Author: Deal Hudson

From the Birthplace of St. Benedict — Music That Eases the Soul

I told Fr. Basil that as I listened to the recording I realized my body had become relaxed and my mind contemplative and peaceful. He seemed to appreciate that comment more than my praise of the recording itself, which corroborates the monks’ intention in their recording to provide a kind of beauty that nourishes the listener.

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House Will Vote on 5-Month Abortion Bill Next Week

This morning news broke that the U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on H.R. 1797, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. In recent days, members of the national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) have made over 10,000 live constituent calls to key Members of Congress urging this vote. The legislation, which would stop abortion after five months based on the unborn child’s ability to feel pain is supported by the majority of Americans.

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The Search for True Happiness, Revisited

I concluded that happiness is passion of a certain kind but not the kind of passion immediately identified with romantic love or lust. Happiness is passion in the way a sudden religious conversion can change a person’s life. Suddenly you know something that changes everything, that your entire life must be directed by.

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The God Who Died?

The God who died to both Jews and Greeks seemed like the ultimate oxymoron, an absurd self-contradiction. And, if His death had been final, they would have been right to view the death that way. But His death was not final. Death was real, but it was not final. Death was followed by Life, not just any life but a life raised out of death itself, a Resurrection.

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10 Ways Catholics Can Elect the Next President

One of the hardest lessons to learn, and accept, is that Catholics in politics will play dirty. . . . they will lie about the faith, misrepresent its teaching, ignore its non-negotiable moral principles . . . and will proclaim “Church teaching!” for policies that have no authoritative standing in the “sacred deposit of faith.”

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Challenges Facing Catholic Voters in the 2016 Election

The only solution is for lay Catholics to amplify the voice of individual bishops who are leading on these issues; create a loose grassroots network of Catholics nationwide; and outwork and out-shout the newly-energized and well-funded organizations who publish lies about the faith to support pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage candidates.

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