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Stand Up for Religious Freedom

Fr Longenecker speaking at the Greenville Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally. If they violate religious freedom of Catholics they will be able to violate everyone else’s, and they cannot suppress religious freedom without also suppressing freedom of speech and freedom to gather and freedom to protest. “We had better stand together or we will [...]

Should You Punch a Heretic?

The Protestants in Greenville got together with the Catholics for today’s Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally. For the most part it was an example of cordial co operation. However, there was a fervent Catholic lady handing out literature laden with Bible verses that prove Catholic doctrine, and across the street some Protestants were protesting [...]

Old Monk on Listening

Novice: How can I learn to love the sound of God’s voice? Old Monk: First learn not to love the sound of your own voice.

Be Not Afraid

As a Bible Christian I memorized a verse from the New Testament: “God has not given us the Spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” The older I get and the longer I work with people the more I have come to understand how fear is at the [...]

Old Monk on Detachment

Detachment means being attached to all things according to their true and eternal value.

What’s Your Poison?

I have a friend who is an alcoholic. He says, “I have an addictive personality.That’s just the way I am.” OK. But that’s not really an excuse. I tried to sympathize by saying, “So you’re addicted to booze. That’s a bad addiction. But why are you addicted to booze? What does it do for you?” [...]

Old Monk on Crutches

Doubter: Your religion is a crutch! Old Monk: Haven’t you noticed I am crippled?

Comix as Propaganda

The news today is that DC Comics’ Green Lantern superhero is being ‘re-booted’ as a homosexual. This follows last year’s Archie comic featuring a homosexual union. Using the comics as propaganda is nothing new. In fact, there are very few of the funnies that are funny anymore–they’re all uploaded with some sort of left wing, [...]

Explaining the HHS Mandate

If you’re challenged to explain why Catholics are upset about the HHS Mandate and someone trips you about contraception, step around it like this: This is not about contraception or abortion or sterilization. It’s about religious freedom. You may think abortion and contraception and sterilization are okay. You can think that, but we don’t think [...]

Old Monk on Having Heart

Novice: I have completed my degree in theology and mastered philosophy. Old Monk: What does all your learning and study gain you? You need “heart”. Novice: How do I attain “heart”? Old Monk: By much learning and study.