Hello to all... this is the inaugural post for Right for Christ. I hope my various musings, rantings and pontifications will have value to you as time goes by and that you will let me know how I am doing.

Here are some various views:

1. This is America, the land of liberty and of hope. We are, in God's Grace, the last best hope for mankind. We are flawed, we are fallen (as are all men) and we are often just plain wrong. Having said that, we are also the best place to live, in general, on this planet.

2. Christianity is the best hope for mankind, period. Our God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, loves all of mankind with a love that is profound and amazing; in fact too amazing for us to comprehend, even a little bit. My advice: accept it, give thanks for it and be joyful about it. It's a great way to live.

3. Capitalism and the Free Enterprise system are the best economic system for mankind. Only it provides, in the words of Jeremy Bentham, the greatest good for the greatest number. Other systems, such as communism, socialism and mixed systems, are all fatally flawed. They are also the antithesis to freedom. Just be a student and look at history. All of these systems are doomed to fail, eventually. They run counter to the way man works, if he is left alone to pursue his own good. It takes courage, faith, and strengh. Communism and socialism are the way for the power-hungry, the weak, the cowardly, and the enslaved. Anytime you give permission for somebody else to run your life, you don't have permission to complain. Stand up for yourself, stand up for your family. Thank God for America. Even Putin admitted that the World needs America.

I welcome discussion of these various points, as long as you can base your views on what you think, not what you feel... Feelings are illusory and temporary; good solid thought is eternal.

Have a good day and may God bless all of you.

Fr. Stephen