Bitter Pills — By: Crisis Magazine

“Do you have any weapons on you?” the officer asked. “No, officer,” I replied with assurance. We were on a side street in a residential neighborhood. On the main adjacent thoroughfare, cars edged nervously past as the lights from the squad car threw off red and blue reflections into the intersection, letting all bystanders know…

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The Pope’s “Laudate Deum”: When Communism Comes Again — By: OnePeterFive

“When Communism comes again everything will happen.” The author responded: “What do you mean by comes again?” “Yes, when it newly comes again,” [Conchita] replied. “Does that mean that Communism will go away before that?” “I don’t know,” she said in reply, “the Blessed Virgin simply said ‘when Communism comes again’.” —Garabandal – Der Zeigefinger Gottes (Garabandal – The Finger…

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Clarity Amid Calamity: A Catholic Perspective on the Israel-Hamas War — By: Crisis Magazine

The State of Israel is now locked in a terrible struggle with Hamas. The rapidly unfolding war will prove brutal and bloody. In the coming weeks and months, leaders in Washington will formulate various policies with respect to the conflagration. American Catholics will have to judge whether these policies are prudent and morally sound. This…

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