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August 2017

August 23, 2017

Teddy Roosevelt on Robert E. Lee

Courtesy of Donald McClarey. A Catholic who demonstrates that hating on the US isn't the...

August 17, 2017

This is how you fight evil

Words can't express how much I love this man. And he's not a bad sousaphone...

August 10, 2017

The annual Hiroshima debates

As well as Nagasaki. Donald McClarey posts both pros and cons, with his own take...

August 07, 2017

An interesting take on Procter and Gamble’s “The Talk” commercial

Perhaps it's us, but those African Americans who are our friend seems to echo...

August 03, 2017

The Gray Lady looks at La Civiltà

A fair enough look at the kerfuffle. The La Civiltà piece was, to me, no...

July 2017

July 31, 2017

The West has failed

We won't be around to see this turn of events, which makes our lack of...

July 21, 2017

To college or not to college

That is the question. Here is a decidedly conservative take on the modern issue of...

July 13, 2017

Why I don’t do Game of Thrones

In a nutshell. It proved that if you just slap gratuitous violence and lots of...

July 11, 2017

Why being Progressive is incompatible with Christianity

Some thoughts from Fr. Longenecker. Long and short, 'progressive' assumes the premises of the modern....

July 07, 2017

A balanced take on Immigration

John C. Wright, who usually doesn't pull punches, explains how the Faith has always approached the...

July 06, 2017

Reconciliation and America’s past

So I hurt my wrist and it's all wrapped up. Literally. Meaning I'm typing with...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

The Counter Culture and all that jazz

An insightful look into the era that taught us the first and greatest commandment is to...

June 22, 2017

The Free Expression paradox

In a nutshell. Well said Mr. Goldberg.

May 2017

May 02, 2017

Bill Nye the Scientism Guy

Bishop Robert Barron explains: The same goes for that other media darling, Neil deGrasse...

April 2017

April 24, 2017

In honor of the March for Science

An observation about Climate Change from the wonderful Two Catholic Men and a Blog. For a...

April 10, 2017

Understanding the Syrian crisis

Is not easy. Nonetheless, once again as I speak to people from the region, I...

March 2017

March 13, 2017

Climate Change

Is kicked around over at Jane the Actuary. Especially the MMGW crusaders. Some good points. For...

March 03, 2017

Blessed are the poor

In spirit. During the era of Pope Francis, the focus has fallen on economic and...

March 02, 2017

We’re not in Kansas anymore

We're in Russia. Mike Flynn has a wonderful reflection on the world according to Russia. ...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

A lesson worth remembering in our troubled times

Years ago I was at a conference, and had the pleasure of sitting next to...

February 25, 2017

I wondered about this

For a day or so I read several stories about this. I saw it on...

February 20, 2017

The best presidents

Over at The American Catholic, from posts long past. Don't know if the list still holds....

February 20, 2017

A Presidents’ Day observation

That actually has to do with Presidents' Day, in a way. This clip...

February 16, 2017

The DeVos Wars

It might come as a shock, but Trump's pick for Education Secretary was controversial. I...

February 09, 2017

On defending the indefensible

Jonah Goldberg is right. Republicans, conservatives, and anyone on the Right can't defend Trump 24