In Exile

Recently, I’ve been reviewing Hillsdale College’s Constitution 101 course, which is offered online for free. This is a great introduction not only to the Constitution but also to how the founding fathers thought about the American Mind. One of the defining principles of the Constitution was that our founding fathers held the truths in the Constitution to be self-evident and endowed by God, thus making them an extension of natural law, which is, by definition, self-evident and immutable. The nature of things does not change, only our perception of the thing. As we hold in the Catholic Church, the truths of natural law do not change through time and differing society. Truth is truth. Always. … Continue Reading

It Ain’t About the Pill, Baby!

The title of this post is taken from Kathleen Parker’s excellent editorial on this topic which was published yesterday. My father has a saying. When 20 people say you’re drunk, it’s time to lay down. It appears that we have a president who is three sheets to the wind on preserving, protecting, and defending the Constitution, drunk on his own power, and oblivious to the fact that the very thing he covets will eventually hang him, IF (and it’s a big IF) We, The People, are vigilant.

Do you think Mr. Obama simply woke up one morning and said, “You know, all women in this country deserve free birth control and abortion services. In fact, they have a right to receive free reproductive services. I’m the president of the United States. I can take care of that.” … Continue Reading

Do You Love or Hate Religion?

Take a look at these two videos, but PROMISE us that you will look at both of them. Comments?