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Catholic Social Scientists Hold Conference Blending Disciplines and Faith
Scholars will deliver talks on Catholic teaching in relation to American history, political science, and hot-button issues like artificial intelligence, immigration, and euthanasia.
Paul McCartney diz quem era seu Beatle favorito
Paul McCartney falou qual era o seu integrante favorito nos Beatles. Durante uma participação recente no programa Chicken Shop Date, o músico falou sobre o tema e deixou claro que há duas respostas – uma de longa data e uma para o período atual: “Meu Beatle favorito? Bom, só sobrou um”. “Agora, é o Ringo. Durante os Beatles, acho que todos costumávamos admirar o John.” “Ele era como se fosse o líder, mesmo que não houvesse oficialmente um líder do grupo.
Three great Lenten themes
Three great Lenten themes Lent reminds us that salvation history does not consist in humanity’s search for God, but in God’s entrance into history so that humanity may learn to take the same path into the future that God is taking.
The U.S. Catholic Bishops Feed into the Muslims-as-Martyrs Myth, by William Kilpatrick
In my last piece I discussed the Church’s latest act of appeasement toward Islam—namely, the U.S. bishops’ guide to Islamophobia. The guide is, to say the least, poorly timed. At a time when most of the world is leaning over backward to avoid offending Islam, the guide urges Catholics to lean even more—even to the point of joining-up with the highly politicized “Anti-Islamophobia” campaign.
U.S. Catholic Bishops Warn of the Greatest Threat We Face: Islamophobia, by William Kilpatrick
By William Kilpatrick, The Stream, October 3, 2025 William Kilpatrick is the author of Christianity, Islam, and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West (Ignatius Press), and a new book, What Catholics Need to Know about Islam (Crisis Publications). His articles have appeared in Crisis, Catholic World Report, The National Catholic Register, First Things, FrontPage and other publications.
If the Media Lies About Everything, Why Should We Believe Anything It Says About Israel? by William Kilpatrick
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Endless Wars, by William Kilpatrick
By William Kilpatrick, The Stream, July 30, 2025 William Kilpatrick is the author of Christianity, Islam, and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West, and a new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad. His articles have appeared in Crisis, Catholic World Report, the National Catholic Register, First Things, FrontPage Magazine and other publications. Please Support The Stream: Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic, and Moral Issues of Our Day.
9th Circuit: Local Authorities In Washington State Can’t Block Feds From Deporting Illegals, by Brianna Lyman By William Kilpatrick, The Stream, December 3, 2024 William Kilpatrick is the author of Christianity, Islam, and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West, and a new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad. His articles have appeared in Crisis, Catholic World Report, the National Catholic Register, First Things, FrontPage Magazine and other publications.
Pope Francis and the Fast-Approaching Future
Why “waiting him out” is not a good strategy By William Kilpatrick Published on October 24, 2024 Suppose that the Democrats squeeze out a win in the presidential election in two weeks. And suppose that, shortly afterward, new revelations provide overwhelming evidence that it was rigged. Should Republicans simply shrug their shoulders and say, “Oh well, there’s nothing we can do at this point. We’ll just have to hope we can recapture the presidency in the next election”?
Catholic Students Protest UK University’s ‘Christian’ Trigger Warning on Canterbury Tales
Catholic students have joined free-speech advocates across Britain in expressing outrage after a prestigious British university slapped a trigger warning on Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales due to its “expressions of Christian faith.” Nottingham University, which named the building housing its Law School after Chaucer, warned of “incidences of violence, mental illness and expressions of Christian faith” in a notice issued to students enrolled in a module titled Chaucer and His...
Europe Unveiled - The Stream
One of my college history professors liked to emphasize that secularization was the most important development in modern history. At the time, it didn’t seem quite as important to me as the Industrial Revolution, two world wars, and the development of the atomic bomb, but I gradually came to see that he was right. As Solzhenitsyn observed, secularization and the troubles that accompany it happens when men forget God.
The Saladin Myth: Fake History Exposed
Islam's ancient role model may not have been as kind as people say. By Raymond Ibrahim Published on October 4, 2024 If Fake News is a “threat to democracy,” what about Fake History? Although more subtle — Fake News is certainly much easier to expose than Fake History — the latter is every bit as dangerous, if not more so. Unlike the “news,” which is ephemeral, the presumed lessons of history are much more concrete and long-lasting.
Putin and Hamas Take Pages from Hitler’s Bloody Playbook
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” That stark warning greets anyone who pays a visit to Auschwitz, site of the Nazis’ “Final Solution.” While history has never witnessed an evil on that scale before or since, those words weighed heavily on my heart after visiting Israel and Ukraine recently, where CityServe’s humanitarian initiatives are underway and helping communities heal.
