August 10, 2018

Chicago: Don't Ask Those Who Caused the Problem to Solve the Problem

Last weekend, Chicago saw 74 people shot and thirteen killed, some of them children.  At the same time, a music festival attracted thousands to a lakefront Grant Park, where they danced with little regard for the deaths and chaos happe...

June 30, 2018

The Chicago Model: Population Replacement and the Transformation of the USA

Speaking at the University of Missouri in Columbia during a 2008 speech, then-Senator Obama said, "We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America." Many believe that this fundamental transformation was...

December 18, 2017

Benghazi trial generates more questions than answers

The trial in Washington, D.C. of Abu Khattala is over.  The Washington Post: "A Libyan militant accused of being a ringleader of the deadly 2012 attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi was convicted on terrorism charges…But ...

August 27, 2017

Remember When Chicago Aldermen and Police Seized a Portrait?

It’s not the so-called Confederate statues that are the problem. The problem is the hold that Marxist art theory and criticism has on the U.S. art world. The destruction of our heritage is all part of a Soviet-style purge of the arts, bro...

November 27, 2015

Has Turkey warned Russia, 'Hands off our black-market ISIS oil'?

From Reuters: “Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian-made warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeatedly warning it over air space violations, Turkish officials said, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syri...

August 18, 2015

The Slippery Slope of Same-Sex Marriage: 'Robot Love' Next?

It used to be that a man and a woman got married and had children.  They became parents, and the children called the man father and called the woman mother.  Same-sex marriage will bring an end to all that. The slippery slope conservativ...

August 9, 2015

Trump the agnostic

In her recent column Trump the Disrupter, Maureen Dowd wrote, “…Trump can go badly astray, as he did with the president’s birth certificate.” Astray? Here’s what Trump said about Obama’s birth certificate when ...

July 7, 2015

Illegal immigrant leaves blood on the streets of Omaha

On Sunday morning, June 22, 2014, Edward Horowitz, M.D. was crossing with the green light at 38th Street and Dodge, in Omaha, Nebraska.  Out of nowhere came a speeding blue car, which struck Horowitz hard with such a “horrific bang” ...

January 18, 2015

Dogs and gays: Pope Francis and Catholic Democrats

Has anyone besides a few pundits found it odd that many Catholic Democrats have spent more time worrying about dogs going to heaven than they have about whether or not they might go to heaven?  They worry more about the destiny of dogs than they...

January 4, 2015

The Bible and the Poor

In light of the continuing misunderstanding of Pope Francis by the progressive media, it’s time to reconsider the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark, 14:7. “The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want...

December 26, 2014

Immigration Policies and the War on Police

Here we are in the midst of a national face-off between the cops and blacks on racial grounds. Where did this come from? Could the face-off have anything to do with the contradictions police officers have to face every day, especially the contradicti...

November 2, 2014

Stranger in the Land: Catholics and Illegal Aliens

Scripture and Illegal Immigration In the Book of Exodus, Chapter 22, verse 21, we read, "You shall neither wrong a stranger, nor oppress him: for you were strangers in the land of Egypt" (King James 2000 Bible). This biblical verse is...

October 21, 2014

The Black Flag of ISIS Signifies the Military Tactics of Muhammad

The Black Flag of ISIS is not new. It has been seen in the West before. The strategy of those who fight under that flag is not new, either. The strategy is world domination under the rule of Islam. The general Muslim strategy followed by ISIS is e...

October 20, 2014

Thought Control in Higher Education

Anyone who has been away from teaching at the college level may be surprised at some of the changes that have occurred at the ivory tower.  Most of these changes are in place to insure that students have no new thoughts or ideas.  This is e...

October 12, 2014

The Seven Sacraments of Liberalism

The English word “sacrament” has its roots in Latin and Greek. At one time the word meant, “a solemn and sacred oath.” Roman Catholics believe that there are seven sacraments which Christ instituted. These sacraments are vi...

September 9, 2014

Ebola Comes To Omaha, Nebraska

The decision by officials to bring an Ebola Patient to Omaha, Nebraska looks to be a bad decision all the way around. According to the New York Times:  “A North Carolina-based charity said … that a missionary who was infected w...

