Madonna crucifies herself

It's it a sad critique on modern culture that pop singer Madonna can stage a mock crucifixion of herself for money. And somehow people still turn out. Maybe no one told her she isn't god. And she's much too old...

"Knock on Wood" - a Catholic phrase?

Where did the phrase "knock on wood" come from? I always assumed superstition, but maybe not: The phrase "knock on wood" is believed by many to have come from the Catholic Church, when old-time rosaries and crucifixes were made from...

Charlotte Church Sells Her Soul

It's always sad to see someone choose popularity, publicity, and/or money over their faith - and that's what Charlotte Church just did. She was raised Catholic, but apparently feels the need for more press. Not only did she refer to...

Da Vinci Code on Steriods

When I first read this USA Today article I had to double check and make sure it wasn't from The Onion. The main lady in the article claims to have "proof" that she is a direct descendant of Mary Magdalene...

The Power of a Good Conscience

I used to work at a Catholic monastery and I can remember people coming in and returning a ten cent plastic rosary that they stole 20 years ago. Their conscience had burned to the point that they kept the rosary...

The Gospel of Health and Wealth: What Do You Think?

Growing up in the Bible Belt I have come in contact with many varieties of Protestantism. The one that has never ceased to amaze me is the variety that proclaims that the true follower of Jesus will be healthy and...

Contraception To Go: Planned Parenthood's New Fast-Service Clinics

In a country that prides itself on its speed and efficiency I guess this one shouldn't surprise us. Planned Parenthood is taking a new approach to stopping the birth of children... Introducing the Express Care clinic! Now shoppers at suburban...

Happy Mother's Day

In honor of our mothers, a few great quotes: [A] mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled. - - Emily Dickinson A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. - -...

Politics over Faith: The Democrats Choose

The abortion debate is a funny one: every poll suggests that Americans are clearly pro-life, yet the Democrats hold on to their pro-abortion stance as if it's helping them in elections. I wanted to bring up two interesting things. First,...

Domino's Founder plans Catholic town

Tom Monaghan has done a tremendous amount of good with the wealth he received from founding Domino's pizza. And now he is planning a "Catholic town". The article linked is fascinating because it points out the liberals lining up to...

Gay Adoption: Who gets Hurt?

Gay adoption has become the newest push by homosexual groups and the Catholic church seems to be almost alone in fighting it. Why is gay adoption a problem? It hurts children. Before explaining why, I wanted to quote this passage...

Is Crusaders Offensive?

Northwest Nazarene University is considering changing it's mascot because "Crusaders" is apparently offensive to some. First, unless Northwest Nazarene is actively recruiting Muslim students, I think they are being a little ridiculous (imagine that, academia being ridiculous). My friend posted...

Football and Christian Witness: Herb Lusk II

There are some football players well known for kneeling in prayer or pointing to heaven after making a good play. I always felt this was a strong Christian witness and shows that these guys remember God even when out on...

Interesting Article on Americans and Kids

On Friday I read an interesting article from the Wall Street Journal: Eight is not Enough. It mainly discusses the recent depictions of large families in Hollywood, but makes a few interesting points: Today fewer than 10% of Americans live...

A Christmas Gift that means more

The American psyche focuses on Christmas with materialistic eyes: what can I give and get this year? But as Christians, we see Christmas as a celebration of the birth of Christ. Materialism takes away from this reality and distracts us...

Thoughts for Thanksgiving

Just a quick note to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We all have so much to thank God for and this holiday provides us the perfect opportunity. I also wanted to suggest to you that there is no such thing...

Interesting Article that covers Religious Blogs

First Things has an interesting article up called God on the Internet. It's a pretty good overall look at the variety of online religious sites - and it does hit on "Godblogs", which are religious blogs like this one. My...

Do You Believe The Da Vinci Code is True?

If so, we've got a new website for you. Check out Da Vinci Code Resources, which addresses many of the claims made by Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code. I highly recommend the document How can we know if...

