Jaws — Jihad Version
Are the beaches really safe? I watched Jaws the other night on TV and it reminded me—as everything does these days—of jihad. In fact, there are some instructive parallels between the plot of Jaws and the official narrative about jihad. In the film, a great white shark...
The Times they are A-Changin’
Should the Church Follow Suit? Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith just announced that his office is preparing a “very important” document titled “Tickle Me with Your Toes: The Art of Erotic Pedicure.” Oops! My...
Our Lady of Victory
In 1952 Bishop Fulton Sheen wrote that Mary, Our Lady of Fatima, was the key to converting Muslims. Bishop Sheen believed that the devotion Muslims already had toward Mary would eventually lead them to her divine Son. Moreover, our Lady of Fatima would have a special...
The Light that Shines in the Darkness
When Samuel Huntington wrote “The Clash of Civilizations,” he was referring to the clash between Western Civilization and Islam. But there is a clash within Western Civilization itself which may determine the outcome of the clash between Islam and the West. Mark...
Same-Sex Blessings
Has The Line Been Crossed or has Nothing Changed? The “don’t cross this line” skit is a standard comedy routine. Two men decide to square off for a fight. One of them (usually the smaller of the two) draws a line in the sand and warns the other, “I dare you to cross...
Catholics Ask: Is the Vatican Covering Up for Islamic Radicalism?
Pope Francis likes to … er, pontificate on a number of subjects that are outside of his area of expertise. For example, he seems to think that climate change is the number one issue facing the Church. As I recall, he believes that climate control can be achieved by...
Sauron Comes to Middle England
Tolkien, the new biopic about the master storyteller’s life, has come under criticism for giving the impression that Tolkien’s service in World War I was the decisive influence on his work. In fact, Tolkien was far more influenced by other factors—in particular by his...
How Woke Ideology Paves the Way for a Muslim Takeover
Woke culture has no historical perspective. It can only look at events within the context of current narratives. Thus, when the woke mind considers something like the Hamas/Israeli conflict, it can only do so within the context of today’s headlines or today’s lecture...
Good Muslims, Bad Muslims, and Moderate Muslims
The cross-border surprise attack by Hamas terrorists on October 7 left 1,200 Israeli settlers dead. The attack included the killing of both children and the elderly, and other atrocities such as rape, beheading of children, killing children in front of their parents...
9/11: The day that changed America—or did it?
We were able to put an end to Bin Laden, but the ideology that inspired him lived on in Al-Qaeda and also in dozens of other Islamic terror groups spread out all over the world. The media often describes 9/11 as the day that changed America. In one sense that’s true....
