George Lynn Cross served as President of The University of Oklahoma from 1943 to 1968. During his 25-year tenure, he oversaw tremendous growth in both the university’s athletic and academic programs. He was instrumental in implementing difficult reforms that raised enrollment and academic standards, while also expanding access for Native Americans and other minorities. Cross […]
As I sit here watching the televised remembrance of Charlie Kirk, it is both a sad time and a time to rejoice knowing that Charlie was a Christian believer and a God-fearing man. A man who loved Jesus and was carrying out what he considered God’s will of freedom for all. He stirred patriotism in […]
You can’t cure diarrhea by treating the plumbing in the bathroom. If you want to truly fix something you must first understand the problem and then fix it at the source. The political assassination of Charlie Kirk has been seismic. So many, me included, are profoundly and deeply saddened by our loss, and especially for […]
What is below was inspired by Bishop Barrons reflection on the Sep 17th Gospel and the book I have been reading by SR. Angela De Fatima Coelho INSIDE the LIGHT. Let me start with Bishop Barrons reflection. “In today’s Gospel Jesus observes that the people of this generation criticize Him as a friend of tax […]
This article was republished with permission from the Idaho Freedom Foundation Well, isn’t that generous? The Group Insurance Advisory Committee (GIAC), under the Office of Group Insurance (OGI) within the Department of Administration — ever the example of fiscal responsibility — unilaterally decided to extend the GLP-1 weight-loss drugs to the employee health benefits plan […]
Dear Friends, Parents should be able to post pictures of their children online without worrying that predators will steal those images and manipulate them into inappropriate content. Students should be able to attend school without fear that bullies will create fake AI images to destroy their reputations. But major corporations like Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal […]
“Be careful of your thoughts because thoughts turn into words, words turn into actions, actions turn into habits, and finally habits accumulate to define a life.” These words were spoken to me by my Quaker grandmother. Many on the political left have chosen to define their lives by words of hate. You do not call […]
G. K. Chesterton was a world-renowned writer, journalist, and Catholic apologist. His outspoken, sometimes curmudgeonly style offended many critics in government and the church, but throughout his life until his passing four years before WWII in 1936, he remained a devoted evangelist for Jesus. Chesterton befriended and debated prominent contemporaries such as C. S. Lewis, […]
I sometimes hear people ask, why have political parties at all? Why not just vote for the best person for the job? That sounds good on paper, but in reality, parties serve important purposes at every level of government. Under our republican system of government, voters elect lawmakers to represent them. Whichever party holds the […]
Charlie Kirk defended Truth and Christ While I believe that God is in charge of our lives, sometimes I have a difficult time understanding why he allows things like 9/11 and the assassination of good God-fearing people like Charlie Kirk. We live in a world with a grim diagnosis of the human condition, and I […]
Dear Friends, This week, our nation suffered a loss that cuts to the heart of who we are. The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk was not just the murder of a man. It was an attack on the very idea that Americans can debate one another peacefully, challenge each other boldly, and still remain a […]
Today is a heavy day. Every year on this date, September 11, we remember the horrific events of that Tuesday morning in 2001. Thousands of innocent Americans lost their lives—fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and children who never came home. First responders put their own lives on the line, with many paying the ultimate sacrifice as […]