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Speaking of the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies

Here is a piece by Yariv Binnun, the creator of the Israel Instititute of Biblical Studies, on the evolution that led to its creation.  Very interesting stuff! The Story behind eTeacher’s Foundation  The use of the cellular phone in Israel began in the 90s and by the mid 90s cellular phones had become widespread. I understood [Read More...]

The Israel Institute of Biblical Studies

Here’s a piece I wrote for Catholic Exchange on a nifty idea called the Israel Institute for Biblical Studies. The idea is to join on-line courses taught by world class experts in biblical languages that you can take in the comfort of your own home.  The classes (worth college credit at the Hebrew University of [Read More...]

Yes, Virginia. The Church Wants the Death Penalty Abolished

Part II of my series on the Death Penalty at Catholic Weekly. The problem is this in a nutshell: For centuries, the Church affirmed the power of Caesar to execute capital criminals. But since Evangelium Vitae, the Church has called for the abolition of the death penalty. Ergo (say traditionalists) the post-concilliar Magisterium is contradicting [Read More...]

Bishop Barron on the Scientism of Bill Nye

Speaking of which…

The Pope is paying rent on a beach for disabled people.

Pope Francis gives a TED talk

Everything you need to know about this man is summed up in the words “He has preached good news to the poor”. So it’s only natural that this born apostle would use this technology to evangelize and speak to wealthy people in the first world with access to technology about inclusion of the weakest in [Read More...]

I just learned about malaphors!

How delightful! Fave so far: “I can see through you like a book!”

Day 100

Con man lies through his teeth in front of cameras, then attacks media who quote him accurately as “fake news”: Why on earth do any of his defenders continue to defend this liar? I mean, if you are paid shill like Spicer or Conway, sure: prostitutes are worth their wages. But why do the people [Read More...]

Attention Bibliophiles!

A reader writes: My name is Tom Kiser and I own Vivarium Books, a used bookstore. I have a small apologetics library assembled by James Likoudis for sale. Attached is the list. Please let me know if you would be interested or if you know of a good home for these. The price is $1,500 [Read More...]

Yesterday, Doug O’Brien and I…

…talked about the death penalty and the folly of the Dem leadership’s purge of prolife Dems on the final live stream version of Connecting the Dots before our switch to a podcast format. We even got a call from a listener!: