The Austin Cathedral held a Memorial Mass for Martin Luther King Jr. yesterday and I couldn’t help but feel a strong sense of unity. People of all races from all over the city, state, and country even joined together to honor one of the most influential personalities and one of the greatest people of modern […]
This Letter, more than any other piece written by King, embodies the wisdom and the heart of a man who is rightly celebrated as one of the greatest civil rights leaders of the modern age. Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr.: 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen: While confined here […]
Before a private screening, co-producer Eduardo Verastegui said that one of the goals they wanted to accomplish in his new film, “Little Boy” was a living Norman Rockwell painting, depicting America in all of its idyllic warmth. The heartwarming film achieved that and so much more. Set in 1940s California, “Little Boy” follows a—to put […]
In a shocking finding, researchers at Harvard Medical School’s (HMS) Osher Research Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found that the placebo effect works even when subjects know they are taking a placebo. We’ve all heard the cliche, physician, heal thyself. With some conditions, evidently, it’s apt to implore the patient to […]
“…sex felt dirty and wrong and sinful even though I was married.” There’s an article making the rounds entitled “IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Waited Until My Wedding Night to Lose My Virginity and I Wish I Hadn’t.” In it, the author explains that she waited to have sex until her wedding night like a […]
From a speech given at Pure Fashion Austin. I wanted to thank you for supporting these girls in this project for a couple reasons. First because they’re saving humanity. That may sound like a bit of an exaggeration, but I’m serious. Let me explain. So, I’m a guy. And I like being a guy. And […]
Excerpt taken from an article written by the character Will Vernik in spiritual fiction, Now and at the Hour of Our Death. The spoilers have been omitted. Modern science tells us that all human emotion and all human action and psychology can be reduced to basic mechanical processes. McKenzie’s inspiration wasn’t a message from God, […]
Thank you for joining us for this first in a series of Arena KO debates brought to you by FEE, The Foundation for Economic Education My name is JSB Morse. I’m an author of several books, namely the political thriller “Gods of Ruin” and “Chaos and Kingdom” and I’m also on the board of America’s […]
“This economy kills,” Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga said in a speech yesterday at a conference held by Policy Research and Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America, entitled “Erroneous Autonomy: The Catholic Case Against Libertarianism.” “The libertarianism [sic] deregulation of the market is much to the disadvantage of the poor.” The cardinal quoted Pope Francis […]
I’m excited to announce that “Now and at the Hour of Our Death” is now available on audio format at Amazon, Audible, and iTunes! We were grateful to have the very talented Mim Drew narrate the book. Her voice and range of characterization was perfect and we couldn’t be happier. I’m sure you’re going to […]