Is the Davinci Code True?

A new study released last week says that 1/3 of Canadians who have read the Davinci Code believe it’s true. Read it here. 32%? It shows the stunning ignorance of history that’s out there. For those who haven’t read it,...

The War on Christians continues

Our culture continues to restrict the freedoms of Christians. The Colorado Supreme Court threw out a jury sentence because the jurors discussed Bible passages. Personally, I have a problem with the death penalty, but it's ridiculous to ban a jury...

Holy Thursday with an Exclamation Point

Welcome to Holy Thursday when Christ washed the feet of the apostles in a lesson that was sure to live with them forever: you must serve. This Holy Week we are getting to witness the reality of our deaths (appropriate...

President Bush, Social Security and Christian Morals

At this point, there are not enough young workers to keep Social Security alive for long. Pretty much everyone agrees - Greenspan has been screaming about this problem for years. But ultimately, all President Bush can really do is treat...

Anti-Christian Bias at Work in Public Schools

This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered. This was the information placed on...

An Early Christmas Present

Still don't have a Gmail account? I have some invitations and would be glad to give them as a Christmas present to anyone asking (first come, first served of course). Just post a request below or email me at jay...

A Christmas Crusade

As many of you have heard, the mayor of Denver has effectively secularized Christmas. A church group wanted to march in the city's "Parade of Lights" (that just happens to coincide with the day we celebrate Christ's birth, apparently), but...

Have a Happy, Holy Thanksgiving

Remember, the Pilgrims gathered in November of 1621 to give thanks to God for their many blessings of that year (primarily for a good harvest). They gathered with Indians and celebrated for three days, praising God for His goodness. Make...

The Illogic of Law (should I say American Law?)

Scott Peterson today was convicted of double murder: the murder of his wife and their unborn child. Why is it that Laci could have gone without Scott's consent and paid a doctor to rip her child into pieces, but if...

Only Two Days Left!!!

Proof that without any Scriptural understanding, you can make the Bible say anything. Again, this is why Christ created a Church in Matthew 16:18 - to make sure this kind of silliness didn't occur. Hat tip to the Saintly Salmagundi....

The next great Christian film

Obviously Gibson's The Passion of the Christ was a unique event that will be difficult to duplicate. However, I believe another great Christian film is on the horizon with Therese: The Story of Saint Therese of Lisieux. This is a...

Federal Marriage Amendment

Just a quick note to point out that there are several key votes on the Federal Marriage Amendment coming up - particularly one in the Senate. Basically this bill would add an amendment to the Constitution noting that marriage in...

Michael Moore and Fairenheit 9/11

Christopher Hitchens, a liberal on the left side of his party, has written a review of Michael Moore's Fairenheit 9/11. Hitchens doesn't ask for much, but he does ask that a documentary have some honesty in it: Some people soothingly...

The Dark Ages, Revisited

The Dark Ages were characterized by a terrible lacking of knowledge and learning. People were illiterate and ignorant with little opportunity to gain knowledge outside of the monasteries and churches. I believe we are currently in a second Dark Ages...

How should Christians practice Apologetics?

I recently read an interesting article by Doug Giles called A Biblical Defense for Giving Offense that I thought was very interesting. Mr. Giles makes the argument that throughout Scripture (and in the early Church), Apologists for God weren't overly...

Understanding the word "Hate"

I recently ran across a site that pretended to be a "Godly" site (I won’t link to it here). However, the site had a funny definition of "hate" that simply meant: don't tell anyone else they are wrong. This is...

More proof Hollywood doesn't understand Christianity

Saved! is a new movie just released which takes aim at Evangelical Christianity. Although I have not seen the movie, I wanted to point out this Wall Street Journal Op-ed piece detailing the contents of Saved!. Jonathan Last points out...