When 9/11 Was a Day of Victory Against Jihad - The Stream
Although today’s date will forever be associated with the jihadist massacre of some 3,000 Americans, for centuries earlier, September 11 was celebrated as the day when a small band of Christian knights defeated a massive Muslim horde. Far from a day of defeat and mourning, it was a day of victory and celebration. That story is worth recounting.
Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud
Things once said in hushed voices in dark corners are now being spoken out loud, before vast audiences and without shame. The audacity of it is often breathtaking. It’s been fascinating to hear what abortion’s staunchest advocates are saying. By Jennifer Hartline Published on September 10, 2024 The pro-life community has been saying for decades that abortion hurts women by making them victims of abusive men, predatory men, and just plain lousy men.
Are Bears Catholic? Does the Pope ...
By Joseph D'Hippolito Published on September 9, 2024 “Is the Pope Catholic?” Since at least the 1950s, that rhetorical question has provided a reply to an equally obvious question. But nowadays, at least for one Catholic bishop, it’s a legitimate question that stands on its own. On his Substack account in late August, Bishop Joseph Strickland, who served the Diocese of Tyler, Texas until last November, accused Pope Francis and his highest subordinates at the Vatican of apostasy.
Today in History: Russian Liberation from Islamic Tyranny Begins
By Raymond Ibrahim Published on September 8, 2024 On September 8, 1380, Russia began its long march to liberation from the Islamic Tatar yoke by way of a battle that is as important to Russian history as the battle of Tours (732) and the siege of Vienna (1683) are to the West. Although pagan when they conquered Russia around 1240, by 1300 the Mongols had been thoroughly Islamized.
The Global Left Shares a Playbook with Islam
By Raymond Ibrahim Published on September 4, 2024 Once again, the “Left” and Islam are exposing their extreme similarities — including the similar ways they defend their similar weak points. The examples are coming in fast and plenty — from Islam, from Western Europe, and from right here in the good ol’ United States.
What can science tell us about eternity? Vatican Observatory to present latest reflection
What can science tell us about eternity? Vatican Observatory to present latest reflection By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú for CNA The Vatican Observatory together with the University of Padua have investigated eternity from new scientific perspectives. / Credit: Vatican Media Madrid, Spain, Aug 30, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis Wants to Humanize the Church, Instead of Helping Sinners Repent, Part 2
How humanism and therapy replaced sin and forgiveness By William Kilpatrick Published on August 14, 2024 For Part 1 of this essay, click here. Philip Rieff’s 1966 book The Triumph of the Therapeutic examined how the therapeutic mentality had swept through secular culture. What was less noted at the time was that the therapeutic focus on self-love was also triumphing over the Christian emphasis on self-sacrifice.
Pope Francis Wants to Humanize the Church Instead of Helping Sinners Repent, Part 1
Among the many “outrages” that led to the excommunication of theologically conservative Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò was his claim that a coup d’etat had taken place in the Catholic Church. When we hear the word “coup” we usually think of a sudden, violent, and illegitimate overthrow of a government. But the coup Viganò speaks of was neither sudden nor violent — though it was certainly forcible, accomplished via the capture of power.
These African Christians Are Already Living in the Millennium
By Timothy Furnish Published on August 5, 2024 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.” So Christ Himself told His disciples, and by extension us. (John 15:18, NIV) Increasingly, in this country, “the world” equates to our own federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies. In the current administration — with plenty of help from their media friends — these agencies have deemed Catholics, Evangelical Protestants, and even Orthodox as “extremists” in need of surveilling.
Was Archbishop Viganò silenced by the Vatican for exposing corruption in the Church?
(Turning Point Project) — The excommunication of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò for “his refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff” presents us with an opportunity to revisit Viganò’s claim that the pope is not valid. Among the many reasons Viganò offers for saying so is the possibility that the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio was rigged and thus invalid.
Archbishop Viganò and the Other ‘Rigged’ Election, by William Kilpatrick
By William Kilpatrick, The Stream, July 26, 2024 William Kilpatrick is the author of several books about cultural and religious issues, including What Catholics Need to Know About Islam; Christianity, Islam and Atheism: The Struggle for the Soul of the West; The Politically Incorrect Guide to Jihad; and Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right from Wrong.
Archbishop Viganò and the Other 'Rigged' Election
The excommunication of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò for “his refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff” presents us with an opportunity to revisit Viganò’s claim that the pope is not valid. Among the many reasons Viganò offers for saying so is the possibility that the election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio was rigged and thus invalid.
“Queering” the Catholic Church
By Joseph D'Hippolito Published on June 21, 2024 An article published in The Stream last March featured this headline: “Pope Francis Must Choose: LGBTQ Ideology or Children.” A few days before “Pride Month” began, Francis announced his choice, quietly but blatantly. When the Vatican celebrated World Children’s Day in late May this year — a holiday it created — a male drag performer danced in front of children, who even saw the performer’s posterior deliberately exposed to them.
