Monthly Archives: January 2008

Back from New York City and D.C.

The Vanguard was on blogging hiatus the past week or so while Katie and I visited the Big Apple and Washington D.C. My best man, Robert Berger, who now lives in Long Island, showed us all around and took us … Continue reading

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I’m Supporting Mike Huckabee

He is still in the race and first in many upcoming states.  Despite what the media is currently saying, it is not just a two-person Republican race. You can see what he stands for on his website. Of the three … Continue reading

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Father Maciel Has Died…

…and met our Lord Jesus Christ.  May He have mercy on his soul and grant him eternal life in Heaven.

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Bobby Fischer Received Catholic Burial

May God bless him and rest his soul; he requested a Catholic burial.  Why?  We can only guess, but it is hopeful that he turned to Christ ere the end of his life!

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Making Objects Out of (Famous) People

It is always wrong to use another person as an object for your own enjoyment. A ubiquitous example of this immoral practice is when a man lusts after a woman; however, I think it also occurs everyday when we make … Continue reading

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Texas Rally for Life

Hot on the heels of the national March for Life, Texas is having our annual Rally for Life this Saturday! From Texas Alliance for Life: Come to the Texas Rally for Life in Austin on Saturday, January 26. This event … Continue reading

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A Young Man with Strong Virtue

A great story of a virtuous young man who has auditioned for American Idol (from Bastrop, Texas, too, unless “Bostrop” is really a town) and joyfully proclaims that he is saving not only the marital embrace, but also even his … Continue reading

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Dear God

It’s been 35 years of war on our soil.  35 years of praying, begging, pleading for the lives of the little ones hidden in the womb who can’t speak for themselves.  35 years of wiping the tears of mothers and fathers … Continue reading

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March for Life!

Broadcasting live via EWTN live TV. Gerardo and Roxanna are there, along with Earthie from the Little Wretches of St. Joseph, Thomas from AmericanPapist, and many others!

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What Makes a Law Just?

That’s a question that is so important to know the answer to, and there are competing theories. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. think about it? Well, he agreed with St. Thomas Aquinas and quoted that great saint and philosopher … Continue reading

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