Southern Baptists debate Public Schooling

In an interesting twist in American schooling today, the Southern Baptists debated passing a resolution encouraging parents to remove children from public schools in favor of religious schools or homeschooling. Traditionally, the Southern Baptists have been ardent supporters of public...

Worship of Self: Americans go Overboard

There's an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal today entitled Do It Yourself Religion about individuals who decided their choice of churches didn't fulfill their needs, so they started small churches of their own, essentially. I find this fascinating....

Why should Homosexual Marriage be Legal?

I just read an excellent section in Our Sunday Visitor’s May 16, 2004 issue on Homosexual marriage. In it was this tidbit: If two people want to be married, why should it matter to us whether the law recognizes their...

Why John Kerry can’t receive Communion

The hot political topic of the day seems to be John Kerry and whether he should receive communion or not. Communion, for those who don’t know, is the reception of the Eucharist – the “source and summit of the Catholic...

Religious Discussions

This is the way some people "discuss" the Bible (click to see):...

Vatican excommunicates John Kerry

John Kerry has officially been excommunicated for his beliefs that it's okay for mothers to kill their children: Zenit.org - After much consideration, the Vatican has officially excommunicated John Kerry for his endorsement of abortion, euthanasia and other pro-death views....

Summa Mamas: You Read that Raht

We don't do this often, but you have to see this post on daddylonglegs at Summa Mammas. After you've recovered from laughing, be sure to pass it along to a friend. Thanks to Stephen at Flos Carmeli for pointing this...

Origins of Vaccines

This was emailed to me by a friend and I thought it was worthy of posting, because it gave more indepth information on this subject. A lot of people don't know where some vaccines come from. This is a good...

Vaccinations: Pro-life Update

Although my husband and I choose not to have our children vaccinated purely for health reasons, I feel it is important for those parents who do use vaccines to be informed of religious reasons beyond health reasons for not having...

Moloch's Official Blog

[SARCASM ON] It's true, Moloch officially has a new blog here. Take a look when you have a second, I really enjoyed the Moloch's Voting Guide for those seeking a really inspiring way to vote with Moloch . . ....

Religious Freedom Continues to Fall

Yesterday, the California Supreme Court handed down a ruling signaling a path of previously unknown levels of religious discrimination in this state. While some fault can be found with the religious group involved, the path we are on is unmistakable....

The Reality of Gay Marriage

Is allowing gay marriage an issue of fairness? Or is it an issue of giving preferential treatment to a class of citizens? In the Wall Street Journal today there is an interesting opinion piece tackling this topic. First my opinion:...

Modern Sex and Gender Roles

Are we becoming more androgynous in modern times? Why? I just read an interesting article, Making Men Dispensable that suggests men are becoming unnecessary to women for any reason. The article covers several interesting topics on sex and gender roles,...

Good News for Lord of the Rings Fans

The Wall Street Journal yesterday ran an article on New Line's attempts to get "The Hobbit" to theaters. The important quote: Mr. Jackson and key cast members recently have made noises that they want to take on the cult novel....

Embracing Immorality one Sin at a Time

The Massachusetts Supreme Court just made homosexual marriage a reality in America. My understanding is that because of the complex agreements between states, homosexual couples married in Massachusetts must be recognized elsewhere - please correct me if I'm wrong. The...

A "Post-Christian" World?

I keep hearing the term that we are in a "Post-Christian" age, but I'm having trouble with this. It seems to suggest the demise of Christianity, which is down in some areas, but clearly up in others (see Africa). Simply...

Implicit Materialism and American Culture

I made a commitment to begin discussing Materialism a little more on this blog, so this is the first installment. To start, let’s understand what materialism is. The Christian mind has succumbed to the secular drift with a degree of...

Examining the Super Bowl and our Culture

I’ve read much of the discussions on various Christian blogs on the issues of the Super Bowl, but I’m really interested in what you think. Clearly this Super Bowl was more sexualized than any other I can remember and not...