“But one also finds in the human heart a depraved taste for equality, which impels the weak to want to bring the strong down to their level, and which reduces men to preferring equality in servitude to inequality in freedom.” Political Consequences of the Social State of the Anglo-Americans. Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was, and still … Continue reading
Ashley Lauren Fisher Ashley Fisher was a 23-year-old beauty, born in New Jersey. She was a model with a NYC agency and an aspiring actress, dancer and classical pianist, having performed in Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall and on MTV, when tragedy struck. In 1998, Ashley and a group friends, including her boyfriend, were spending a … Continue reading
“Guided by nothing but pop culture values, many children no longer know how to think about morality and virtue, or to think of them at all. They grow up with no shared moral framework, believing that the highest values are diversity, tolerance and non-judgmentalism.” Please click on my link to my related post – … Continue reading
“The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.” Government programs do more than destroy human souls. They condemn the takers to hell on earth as well. kqd Please click on my link to … Continue reading
The headlines have faded away. The horror has dissipated. The heinous deed has lost its shock value and yet the Boston Marathon Bombing will linger in the collective memory of most Americans, for as long as they live. The drama is over, but the scars will remain, and the three tragic deaths will be memorialized by their … Continue reading
“The married man and the mother of a Christian family, if they are faithful to their obligations, will fulfill a mission that is as great as it is consoling: that of bringing into the world and forming young souls capable of happiness and love, souls capable of sanctification and transformation in Christ.” Please click on … Continue reading
July at the Lake July laughs, a joyous lilt that echoes across lakes in the evening. It billows, lifting sheets on country clotheslines. It bursts, ripe and warm and juicy like tomatoes. And it sparkles: just ask any kid who has chased it, squealing and barefoot, through a sprinkler. Hope you are enjoying the summer. kqd
“We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.” How do you do this without teaching children the protective restraints and constraints only attainable through the teachings of Christianity? Secularism embraces banality which is fatal for children once they become adults … Continue reading
“A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.” Please click on my link to my related post – Parental Relationships Vol. #2 Essay 16
What’s happened to the dignity with which women used to live their lives? Where are the ladies who could be relied upon to speak respectfully and knowingly? When did women decide they no longer wanted to portray themselves as modest creatures? What caused women to reject the role of wife and mother, substituting whore and … Continue reading
It's the Women, Not the Men! 