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July 04, 2026

Was ‘Rededicate 250’ Really One Nation Under God?

Happy Fourth of July Happy 250th Birthday America Back on May 17, 2026, the White...

June 2026

June 19, 2026

An Irishman Against American Slavery

In honor of Juneteenth A sampling of the Letter of Daniel O'Connell on American Slavery...

November 2025

November 27, 2025

12 Things I’m Grateful For

On thanksgiving we remember that there are oodles of things to be grateful and thankful...

October 2025

October 31, 2025

Halloween Reminds Us of These 25 Things

Halloween reminds us that… 1. Once a year your neighbors, even if complete strangers the...

June 2025

June 17, 2025

Why Did I Dream About That?

Dreams are weird. They never make sense. Not usually. But sometimes they do. I think...

April 2025

April 01, 2025

Anniversary Of When Prehistoric Monsters Invaded Chicago

April 1 will be remembered by historians and Chicagoans as the day the prehistoric monsters...

March 2025

March 17, 2025

Let Every Irishman Read It! Poems For St. Patrick’s Day

In honor of St. Patrick's Day here is a public domain collection of Irish poems....

February 2025

February 14, 2025

Light from the Altar – Saint Valentine’s Day

For Valentine's Day here is a selection from the public domain work Light from the...

February 02, 2025

While The Groundhog Saw His Shadow This Also Happen

That's right, woodchuck-chuckers - it's... GROUNDHOG DAY! Redbecca@RedRebeccax (February 2, 2025: It's Groundhog Day today,...

December 2024

December 31, 2024

Rocking in the New Year With Pope Francis

Since the beginning of his pontificate Pope Francis always leads his flock into the new...

December 24, 2024

Christmas Tunes and Hymns In the Last 100 Years

Over a century ago Christmas Music was mostly hymns about the birth of Christ, Mary...

December 20, 2024

Christmas Tunes and Hymns Before 1925

There is nothing quite like getting together with a bunch of O-Come All Ye faithful...

November 2024

November 28, 2024

Mr. Lincoln Have Thanksgiving Made a National Union Festival

Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian...

November 11, 2024

November 11, 1918, An Entire World Knelt In Thanks To God

For your holiday reflection here are some selections from the public domain work Armistice Day...

July 2024

July 04, 2024

A Thought From Frederick Douglass on The Fourth of July

Frederick Douglass (c. February 1817 or February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator,...

December 2023

December 25, 2023

The 12 Popes of Christmas Vatican 2

Let us be inspired this Christmas with the merry mystical words of the successors of...

December 19, 2023

It’s the Most Stressful Time of the Year

I recently changed internet providers. Going online and trying to cancel your previous internet provider...

November 2023

November 23, 2023

How To Avoid Being Ungrateful

October 31st -Thank God for candy and neighbors who actually talk to one another. November...

October 2023

October 31, 2023

Halloween is an Opportunity for Creative Blogging

Every October 31st begins the cycle of the annual holiday seasons in which writers reach...

November 2022

November 24, 2022

WRN # 21 Thanksgiving Thoughts

More history to ruin your Thanksgiving spirit: There were no sweet potatoes (not native to...

September 2022

September 05, 2022

Laborers on Labor Day

I remember when I was young, I didn't go to school till after Labor Day....

July 2022

July 16, 2022

Tunes From the BCCT on Holy God

There are a lot of members of the Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers posting articles,...

July 04, 2022

Tunes From the BCCT on Holy Days and Holidays

There are a lot of members of the Broad Chorus of Catholic Thinkers posting articles,...

June 2022

June 19, 2022

Trinity of Holidays and Feast Days

Last Sunday we celebrated Trinity Sunday or Bad Analogies Day. This week we celebrate a...

January 2022

January 02, 2022

Welcome 12 Years of Marriage in 2022

Happy Solemnity of Mary Mother of God and also Happy New Years Day What 2021...

January 01, 2022

As You Start Out Your New Year, This Also Happen…

If your reading this you made it another year. Congratulations... Happy New Years Day It...

November 2021

November 25, 2021

Thanksgiving Tidbits of Trivia

Thanksgiving should be about more than a parade, a gridiron battle, and pumpkin pie. In...

October 2021

October 31, 2021

While You Were Out Trick or Treating This Also Happen

It's the time of the year when the annual Trick or Treating day of appropriating...

July 2021

July 04, 2021

While You Were Setting Off Fireworks, This Also Happen

July 4th is the feast day of Saint Elizabeth of Portugal The Aphelion, the point in the...

June 2021

June 20, 2021

Don’t Have Sex If You’re Not Ready To Be A Father

Happy Father's Day Dads. The message of Mother’s Day is “Mothers are amazingly good at...