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Commentary: Contend for the Future by Setting Freedom Free

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When a Nation loses its conviction that the right to life is inalienable it loses freedom itself. It kills it -- in the womb -- or at the ... continue reading

Happy New Year 2010: I Firmly Resolve… Can New Years Resolutions Work?

Image of Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the 2010 New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur.

New Years Eve is a great existential moment, ripe with expectations. It invites a spiritually cathartic reflection and offers hope. ... continue reading

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for Flight 253 attack

Image of 'Jihadists will find any convenient grievance to claim as cause for 'revenge,' though claiming such a fast turnaround is also an attempt to amplify the appearance of the group's operational power.'

Note the claim that this attack was in retaliation for recent strikes in Yemen.It seems much more likely that this was in the works for ... continue reading

Two Al-Qaeda top dogs behind Flight 253 jihad plot were released from Gitmo

Image of The so-called rehabilitation programs are a joke, a U.S. diplomat said in describing the Saudi efforts with released Guantanamo detainees.

In its Monday statement claiming responsibility for the Northwest bombing, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula called bombing suspect Umar ... continue reading

Opinion: Flight 253 and Counterterror's Epic Failure

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'An attempted jihad attack on Christmas Day has revealed that Americans are much more vulnerable to such attacks than most have believed - ... continue reading

Bishop Thomas Becket. The Martyr who Refused to Bend to a Hostile State

Image of A late 15th century alabaster panel representing the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket. <br> <br> 'As successors of the Apostles, we hold the highest rank in our churches; we have accepted the responsibility of acting as Christ’s representatives on earth; we receive the honor belonging to that office, and enjoy the temporal benefits of our spiritual labors. It must therefore be our endeavor to destroy the reign of sin and death, and by nurturing faith and uprightness of life, to build up the Church of Christ into a holy temple in the Lord.'

‘There are a great many Bishops in the Church, but would to God we were the zealous teachers and pastors that we promised to be at our ... continue reading

Christmas Day Terrorist Bombing on International Flight Averted by Brave Passengers.

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This young Muslim with known extremist views ended up on an airplane on Christmas day equipped with explosive materials. DETRIOT, MI ... continue reading

R.I.P. John Edward Finn: Pro-Life Hero Goes Home to the Lord. Pro-Life Family continues His Work

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John's decades of pro-life leadership and activism began before Roe v. Wade. REDONDO BEACH, CA (Catholic Online) – John Edward Finn, ... continue reading

Health Reform Tells the Unborn: Sorry, No Room in the Inn.

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How can we welcome the Infant King when we refuse to welcome our own infants? CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) – There is no room ... continue reading

Massachusetts School Suspends Eight Year Old for Drawing Jesus on the Cross

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An 8-year-old boy was sent home from Maxham Elementary School and required to undergo a psychological evaluation after he drew a ... continue reading

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