According to Winston Churchill, “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.”[1] He also said: “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”[2] Those are political definitions. With more than half a century of hindsight, I dare to add a definition of my own that falls closer to the realm of criminology: Socialism is an international association of criminals a … [Read more...]
The first great catch of fish
Logos calls from the barque of Peter Before meeting his first disciples, Jesus was teaching by the Lake of Gennesaret, and “the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God.” Jesus the Word was bringing the Word of God to the people of Israel. There were two idle boats nearby while the fishermen washed and repaired their nets. Our Lord asks Simon to take him a short distance from shore. Using the natural amplifying qualities of the calm waters of the lake, Jesus sat down and … [Read more...]
The Carpenter’s Son
I was in my early teens when I saw an old movie during one of those long rainy winter afternoons. I do not remember the main story but one part caught my attention. The protagonist, called Beppe, was a simple man who was trying to become rich at any cost. His young neighbor Tulio, a young man with a misshapen leg, repaired radios for a living. In the movie Tulio appeared every now and then only to be the object of Beppe’s derisive and cruel jokes. The sub-plot appeared to have nothing to do with … [Read more...]
Virginia Governor Responds to Blackface/KKK photo, Refused to Shake Hands with Black Candidate in 2013
Following a flurry of damage control by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam for comments suggesting the acceptability of infanticide, Northam finds himself in the center of an ever-increasing maelstrom of controversy. This afternoon, pictures from Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook were published by various news outlets … pictures depicting him and a friend dressed in blackface and a KKK costume. Northam confirmed that he is one of the men in the photo, apologizing for the image sayi … [Read more...]
AUSCP Member, Bishop John Stowe Blasts Covington Students
Over the course of the last week, all manner of media has placed a single Catholic high school under the microscope because a con artist named Nathan Phillips falsely accused students of Covington Catholic of threatening, mocking, and disrespecting him and his Indian heritage while chanting “Build that wall.” Hours of video evidence has proved every single accusation leveled by Phillips to be completely false. Because of this charlatan, media outlets, celebrities, bishops, priests, and l … [Read more...]