It wasn’t too long ago that being Irish and Catholic was a source of pride on these shores (particularly for some proud boosters of Notre Dame…but that’s another story…) But times have changed. And over at his blog, Ross Douthat looks at the “tragedy of Irish Catholics” and draws some sobering connections: I’ve been reading…

“Where is our Holy Mountain of the Lord? Is it the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, City of Peace? Perhaps. Perhaps it is also wherever we plant our flag and declare, ‘as for me and my house, we will follow the Lord.’ There is no harm, there; nor ruin, ‘for the earth will be filled…

PETA — the group known for its provocative ads touting the need to treat animals ethically — might want to consider its own advertising ethics. The latest ads are an assault on Christianity in general, and Catholics in particular: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has done it again with their “Be An Angel…

That was the date when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus — and the rest is history. Several months later, when bus segregation was ruled unconstitutional, Dr. Martin Luther King released this eloquent but deeply Christian advisory to people who had taken part in the historic bus boycott.…

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