Insights from a Radical Muslim, Now Devout Jew
On June 12, The Jerusalem Post ran an article by Ohad Merlin titled, “Gaza Mosques to Jerusalem Synagogues: A Radical Islamist’s Journey to Judaism.” It tells the story of Yaron Avraham, who was raised as a radical Muslim in Gaza but is now a religious Jew who runs a restaurant in Israel. The “12th child in a household of 18,” Avraham would wake up at 5:30 a.m. to begin his Islamic devotions, memorizing the Quran by the age of 12.
How Radical Sexual Ideologues Captured Our Government and How to Win It Back
Randy Robison interviews Joy Pullmann, author of False Flags: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America By The Stream Published on June 18, 2024 Despite their enormous power, cultural Marxists can still be beaten if everyday American recognize what is at stake and take appropriate and immediate action. Our friend at colleague from across the hall, Life Today Live! host Randy Robison, discusses with author Joy Pullmann the strategies outlined in her essential book.
The Democracy Movement I Knew in 1989, Part 2
In the first part of this story, I briefly touched upon the circumstances leading to the Chinese student democracy movement in 1989 and my eyewitness account of the phenomenon. As I mentioned, this nationwide movement didn’t just involve college students. Like a mighty hurricane, it carried everyone with it wherever it went.
Riots Versus Revival: A Tale of Two Movements
For months, we’ve been hearing all the details of the antisemitic, pro-Palestinian protests being held on college campuses from coast to coast—replete not only with calls for the genocide of the Israeli people, but with acts of vandalism and violence, not to mention chaotic clashes with the police. It has been depressing. But on the flip side — even though mainstream media outlets have ignored them — we have been seeing the following events taking place simultaneously.
‘How Dare You?!’ The True Source of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Is a Superiority Complex
By Raymond Ibrahim Published on May 30, 2024 The Arab-Israeli conflict will never be fully understood — an essential criterion to solving it — until its ultimate source is recognized. Apart from the blood feud that dates all the way back to Abraham’s sons, Ishmael and Isaac, this source can be summed up in two words: Islamic supremacism.
What the Mexican War of the 1850s Can Teach Us Today About the Israeli-Hamas Conflict
In a recent article, Dennis Prager pointed out that although Israel’s claim to its land is as solid as any other country’s to their respective territories, anti-Zionists still deny that Israel’s claim is legitimate — and as Prager points out, “They don’t say this about any other country in the world, no matter how bloody its origins.” For example, no one denies the legitimacy of Pakistan, which was created about the same time as the modern State of Israel, but with far more bloodshed.
Protect the Children Part 1: Why You Need to Protect Your Kids from Administrators at School
This is Part 1 of a 14-part series on how to confront leftist indoctrination in your child’s school. If you want to be part of the parental revolution, this series will help you learn how to reorient school systems back toward biblical ethics to ensure our kids can safely learn, grow, and be nurtured in environments that prioritize knowledge over dogma, truth over lies, and virtue over vice. For the better part of three years, America has been going through a parental revolution.
Campus Protestors Need to Do Some Homework
By William Kilpatrick Published on May 17, 2024 Recently, I was watching Fox News’s coverage of the campus protests when a slightly surreal scene appeared on the screen. About 35 Muslims were gathered somewhere on a campus lawn—the men in front and the women in the back — reciting evening prayers.
When Being Pro-Palestine Means Advocating for the Extermination of Israel as a Nation
It is important to remember that many of those protesting Israel’s war in Gaza are not simply advocating for a ceasefire or a two-state solution. They are advocating for the end of Israel. This, of course, is the obvious meaning of the “river to the sea” chant. But what is implied in the chant is now being stated explicitly by anti-Israel protesters and their allies. They, in turn, are simply articulating what has always been the fundamental position of Hamas.
If Our Ancestors Were So Smart, How Come They're Dead?
Much has been made of the fact that an Arizona law that prohibits abortion was first enacted in 1864. In attacking it, both the mainstream media and President Joe Biden seemed to assume that the mere fact that the law is over 150 years old is enough to invalidate it.
Christ's Kingdom, Come! - The Stream
Imagine inviting Jesus to preach at a retreat or a conference. What do you think He would talk about? What would you like Him to talk about?
Pope Francis Shuffles Papal Titles Better Than a Magician Shuffles Cards
A theologian, a historian, and a bishop walk into the Vatican archives. This isn’t the opening line of a joke, and what the trio excavate is no laughing matter. For sure, the reigning pope Pius IX isn’t laughing. Pius IX is determined to dogmatize papal infallibility. It’s his Hail Mary to save the Papal States from Italian unification and his tinpot theocracy from collapsing. But the plucky, intrepid, and erudite trio are unearthing historical facts and Scriptural truths to detonate his claims.
