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A Very Special “Independence Day” Tune-up

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Chip Murray

Its been ten very long and painful years since I wrote “Independence Day” on July 3rd, 2009. I say long because the good times go fast, and the bad times slow. I say painful, because no American who loves his … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ Righteous Anger and the Evil of Silence

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Chip Murray

“Speak the truth in a million voices. It is silence that kills.” ~ St. Catherine of Sienna     “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ Hear the Watchmen

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Chip Murray

And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. ~ Matthew 16:18 I started to title today’s SMTU “The Road to Hell” earlier … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ In the Name of Love

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Chip Murray

…It is an indispensable duty, my brethren, which we owe to God and our country, to rouse up and bestir ourselves, and, being animated with a noble zeal for the sacred cause of liberty, to defend our lives and fortunes, … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ The Feast of St. John and the Cry of God

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Chip Murray

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”         ~ John:1:5 The Feast of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist was celebrated by Catholics around the world earlier this past week. John, … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ The Ultimate Con

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Chip Murray

I happened to be listening to a Conservative show on Friday as a caller called in to share his experience he and his wife had at some restaurant in the tri-state area. Seated next to them at two tables were … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ The Silent Killers

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Chip Murray

Seriously, if your objective is ‘to find truth in the confusion of things’, but what I see is a condescending challenge, I’m confused, especially as your question doesn’t seem to be a request for information but implies you know what … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ The Death of Liberalism?

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Chip Murray

I heard Gavin McInnes, a Conservative comedian, pronounce Liberalism dead last week. I wonder… Many years ago I observed a Liberal, someone very close to me, cut loose a friendship because the friend expressed her honest “Catholic” opinion on same-sex … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ Freedom isn’t “Just Another Word”

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Chip Murray

Now we’re in the midst of the ultimate battle in the culture war – the battle for the First Amendment – and if Republicans don’t recognize this is a war and fight like their existence depends on victory, nothing else … Continue reading →

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The Sunday Morning Tune-up ~ The Absoluters vs Absolute Notters

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Chip Murray

“The past participle of the Latin verb absolvere is absolutus. It means freed from any restrictions. Modern man wants no ‘absolutes.’ He wants to be loosed from things binding for all times and places.” ~ Fr. James V. Schall, J.T., TCT  “On Absolutes” … Continue reading →

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