Liberation theology is dead but not departed; it still occasionally twitches | CatholicHerald.co.uk

 

Liberation theology is dead but not departed; it still occasionally twitches  | CatholicHerald.co.uk

Liberation Theology is a tenacious bug to shake, but needs to be eradicated in order for the Church to focus on the responsibility to evangelize the world about the Good News.

The Failure of Liberal Catholicism An examination of its claims - the first of a two-part series. By James Hitchcock

 

The Failure of Liberal Catholicism: Catholic World Report

A well-written essay that summarizes the plight of faithful Catholics who have had to endure the unfaithful interpretation of Vatican II. Vatican II was about what John Paul II referred to as the "New Evangelization" of the truth of the Gospel from the beginning of time and not about the realignment of truth for Catholics of and for their chance at the Enlightenment.

Why Life Is Worth So Little in Prosperous Japan

Why Life Is Worth So Little in Prosperous Japan


Food for thought for the social justice utopians amongst us:

Bishop Mori tells us, "you admire the extraordinary accomplishments in the social sphere. Schools, hospitals, an abundance of material goods, high salaries, a low crime rate, safe streets, public transportation admired all over the world, flourishing industries, very stable public order. If you believe that it is social well-being that brings happiness, then you can conclude that ours is a happy country, within human boundaries. But if you want to look beneath the surface of this material abundance, you will find before you one of the poorest countries, in terms of respect for the individual and his spiritual nourishment."

In the end we must all know that we are loved, that our life has a purpose beyond human utilitarianism and whatever we can invent as an image in our head as a god or reason for existence.  We must come to know the God who is and who made us for his own.  In this season of Lent, we must reflect for ourselves and introduce God, who became Man.  He created man in his image through whatever biological and physical root.  This is not an argument about evolution.  This is about God creating man for his own, the God unbound by time or nature placing Himself directly into time and nature to give us the Good News through His spouse the Church.

JFK speech on faith was 'sincere' but 'wrong,' Archbishop Chaput states :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

JFK speech on faith was 'sincere' but 'wrong,' Archbishop Chaput states :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

How this has been needed to be stated on the record by the Church hierarchy! Kennedy did more to undermine the thinking of our founders. We are to be leery of a government who grabs more and more power to itself, because it necessarily in the process must take more and more away from the individual. That, in turn, leads to interfering into what the individual does best for himself and his family. A socialistic government violates the principle of subsidiarity.

Coveting Our Neighbors' Goods

I took the picture that is posted here in Bangalore. The workers were placing the cement one bowl at a time to build a modern building. Without those who will go into business, the economy will contract and capitol will not be there for all to be other professionals. Get a gander of the ideal life without any large corporations who can build the equipment that can save people's backs and produce more higher skilled jobs for people.

As usual, the WSJ's editorial page presents another excellent lesson in economics. As Daniel Henninger points out in The Obama Rosetta Stone :

The White House says its goal is simple "fairness." That may be, as they understand fairness. But Figure 9 makes it clear that for the top earners, there will be blood. This presidency is going to be an act of retribution. In the words of the third book from Mr. Obama, "it is our duty to change it."

Oh Bummer, our country is enduring the biggest sham of a campaign to reinforce the liberation theology of an outcome of equality for all versus the outcome of opportunities for all. Liberation theology uses envy, anger and hatred towards another to justify the unjust treatment of the selected group out of favor in order to create a new serfdom for all. Yes, we are on a road to serfdom, a self-inflicted wound. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."

Of course, since the flavor of the week is to hate banks rather than admit that the community organizers, politicians and yes, a politically correct business community (probably out of a self-preservation motive, all forced the community reinvestment sham on us to lend to those who did not have business owning in the first place, I think it is a good time to point out that our local liberation theology bandwagon known as PACT has their own program to slam banks...Check out their website PACT funded with ADA money. Remember to never let a good crisis go unused, a motto of the current administration.