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The case for overhauling American science

The case for overhauling American science The focus should be on harnessing AI and out-competing China, writes Michael Kratsios, the White House science chief AS THE SECOND world war drew to a close, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tasked his science adviser, Vannevar Bush, with reorganising America’s scientific enterprise for a post-war order. Bush’s answer, a report entitled “Science: The Endless Frontier”, became the blueprint for American government support of basic science. In turn this led to the creation of the National Science Foundation (NSF), a federal agency that supports fundamental research, and shaped the triumphal attitude to science and technology that defined so much of the “American Century”.

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Yes. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has scrapped its proposal to install additional Islamic foot-washing (ablution/wudu) stations.
The plan would have added one station inside an existing men’s restroom and one inside an existing women’s restroom on the pre-security side of Terminal D (the international terminal). It was still in the evaluation phase (not fully approved), with a state filing listing an estimated cost in the $115,000–$300,000 range and a potential late-2026 timeline. DFW said it accelerated its review due to elevated public interest this week and determined the project “would not deliver the originally anticipated operational benefits.”
DFW already has two ablution stations (installed around 2019) beside the Terminal D Interfaith Chapel near Gate D40 on the post-security side. Reports indicate the cancellation applies only to the proposed new restroom stations; there has been no announcement about removing the existing ones.
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Islamic Campus Rising Near Camp Bullis: A National Security Warning for Texas - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

A multi-million-dollar Islamic campus is under construction in Stone Oak, one of San Antonio’s more affluent northern suburbs. The project sits a short drive from Camp Bullis, the large U.S. Army training installation that has long served as a critical site for combat and medical training. The Northside Islamic Center of San Antonio is building a 33,000-square-foot mosque and community center on 7.25 acres. Future plans include a full K–12 Islamic school and residential housing. This is not a simple neighborhood place of worship. It is being presented as a self-contained campus where Muslims can live, pray, educate their children, and socialize largely within their own system. The resident scholar and imam associated with the project, AbdulRahman Kattab, has made public statements that raise serious questions. According to video documentation compiled by the RAIR Foundation, he has described the October 7 Hamas massacre as a “day of remembrance” for Muslims, invoked familiar anti-Jewish …

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From a Christian perspective, several of these events are precisely the places where the Cross becomes concrete rather than theoretical. Burying a child or watching a marriage die does not automatically produce holiness, but it removes the possibility of remaining superficial. The man either turns toward grace or he turns toward bitterness and self-destruction. There is rarely a comfortable middle option after those particular losses.

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THE GIFT HANDED ON: Technology, Wisdom, and the Stewardship of Christian Civilization - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

There is a clothesline behind a house near mine that I think about more often than I probably should. Nobody uses it anymore, not really. It is just there, strung between two posts, a little rusted, mostly decorative now. But it is worth pausing on, because for most of human history a line like that represented hours of a woman’s week: hauling water, scrubbing by hand, wringing, hanging, waiting on the weather. A washing machine gave a woman back hours she would otherwise have spent at that line. Indoor plumbing, electricity, refrigeration, and modern medicine were not luxuries. They were hours and years given back to ordinary people, especially to women, who had carried a physical burden most of us can no longer imagine. I do not begin here out of nostalgia. I begin here because gratitude is the honest response, and it is where a Christian ought to start. Technology transforms every civilization. It expands human capability. Printing multiplied knowledge. Electricity multiplied productivity …

Great St. Augustine ~ I cannot show you my God. Not because there is no God to show, but because you have no eyes to see Him.

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Discernment in an Age of Disorder Ordering the Soul in an Age of Counterfeits Eps VI - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

Discernment in an Age of Disorder Ordering the Soul in an Age of Counterfeits Episode VI Counterfeits: False Transcendence in an Age of Disorder Audio Player Episode Thesis When transcendence weakens, the human soul does not cease searching for meaning. Instead, counterfeits emerge, offering emotional intensity, identity, distraction, or ideological certainty in place of truth, beauty, holiness, and communion with God. Karen Opening Reflection Throughout this series, we have explored how disorder enters the soul through pride, sensuality, vanity, and the loss of discernment. We have seen how the intellect weakens when detached from truth, how appetite begins governing the soul when desire replaces contemplation, and how identity becomes fragmented when external approval replaces authentic charity. But the human person cannot live without transcendence. This series rests upon a central conviction: civilizations reflect the spiritual condition of the human person. When intellect, appetite …

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Priest Alleges Cardinal McElroy Engaged in Homosexual Affairs - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

