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Thursday, July 1, 2010
A Harbinger of the Apocalypse?
by Christopher A. Ferrara
It sounds like the plot of a lame TV movie: A mysterious stranger by the obviously phony name of "R. C. Christian" walks into the office of a granite finishing company to advise that he and a "secret group" wish to hire the company to build a massive granite monument containing instructions in eight different languages for rebuilding civilization in a post-apocalyptic world. The monument must be built to withstand catastrophic events. Of course, it will be hugely expensive, but the money will be made available, and don't ask how. A local banker, sworn to secrecy for life, is enlisted to handle the money transfers to finance the project, which arrive mysteriously from numerous banks all over the country so that the ultimate source of the funds will be untraceable.
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Christopher A. Ferrara is an attorney specializing in First Amendment and other civil rights litigation on behalf of Catholics. His articles and commentary on Catholic Church affairs have appeared in The Latin Mass magazine, The Remnant, Christian Order, Catholic Family News, The Fatima Crusader magazine and elsewhere. He is co-author (with Thomas Woods) of The Great Facade, a widely acclaimed analysis of changes in the Church since Vatican II. He and his wife Wendy, a convert from Protestantism, have six children. |
James W. Bannister was born in Toronto, Canada and earned degrees in Arts and Law from the University of Toronto. He practiced law in Canada for 12 years, then moved into business management consulting, training and teaching. Jim has taught and practiced the art of communication for nearly a quarter of a century, working in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He was a convert to Catholicism before Vatican II and is dedicated to restoring the Church to what it was when he was baptized. He has been working with Our Lady's Apostolate since 1990.
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