Catholics and Protestants Slide Together into Gnostic Private Cults
Until recently, Protestants were more likely than Catholics to succumb to the Gnostic temptation I described in a recent column. In a 2008 article for Modern Reformation, Philip J. Lee described how both Mainline and “born again” Protestants were becoming more Gnostic, although in different ways.
The Secret Religion of Our Elites Which Our Own Kids Are Joining: Gnosticism
A 2023 Gallup poll found that the percentage of Americans who identify as spiritual rather than religious has increased. And among Democrats, more people now describe themselves as spiritual (41%) than as religious (37%). However, according to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), the most rapidly growing groups are atheists and agnostics, while the most rapidly declining groups are Catholics and mainline Protestants.
The bias of normalcy in a time of insanity
The bias of normalcy in a time of insanity There have been no civil wars in America’s recent past, no cities burned to the ground, and no famines. But there’s no denying that American society has changed in radical ways. (us.fotolia.com/James Steidl) I came across the term “normalcy bias” the other day. It refers to a mental habit of assuming that things will continue to function as they normally have.
Biden and Bergoglio, by William Kilpatrick
Many commentators have noted that there are a remarkable number of similarities between President Joe Biden and Pope Francis. A partial list would include the fact that one man is the leader of the Western World, and the other is generally conceded to be the world’s most important spiritual leader. Significantly, both men set about reversing the policies of their predecessors upon assuming office. Both men are, of course, Catholics.
The Brew: When is 'Bloodbath' Not a Bloodbath? Media, Biden Campaign Deliberately Take Trump Quote Out of Context
By Al Perrotta Published on March 18, 2024 Happy Monday! Are yer Irish eyes a-groggy?
Empty Hell? Empty Head? Empty Church? by William Kilpatrick
It’s often said that Satan’s greatest achievement is to convince people that he doesn’t exist. If we believe he doesn’t exist, then there is less motivation for us to avoid temptation and more likelihood that we will fall into sin more often—the very thing that Satan seeks. By implication, the belief that Hell is empty will have similar consequences.
Former Intelligence Chief Predicts Europe’s ‘Submission’ to Islam
Islam is on the verge of completely taking over Europe, in all ways — at least according to one who should know, Hans-Georg Maaßen, Germany’s top domestic intelligence chief from 2012 to 2018. In a recent interview, he stressed several points that spell the imminent downfall of Europe to Islam. His warnings are buttressed by disturbing demographic changes.
What Game is Iran Playing?
Last fall, Iran’s leaders let slip the dogs of war. (Ironic, considering how much Islam’s founder hated canines.) Was their purpose merely to wreak havoc? To just watch the world, or at least their part of it, burn? Or are the ayatollahs playing 4-D chess? The Road to Middle East War(s) On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel. Its militants killed at least 1400 Israelis. Israel counterattacked, and the Gaza Strip Palestinian death toll is now perhaps 25,000.
Sanity Activists Get Catholic Bishop to Halt Church Grooming of Kids
In many places, the Catholic Church leadership is under fire by faithful Catholics for its unwillingness to oppose (or even for its complicity in) the LGBT agenda. But in Wisconsin, the Church leadership has stood tall. With help from our MassResistance activists in Kenosha, the Archbishop of Milwaukee ordered two local Catholic churches (and various Church officials) to cease and desist their involvement in a group pushing pornographic LGBT books on children.
The Nigerian Massacres — A Grim Harvest for the End of the Year - The Stream
By Dwight Longenecker Published on December 31, 2023 For liturgical Christians, the week after Christmas is filled with somber celebrations. Right after we rejoice at the birth of Jesus Christ we remember the first Christian martyr — St. Stephen. The next day we remember St. John who witnessed the crucifixion of Jesus, then the “Holy Innocents” — the babies slaughtered at the command of King Herod.
Jesus — a Palestinian or a Jew? - The Stream
The PA promotes the idea that Jesus was "the first Palestinian martyr" and Mary, Jesus' mother, is an inspiration for "female prisoners — the Palestinian female fighters." In other words, according to the PA, the terrorists, including Hamas, follow in the footsteps of Jesus and Mary.
'A Wakeup Call': CEO of Jewish News Syndicate on the War in Israel and How Jews Were Caught Off-Guard
“Friday night we were dancing as a community at synagogue and waking up at 7 a.m. to air raid sirens and taking my wife and my children in their pajamas without shoes, running into a bomb shelter.” Alex Traiman, CEO and Bureau Chief of Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), spoke with The Stream recently about the terrorist attacks from Hamas that began October 7 this year in Israel.
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