A democracy is only democratic insofar as the people have a say in the decisions made on their behalf.

There are so many REAL problems in the world. Why is it that people feel they need to fabricate MORE? Must life be a daily soap-opera? Must the news always convey a tragedy? I say no.

Don't Be Ashamed to Serve

Don't ever be ashamed to serve. Contrary to popular belief, service onto others is what dignifies a man. It is easy to serve yourself. It is easy to provide service in exchange for profit. Yet it is in selfless service that we can transcend our petty instincts and our greed. It is through the help we lend others that we prove ourselves more than mere animals.

Will Simpler Days Return?

I remember a time when Society rewarded virtue and hard work.

It was a simpler time. We wouldn’t worry about the truth of things. The world economy was less fraudulent. Governments were less corrupt and less open about their corruption. The suffering of other people was not made into a manipulative novella for the news broadcasts. I didn’t have to worry about the content of TV shows. I knew my neighbor by name and children could play on the streets. We were who we were, and buying a new car or a new trip to Timbuktu didn’t make us better people in the eyes of those who knew us.

Evil lurked in the dark. It didn’t show itself in the bright light of day like it does nowadays.

On Divorce, Gay Marriage, Cohabitation etc.

My thoughts about the flexibilisation of marriage bonds and the true meaning of marriage:

If something is wrong, even if everybody else is doing it, it's still wrong; and, if something is right, even if nobody else is doing it anymore, it's still right. Like St. Thomas More, it is better to follow a conscience properly formed by God's revelation and the teaching of his Church, even if it is unpopular, even if it is politically incorrect and even if clashes with the King's demands to re-define marriage.

It is better to be hated for your honest views than to corrupt the truth.

Absolute Pragmatism = Complete Cruelty

It is insufficient in the human mind to accept any code of ethics without a greater value to support it.

We are intelligent enough to interpret and decide what is and what isn't convenient for us, and we are egotistical enough to bend the rules to our advantage whenever it suits us. This often results in our stepping over the rights of other people (and of other beings) in order to achieve our goals.

Therein lays the danger of our time: Absolute pragmatism and fanatical secularism lead to that exact outcome of wanton cruelty, irresponsibility and heartlessness.

That is why religion/spirituality is of utmost importance to any society.

When we delegate our personal conscience to another entity, we are indeed trying to escape the consequences of our acts.