Skip to content A Catholic priest has come forward with serious allegations that Cardinal Robert McElroy, one of the most prominent progressive voices in the American hierarchy, has engaged in homosexual affairs. The claims, if substantiated, raise grave questions about leadership and moral integrity in the Church According to LifeSiteNews, a priest has publicly alleged that Cardinal Robert McElroy has been involved in homosexual relationships. These accusations come amid ongoing concerns about Cardinal McElroy’s public positions on various moral and doctrinal issues, including his approach to homosexuality, Communion for the divorced and remarried, and other contentious topics. Such allegations against a high-ranking prelate are extremely serious and demand thorough, transparent investigation by competent Church authorities. The faithful have a right to clarity and accountability on matters that touch upon the moral credibility of Church leadership. Read the full report here

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Fauci privately warned of miscarriage risk linked to COVID vaccine while publicly claiming no issues, newly released texts show

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci privately raised concerns that the COVID-19 vaccine could “theoretically” be linked to miscarriages in expectant mothers, despite having publicly insisted there were “no red flags” for pregnant women. “I asked around a bit more and another issue came up that you need to be aware of,” wrote Fauci in a Jan. 25, 2021, text exchange with then-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. “Since many people have significant cytokines storm and fever after the 2nd dose, this theoretically could be associated with miscarriage in the 1st trimester,” added the then-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director. Dr. Anthony Fauci privately discussed concerns that the COVID-19 jab could “theoretically” be associated with miscarriages in mothers, despite having publicly affirmed there were “no red flags” for pregnant women. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock Fauci, Walensky and Murthy had …

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signs the bill for abortions up to birth as Democrats celebrate.

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Abort Up to Birth: Massachusetts' New Standard Excellent monologue

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It covers Bishop Michael Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo adding a monthly Traditional Latin Mass in Midland (at Holy Family Chapel, St. Ann Parish), near an existing SSPX chapel.

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“Motivated by the salvation of souls”, Texas bishop expands Traditional Latin Mass provision | Advaticanum

Bishop Michael Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, has announced that he will expand the provision of the Traditional Latin Mass in his diocese. The announcement was shared by Father Ryan Rojo, Vocations Director and Director of Seminarians for the diocese. In a post on X, Father Rojo wrote: “Motivated by the salvation of souls, Bishop Sis announced that the Traditional Latin Mass according to the 1962 Missal will be offered beginning Sunday, 30 August, and thereafter on the last Sunday of each month.” The Mass will be celebrated at St Ann’s Catholic Church, a large parish in Midland served by three priests and five deacons. The parish already offers 19 Masses each week, five scheduled confession times and perpetual adoration. The Mass will be offered at 3 p.m., with, as Father Rojo explained, “the hope that this time will enable people from West Texas (Lubbock, Amarillo and El Paso) and southeastern New Mexico (Diocese of Las Cruces) to join us for this celebration.” Father Rojo …

Early August already brings shelves of sinister Halloween imagery. Sir Christopher Lee once warned against dabbling in the occult. The Church has always known better. All Hallows Eve belongs to the saints, not to the enemies of God. A short reflection on what Satan can only ape, and how Catholics can take the holy day back.

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Satan Cannot Create. He Can Only Ape. - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

The stores are already full of it. Early August, and the shelves are stacked with Halloween merchandise. That alone is strange enough. What stopped me, though, was not the early arrival of pumpkins. It was the increasingly sinister imagery, the grotesque, the demonic, and the overt fascination with darkness. Something has shifted from the old autumnal playfulness into a more open invitation to what is ugly and menacing. Sir Christopher Lee spent a lifetime portraying darkness on screen as Dracula, Saruman, and Lord Summerisle. When a rumor circulated that he kept a vast occult library, he answered it directly during a 2011 appearance at University College Dublin. He did not. He owned only a few books on the subject. Then he offered a sharper warning. He had met people who claimed to be Satanists and involved with black magic, yet he himself had never been involved. He told the audience, “I warn all of you: never, never, never. You will not only lose your mind, you’ll lose your soul.”¹ …

Sir Christopher Lee on Occult ~ Never, never, never. You will not only lose your mind, you will lose your soul.

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Fides Et Ratio That's is all true. So many women (mostly) are involved in Occult. It doesn't matter who they are and what age. It's an 'epidemics'. They are from all walks of life; often you meet nice people just to find out that they try to cast the spells on you and get some access points to you or your home. St. Benedict Medal blessed with the special long blessings, blessed bells to clear the air, and above all being in the state of grace protect against their magicka.

