Love the sinner.

Did Jesus love to pal around with porn stars? According to this Protestant pastor he did.

"We are opponents on stage but off stage we are great friends. That's really what this is about. Jesus dined with tax collectors and befriended prostitutes. I don't want to be known as the guy who debates Ron[Jeremy], I'd rather be known as the guy who loves Ron."

Did Christ really "befriend" prostitutes and tax collectors? I think that's a stretch. It's true that, unlike the religious leaders of the time, He went to them and called them to come out of their sin. Only then did anyone, fisherman or adulterer, become His friend. Indeed, none of us become His friend until we leave sin behind. This is the personal witness that Christ set as an example for us but that does not allow us to tolerate boastful sin. He expected a change and they went away changed. I wonder if Mr. Gross has explained fully the grave danger that Ron Jeremy has placed his soul? Seems to me he is more interested in debating and putting on a show with Jeremy than a real conversion. But those are just my thoughts. What are yours?

The True Face of Islam

The Imam in this video claims to be a moderate Muslim and says that Islam is against terrorism. Judge for yourself:



He can't even call Hamas a terrorist organization. So much for "moderate" Islam.

I'm Back!!

I have been embarrassingly negligent of this blog and the thing I hoped to accomplish (the glorification of Christ and His Church) with it when started it. Well, no more. I am pledging to myself, and any readers still left, that I will write at least one post a day. So while I finish up a post for today, here is the Introit for today's Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Introit for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Which one is better?

Some say religion, especially Christianity, is bad for society.

Well, this is what Christianity has brought us:


...and this is what a secular, materialist and atheistic society has brought us:

Defend Marriage. Defend Life. Protect the Future.

Readers in California, please don’t forget that as you attempt to chose a pro-Life candidate for President of the US you are also being called to defend marriage by voting Yes on Proposition 8. Whether they are beloved friends, co-workers or relatives, we all probably all know gays and lesbians that we love and care deeply about; many of them may be in long-term loving relationships. But let’s not fool ourselves, a "marriage" between two people of the same sex is not a marriage in Christ. It is not love in the way Christ called us to love one another and the more we head down this path of destroying the institution of marriage, the further we move down the road to our own destruction as a society.



For proof you need only look at the dying populations of many European nations that have allowed gay “marriage”.There is no doubt you will be persecuted and maligned for your views and actually following you faith, but remember, this is the Truth of Christ and he was persecuted for us.

Here’s a link to a fine flyer by The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP). Their young people spent the summer getting out the word on Proposition 8.




(Originally posted at The American Catholic)

A New Blog Arises

At the invitation of Tito at Custos Fidei, I will be a contributing to a new blog called American Catholic. We go live on Monday so go take a look and join the conversation.

My wife likes Gov. Sarah Palin...

so much she made up some cool t-shirts!