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For God and Country
Pro Deo et patria. In Latin this translates to “for God and country.” Many prominent families, clans and other institutions have used this, or some variation, as their motto over the years. In just four words, a powerful connection is made in this motto. First and foremost, there is God. This statement deliberately places God…
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Good and Evil
This article seeks to defend the Pope’s comments in his recent CBS interview. Recently, on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Pope Francis was asked what he sees in the world that still gives him hope. His response was simply “everything.” He continued to explain certain examples of what gave him hope, such as “heroic mothers, heroic men,…
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Discussion on the Funeral of Cecilia Gentili
Many Catholics in New York and across the U.S. are left fuming after hearing the news of a funeral Mass being held at St Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC for the late trans and LGBTQ activist Cecilia Gentili. Gentili, a naturalized American born in Argentina, was a trans woman who was raised both Catholic and Baptist.…
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The Church in the U.S. and Sins of Sexuality
I’d like to take some time and discuss my thoughts on Pope Francis’s recent remarks regarding the Church in the United States. Back in August, Pope Francis, while addressing fellow Jesuits, criticized the U.S. church as being ‘reactionary’ and, to paraphrase, accused some of the hierarchy of replacing faith with ideology. He further lamented that…
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The Relationship between Faith and Science
Throughout the history of man, our ancestors attempted to explain the phenomena of the earth and heavens through the work of supernatural deities. Many polytheistic religions came and went, evaporating into the history books and then reemerged later as new ideas. With the coming of Christ, Christianity was born from the principles of Judaism, and,…
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On Ohio Special Election Issue 1 and Abortion
For those who couldn’t tell by the title of this blog, I reside in the great state of Ohio. I was born and raised here and went to school at THE Ohio State University. I take great pride in being from Ohio. I am proud of Ohio’s role in our country’s political stage. The old…