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THE GIFT CULTIVATED:How Christian Civilization Formed Human Flourishing - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

Christian civilization cultivated institutions because it first cultivated persons. The same formation that preserved the inheritance in difficult centuries went on to produce habits of mind, institutions, and an understanding of the human person that made sustained learning, scientific inquiry, and ordered technological development possible. Christianity did not invent every technology. It cultivated the worldview in which these things could flourish while remaining ordered toward the dignity of the human person. By the time the monasteries had done their quiet work of preservation, something began to shift. What had been guarded for centuries, almost in secret, started to bear fruit in the open. Monasteries gradually gave rise to cathedral schools. Cathedral schools developed into universities. The goal was never simply the accumulation of knowledge. The goal was the formation of wisdom. Christian civilization moved naturally from guarding truth to cultivating minds capable of receiving …

Texas Bishop Expands Latin Mass

Bishop Michael Sis of San Angelo, West Texas, will expand access to the traditional Latin Mass with a new monthly celebration at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Midland, beginning August 30.
Rev. Ryan Rojo, the diocese’s Vocations Director and Director of Seminarians, announced the development on X.com.
The Mass will be celebrated on the last Sunday of each month at 3 p.m.
Rev. Rojo promised that this is “just a beginning”: “The diocese discerns a path forward to provide for our people.”
He added that other diocesan priests will learn to celebrate the Roman rite in the coming weeks and months.
The existing weekly Traditional Latin Mass at St. Margaret of Scotland Church in San Angelo will continue unchanged.
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Turning Point USA’s Extraordinary Crowd with JD Vance Shows How Young People Are Hungry for Purpose - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

Skip to content A powerful New York Post opinion piece highlights the massive, energetic turnout at a recent Turning Point USA event featuring JD Vance. The huge youth attendance signals a deep hunger among young Americans for meaning, patriotism, and a positive vision for the future The article celebrates the remarkable energy and size of the crowd at Turning Point USA’s event with Vice President JD Vance. Far from the stereotype of disaffected or apathetic youth, thousands of young people showed up enthusiastic and engaged — demonstrating a strong desire for purpose, national pride, and leadership that inspires rather than lectures. This growing movement among Gen Z and young Millennials is an encouraging sign. It shows that many in the rising generation are rejecting cynicism and are instead drawn to messages of faith, family, freedom, and personal responsibility. Read the full opinion piece here

Pope Saint Felix III ~ Not to oppose error is to approve it; and not to defend truth is to suppress it; and indeed to neglect to confound evil men...

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Eucharistic Reparation on the Feast of the Transfiguration - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

A Short Reflection drawn from Divine Intimacy This year I have begun praying with a book that has nourished generations of Catholics: Divine Intimacy by Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, a Discalced Carmelite. Its daily meditations do not merely speak about prayer; they gently lead the soul into prayer. The meditation for the Transfiguration speaks with particular clarity to our work of Eucharistic reparation. On this feast we recall that the soul of Jesus, personally united to the Word, enjoyed the Beatific Vision. Yet during the years of His earthly life He concealed that glory, appearing “in the likeness of sinful flesh.”¹ Only for a few brief moments on Tabor did He allow some rays of His blessed soul to shine forth, so that Peter, James, and John might be strengthened for the Passion that was to come. His face shone as the sun, His garments became white as snow, and then the vision disappeared. Father Gabriel writes: “The Apostles raised their eyes and saw nothing save Jesus …

The winemaker monk praises God in the vineyards, the famous ora et labora

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A Latin Mass for the Cameras, While Leo XIV Says the Old Faith Is Over - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

Skip to content n this pointed critique from Big Modernism, the author argues that recent high-profile Traditional Latin Mass celebrations (including at Saint Peter’s) appear to be staged for public relations while the broader suppression of the Old Rite continues under Pope Leo XIV. The article examines what it calls a contradictory approach: allowing occasional high-visibility Traditional Latin Masses for cameras and optics, while maintaining or even tightening restrictions on the regular celebration of the ancient rite for the faithful. The author sees this as emblematic of a larger pattern — offering symbolic gestures without substantive restoration of the Traditional Latin Mass. This critique resonates with many traditional Catholics who feel the restoration of the Old Rite remains incomplete and inconsistent. Read the full article here

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Standing Room Only at the Return of the Old Rite to Saint Peter’s - Fides et Ratio | Reflections on life from a theological and rational perspective

Skip to content Complicit Clergy reports that the return of the Traditional Latin Mass (Old Rite) to Saint Peter’s Basilica was met with overwhelming attendance. The basilica was filled to capacity, with many faithful standing throughout the celebration. This strong turnout reflects a growing desire among Catholics — especially younger generations — for the solemnity, reverence, and spiritual richness of the Traditional Latin Mass. It stands as an encouraging witness amid ongoing debates about the place of the ancient rite in the modern Church. Read the full article and see the photos here