Category: Faith
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St. Thomas Aquinas Came to My Ambulance
Deal W. Hudson January 28, 2015 The Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas I would guess that most Catholics look at the sanctity of St. Thomas Aquinas as primarily an intellectual charism, given that he was the greatest Christian intellectual of the Middle Ages, a period of over 800 years. I had viewed St. Thomas in…
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The God Who Died
Deal W. Hudson April 2, 2015 What kind of “God” could die? If you think about it and apply your common sense, a God is something perfect, eternal, present to everything, lacking nothing. That which we call “God” cannot suffer anything, much less death. Yet, we are fast upon the day when our God, the…
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The Sacrifice, a Poem by George Herbert (1633)
Deal W. Hudson April 3, 2015 From The Temple (1633), by George Herbert The Sacrifice OH all ye, who passe by, whose eyes and minde To worldly things are sharp, but to me blinde; To me, who took eyes that I might you finde: Was ever grief like mine? The Princes of my people make a head…
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The Exorcist Author Learns Death is a Lie
Deal W. Hudson April 25, 2015 A Book Review: William Peter Blatty, Finding Peter: A True Story of the Hand of Providence and Evidence of Life after Death Regnery Publishing, March 30, 2015 256 pages, $27.99 Honesty is rare, and when it’s found in a book such as this the effect is quite arresting and compelling.…
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The Search for True Happiness, Revisited
Deal W. Hudson May 5, 2015 Twenty years ago I published a book entitled, Happiness and the Limits of Satisfaction. It was a product of my academic years, making the book somewhat formidable to the average reader. However, a few good friends got through it, liked it, one of whom, the late Leo Linbeck, Jr., sent…
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House Will Vote on 5-Month Abortion Bill Next Week
Deal W. Hudson May 8, 2015 The House announced today it will vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1797). Also known as the “5-Month Abortion Limit” because it forbids all abortions — except in cases of rape and incest — after the fifth month of pregnancy. The House vote will occur near the…
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Tomorrow is Never Guaranteed
Deal W. Hudson May 13, 2015 I have often been a passenger on the Amtrak train between DC and New York that derailed last night with such tragic results. I’ve always considered traveling by train extremely safe. This accident does not change my mind, though it’s a stark reminder that serious accidents can happen any time…
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Pope Francis meets the United Nations in a Fractured World
Deal W. Hudson September 15, 2015 When Pope Francis arrived at the United Nations today he was welcomed by the sight of the Vatican Flag, the first time the yellow and white flag had ever been raised at the UN since its founding in 1945. In 1964, the Holy See, which is not a member, became a…
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Will America Last? — The 2016 Election
Deal W. Hudson January 11, 2016 It’s tempting to say that the coming presidential election of 2016 is the most important in American history. What gives me pause is the number of times this has been said before, including by myself. But this time, I cannot help but believe it’s true. Why? Terrorism: A storm…
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Why Does a Catholic Diocese Provide Syringes?
Deal W. Hudson April 25, 2016 While I was the publisher and editor of Crisis Magazine, I chronicled the plight of the Albany Diocese in Upstate, NY under the former leadership of now Bishop Emeritus Howard J. Hubbard. His stewardship of the diocese was a test case in the failures of the progressive policies of many churchmen…
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