[Ashley Slavik, a blessed wife and mother of two daughters, will soon complete her Masters degree in Catechetics and Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville.  Ashley responded to an invitation from the Holy Spirit to apply what she has learned in her graduate training in a creative way with those who may be struggling with their faith, and would benefit from some emotional and spiritual support.  I asked Ashley to share some information on her new outreach, Letters of Light…

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By Kevin Burke, LSW Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ is a brutally realistic depiction of the torture and death of Jesus, and the great sacrifice he offered for our salvation.  Franco Zeffirlli’s Jesus of Nazareth was a star-studded epic Hollywood production, featuring a distant and more ethereal Messiah.  Beautifully done and well worth a look. But there is something unique about The Chosen that makes it my favorite all time presentation of stories found in the Gospels. The…

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By Kevin Burke, LSW The polarization in our national politics is also found among Christians of all denominations.  This is powerfully expressed in the division between pro-life and social justice believers.  Public Religion Research Institute’s American Values Survey revealed the difference between those who identify as social justice Catholics and believers who see themselves as right to life Catholics: “Right to life Catholics” believe the Catholic Church should focus more on abortion and the right to life in its statements about public…

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WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOUR MINOR AND YOUNG ADULT CHILDREN – ESPECIALLY THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM By Kevin Burke, LSW Facebook just censored an ad revealing the Biden/Harris plans to promote a radical transgender agenda if elected in November. Rod Dreher reports on the soft totalitarianism of social media titans like Facebook: We have a good example of this [soft totalitarianism] just now in what Facebook has done to an ad criticizing Joe Biden for his support for the…

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By Kevin Burke, LSW The abortion position of the Democratic Party is so extreme that most people refuse to believe it’s true.  How do you convince them? The key to lifting the veil on the Biden/Harris agenda is to go right to the Democratic Party Platform for 2020 and bring light to the diabolical and deceptive language of reproductive rights. Page 32 of the Party Platform states the following: Democrats oppose and will fight to overturn federal and state laws…

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The Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy is Based on the National Security Interests of the United States. By Kevin Burke, LSW Headlines are screaming about alleged remarks of President Trump disparaging the troops, and his Covid comments in January 2020.  Ex-CIA officials, career bureaucrats and others spread rumors and innuendo hoping to influence the November elections.  It’s the latest in a long series of fabricated scandals and subterfuge to take out President Trump.  There is nothing wrong with balanced reporting and…

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By Kevin Burke, LSW Odysseus, the hero of the Greek epic The Odyssey, devised a clever scheme to finally take the city of Troy after years of conflict.  The Greeks appeared to retreat in defeat and sailed to the nearby island of Tenedos.  One of the soldiers, Sinon, stayed behind telling his captors he was abandoned by his fellow soldiers.  He convinced the Trojans it was his rivalry with Odysseus that led to his abandonment.   Once the Trojans bought…

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