September 2, 2014

Multiculturalism and Islam

Recently, the Hindustan Times ran an article noting that the Nalanda University has reopened after being destroyed 800 years ago. “… the new university took off with only two schools -- the school of ecology & environmental studies a...

August 30, 2014

A Worthless Sacrifice

The recent death of reporter James Foley at the hands of ISIS and the past death of American ambassador Chris Stevens have an interesting similarity. Both men were known to be liberals, and some would even say they were educated in a radical liberal ...

August 5, 2014

A Mixed Message about Same-sex Marriage

Colin Collette, former music director at Holy Family Catholic Church in Illinois, says his partner, William Nifong, asked to “marry” him while they stood in front of St. Peter’s Basilica on a recent trip to Rome. In Illinois and Chi...

June 21, 2014

Nature And Progressive Ideology

“You can't force your ideology on the cat,” the veterinarian told the Herald Sun, a newspaper in Australia. “Carnivores will seek out meat...” This advice was given after a kitten nearly died when its owners fed it a st...

June 7, 2014

The West's Last Stand -- a Review of The Camp of the Saints

All those engaged in the debate over illegal immigration should find Jean Raispail’s The Camp of the Saints a challenging summer read. Otto Scott calls it "one of the most famous of the underground books." Lionel Shriver believes it i...

April 1, 2014

Elvira Arellano the Illegal Alien Returns to Chicago

Elvira Arellano is back in Chicago, agitating for amnesty and immigration reform, and using another child as a human shield.  Her husband is nowhere to be seen.  When last deported, Elvira was using her now teenage son the same way. In case you fo...

March 25, 2014

Illinois Catholic Democrats and Same-Sex Marriage

Now that the Illinois primary is over, the state’s electorate can pick between the incumbent Gov. Part Quinn, a Democrat, and Bruce Rauner the Republican, in November’s general election for Governor of Illinois. Preparing for the comin...

February 28, 2014

The History of the World in Three Flags

You may learn much about a nation, its past and future, by looking at its flag. Beyond that, flags not only tell us about nations, but they also tell us something about the significance of Western Civilization and what that civilization means to mank...

February 22, 2014

The Tale of a Trinket Box, or How We Lost the Battle of Fort Dearborn

Fort Dearborn was an important symbol for early Chicagoans.  The fort was something like the statue of Romulus and Remus in the ancient Roman Forum.  That's why it was decided to build a replica of the fort at the 1933 Century of ...

February 14, 2014

Illegal Immigration and the Catholic Addiction to the Democratic Party

Many Catholics in Chicago are addicted to the Democratic Party the same way a Hollywood actor may be addicted to heroin.  For some, this addiction is so strong that it may be said, to turn a phrase, that the Catholic Church in Chicago is th...

February 8, 2014

The Impossible Cause of Fr. Francis Lawlor

Sociologists interested in the impact of Democratic Party policies on U.S. cities should remember that before there was a bankrupt Detroit, there was the destruction of the Englewood and Marquette Park communities in Chicago. The decline of Englewood...

January 30, 2014

Catholics and Democrats in Chicago: Hanging on for Dear Life

Why is it that many Chicago Catholics support a political party and vote for candidates who advance policies opposed to their faith? Furthermore, how is it possible to be a faithful Catholic and a Democratic politician in Illinois? A drive through t...

January 14, 2014

Comrade Catholics in Chicago

With passage of same-sex marriage legislation in Illinois, differences between the beliefs of the Catholic Church and the Democratic Party became glaringly obvious. Now, the question needs to be asked, how did Catholic politicians end up working agai...

January 12, 2014

Chicago's Forgotten Masterpiece

Carl Rohl-Smith (1848-1900) was a Danish-American sculptor who was classically trained in Europe and came to practice his craft the New World. In 1893 he worked on a commission from George M. Pullman, one of the richest and most powerful men in Chica...

December 30, 2013

A New Catholic Heresy

On August 13, 2013 the Guardian reported that astronomers had witnessed the birth of a new star. "Images of the birth of a star around 1,400 light years away from Earth is captured by scientists at the European Southern Observatory, (in) Chile." This...

December 15, 2013

Has the Catholic Bubble in Chicago Finally Burst?

When Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law same-sex marriage in Illinois, he did more than redefine marriage in the state. His pen may have bursts the bubble in which many Illinois Catholics live. That bubble had been growing for more than fifty years. Wri...

December 7, 2013

Democratic Politics and Illinois Catholics

Just days after he ignored a request to excommunicate Governor Quinn of Illinois for signing into law same-sex marriage, Francis Cardinal George responded to the legislation by saying, "What's the point of talking?" He made the comment after being ...

November 29, 2013

Pat Quinn vs. Catholicism

On Wednesday, November 20, 2013, the professed Catholic governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, signed a bill making same-sex marriage, or marriage between "two persons," possible in the state. Prior to Quinn's signing the same-sex marriage bill, Francis Ca...

November 17, 2013

Sleeping Through a Storm

It could be said for many Catholics in Illinois being a Democrat is a form of plenary indulgence. Any lie you may tell or any attack on the Church is forgiven as long as you toe the Democratic Party line. The recent passage of same-sex marriage in th...

August 11, 2013

Five Reasons to Resist the U.S. Bishops on Immigration Reform

Most U.S. Catholic bishops stand "in solidarity with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and its many statements of the past decade in support of comprehensive immigration reform."  Perhaps the bishops hope that whatever influence t...

May 21, 2013

A Gay Wasteland

What's happening to gay men these days? Gay men used to be the arbiters of taste. Now, there's no accounting for their taste. Lady Gaga? I gave a Mardi Gras party earlier this year and some of the young gay men who attended didn't know how to make a ...

August 5, 2012

Are US Bishops Doing A Mexican Hat Dance?

If you want to know what the Catholic bishops are going to do about the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare that went into effect August 1st, then you may first have to know what they are going to do about illegal immigration to the United States from...

July 4, 2012

The Citizenship War

The War of 1812 was a complex event in the early history of the United States.  In many ways, this war was like a braided rope, made up of many strands. If we tease out the strains, we may see that they bring with them some of the same issues we...

June 11, 2012

Mainstream Media Ignore Major ObamaCare Protest

On June 8, 2012 many thousands of people took to the nation's streets to protest the Obamacare contraceptive mandates and to support religious freedom in the United States. The mainstream media hardly covered the protest. The turnout in Chicago ...

May 27, 2012

The ObamaCare Mandate: Are Catholic Martyrs Not Far Off?

Those unfamiliar with Catholic theology don't understand why Church officials can't be more flexible when it comes to ObamaCare and the contraceptive mandate.  After all, the Obama administration offered a supposed compromise. There are reasons ...

July 22, 2011

Queer Theory vs. Reality in Chicago's Boystown

Things are not going well in the gay neighborhood Chicagoans call Boystown.  "Tempers flared, emotions ran wild and tension was high ... at a community meeting held to discuss the recent crime in Boystown, including the videotaped stabbing of a ...

June 13, 2011

Chicago's Violent Flash Mobs

Stories about violent "flash mobs" roaming Chicago's North Side neighborhoods have been in the news the past 2 weeks.  People are worried about the impact these mobs will have on tourism and the city's economy.  Some are asking why this soc...

June 4, 2011

Mix It Up: Poetry Beyond the White House

Recently, the rap-artist Common, whose real name is Lonnie Rashid Lynn, was invited by Michelle Obama to present his "poems" to an audience of students.  Neil Munro, writing in the Daily Caller, claims, "The event will also massage Obama's ties ...

May 30, 2011

Will America Suffer the Fate of Rome?

Many people with whom I talk these days say they sense something is happening to their familiar world.  They are not sure how to put this feeling into words.  For them, the river of time seems to have altered its course.  You hear this...

October 23, 2010

Who Foots the Bill

A Parable for Our TimesFrank Podi was born without feet. His parents did not know why. The doctors did not know why, and after years of searching for an answer, Frank never found out why. It just happened.When Frank was in school, he would look out t...

August 13, 2010

Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Gay Conservatives in 2010

As the nation gears up for another election cycle, some gay conservatives are wondering about their role in the body politic. These conservatives often live in a closet within a closet. They have to take the risk of coming out not only socially, but ...