Michael Cook * Full disclosure: the author is a member of Opus Dei. mercatornet.com Michael Cook is the editor of MercatorNet. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Four Corners, a flagship program on Australia’s ABC, broadcast a scathing attack on two private schools in Sydney on Monday evening. Their crime:
Proverbs 7 2 Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.[a] If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
As I wrote in a previous post, J R Tolkien’s Catholic faith had a profound, if subtly expressed, influence on his most famous fictional work, The Lord of the Rings. But his religious expression is even more pronounced in his magnum opus, the collection of legends of “the Elder
Proverbs 6 23 For their command is a lamp and their instruction a light; their corrective discipline is the way to life. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
The 2019 biopic Tolkien was heavily criticised for almost completely omitting what was one of the central pillars of the author’s life: his Catholic faith. Trying to tell the story of Tolkien’s life without mentioning religion is like trying to tell the story of Hunter S Thompson without
Proverbs 5 15 Drink water from your own well— share your love only with your wife. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
Proverbs 4 8 If you prize wisdom, she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will honor you. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
Proverbs 3 12 For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
Proverbs 2 14 They take pleasure in doing wrong, and they enjoy the twisted ways of evil. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
Proverbs 1 7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
Proverbs 31 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those being crushed. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
Communist China is the most rigorously atheist country in the world. Which should hardly be surprising: Communism is a jealous god, after all. As an ideology of total control, communism simply cannot tolerate rivals for the minds of its subject populations. The Soviet Union similarly crushed the churches. China still
Proverbs 30 32 If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil, cover your mouth in shame. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
Proverb 29 29 Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery. If you enjoyed this BFD Daily Proverb please consider sharing it with your friends.
