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November 11th: Veterans Day. Originally called Armistice Day, it was renamed in 1954 to include veterans who had fought in all wars. On October 8th of that year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first “Veterans Day Proclamation” which stated: “In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans’ organizations, and […]
Be humble. How many times haven’t I heard or read that simple phrase, but lately it has been on my mind more and more. I need to be humbled, and I need to remember to be humble – especially amid a world that increasingly glamorizes the great sin of pride. What great temptations there are today to soak […]
Freedom of speech. It is probably the freedom we exercise most regularly yet also the one that is least respected or properly understood. A group of zealous freedom fighters agree and have taken it upon themselves to shine the spotlight on the importance of the First Amendment in a big way. Yes, this week (October 21-27) has been heralded […]
It is no piece of cake being a college student…or much of anything…in today’s world. Lately, I’ve been feeling burned out, beaten down, and altogether hopeless – and a lot of people I’ve talked with lately are feeling the same way. This is a point in my life when I want to learn all that I can learn, and […]
The Miss America pageant just got its first tattoo. Unfortunately, you may have to wait a little longer, says Big Brother. Yes, per proposed regulations from Washington, D.C.’s city Health Department, the decision to get “tramp stamped” may be getting a bit tougher. See for yourself in this 66-page draft regarding “body art” that the Health Department just released this week. Their […]
Imagine, if you will, going to church on Sunday morning all dressed up and buttoned down. Bible in hand, you joyfully sing songs of praise and worship to God and you hear an inspiring sermon that makes you feel just uncomfortable enough to let you know you’ve been to church. Coming home, you eat your Sunday dinner […]
It seems natural to believe that any vaccine recommended by doctors and marketed to girls as young as nine years old is relatively safe. However, a case recently published in the BMJ (formerly known as the British Medical Journal) blows some holes in that whimsical notion. This particular case report spotlights the story of a healthy 16-year-old Australian girl whose womanhood appears to have been stolen by Gardasil […]
Every two to three years since the inauguration year of 1986, the world’s Catholic youth, the future of the Roman Catholic Church, come out in full force for the sacred celebration known as World Youth Day. Well before Pope Francis was elected, the Vatican announced that World Youth Day 2013 would take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is all the more […]
Blessed (soon to be Saint) John Paul II once said, “As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” If you have a trace of doubt as to the validity of this assessment, just look at your immediate social circle. Chances are favorable that you know […]
Even though the dust has barely settled from the last presidential campaign, many are leapfrogging over the mid-term elections in 2014 and instead landing their focus on the presidential election of 2016. Over the past few weeks, there has been a noticeable surge in the push for Hillary Clinton to throw her hat in the presidential ring for 2016. Speculation began when Clinton chose to step […]
Many have been rightfully dismayed by the government’s increasing intrusion upon the lives of average citizens in recent decades, and the recent revelations of the actions taken by the National Security Agency (NSA) to collect the call records of millions of unassuming Americans has brought the issue of government power to the forefront again. Although a […]
The world has gone crazy. I’m sure that every generation has uttered that phrase at one time or another about the respective times they’ve lived through, but the chaotic times we are experiencing today have begun to reach Biblical proportions…and they don’t seem to be letting up anytime soon. Almost every day now, newspaper headlines […]
Controversy ensued earlier this month when the news broke that Kathy Boudin, former member of the Weather Underground who was convicted in 1984 of felony murder and spent 22 years in prison for an armored-car robbery that killed two cops and a Brinks guard, received the position of adjunct professor at Columbia University. While it […]
The trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell ended on Monday, with the infamous abortion doctor convicted of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of involuntary manslaughter. The doctor’s abortion clinic, described by a Philadelphia prosecutor as a “house of horrors,” is no more, but the truth revealed in his trial remains. The doctor is […]
Washington, D.C., Councilmember David Grosso has announced his plans to introduce a resolution that calls on the Washington Redskins to change their team’s moniker, posturing that the name is “racist and derogatory,” and that “it’s time to make a change.” Grosso’s resolution suggests “Redtails” as the team’s new nickname, saying that it would honor the […]
The events of September 11, 2001 forever removed the phrase, “It can’t happen here” from the American lexicon. But as Americans, I hope we will never meekly accept that it does happen here. As Americans try to pick up the pieces from this latest attack on our great nation, the tragic twin bombings that occurred […]
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, affectionately dubbed the Iron Lady for her crusade against encroaching communism during the Cold War, has died at age 87 from a stroke. “It was with great sadness that I learned of Lady Thatcher’s death. We have lost a great leader, a great Prime Minister, and a great Briton,” […]
On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly signed off on a landmark treaty to regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade, despite warnings from U.S. gun rights advocates that the pact could be threatening to the U.S. gun market. However, the vote capped a more than decade-long campaign by activists and some governments to regulate the […]
Just in time for Holy Week, this “Stomp on Jesus” story has developed some intriguing twists and turns. The odd story about Ryan Rotela, a junior at Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and his claim that he was suspended from a class for refusing to stomp on a sign that had Jesus’ name on it, quickly […]
With both the House of Representatives and the Senate intending to vote on government budgets in the upcoming weeks, Americans are naturally curious to see if their fearless leaders are going to take strides to rein in mind-boggling government spending or if the era of big government and trillion dollar deficits is here to stay. […]
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