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June 18, 2026

Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Don’t Let Evil Win.

In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world....

April 2026

April 07, 2026

Bishop Twists Pope Leo’s Words in Attempt to Defend Trump

I recently came across a video by Fr Thady Doyle of God's Cottage Prayer Center...

January 2026

January 15, 2026

Archbishop Coakley Meets Herod. Did He Speak for Christ?

Archbishop Paul Coakley, the current president of the United States Coalition of Catholic Bishops, met...

November 2025

November 27, 2025

Here the Top 10 Things I Thank God for this Thanksgiving.

This has got to be quick. I’ve got two pies to make and a turkey...

October 2025

October 06, 2025

Jesus Will Come Again. We Don’t Know When. Do His Will Now.

But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven,...

September 2025

September 15, 2025

Archbishop Eusebius Beltran: The Passing of a True Priest

Archbishop Emeritus Eusebius Beltran of the Diocese of Oklahoma City died last Friday. The last...

August 2025

August 11, 2025

Pro Life Monday: Women’s Lives Matter as Much as Men’s

Pro Life Monday. How many people do you have to kill before you’re not pro...

August 09, 2025

The Transfiguration is as Important Now as When It Happened

The Feast of the Transfiguration was especially powerful for me this year. My sister died...

August 05, 2025

If this video angers you, that’s your demon speaking

What do you want with us Son of God? Have you come here to torture...

July 2025

July 11, 2025

Govt Posts Blasphemous Video to Justify ICE Gestapo

Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom,...

October 2023

October 11, 2023

God help us to conquer the menace of evil.

We are swimming in a sea of evil. The pillars of civilized society are shaken...

November 2022

November 14, 2022

I Knew the Election Would Be Close. Here’s How I Figured It Out.

I’ve been watching talking heads “explain” the election results for days now. I get the...

June 2021

June 18, 2021

God Can Say Enough.

Simon was a sorcerer, a rather famous and successful sorcerer. Evidently, Simon was also at...

June 15, 2021

Render Unto to Ceasar … What Did Jesus Teach About Church and State?

“Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are...

January 2020

January 22, 2020

Sorry Mr Bishop. I’m Not Going to Let You Vote Me.

There’s more to being a legislator than casting votes. Most of the things you...

January 21, 2020

“The Most Horrible Thing I’ve Ever Done.”

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it...

July 2018

July 24, 2018

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick: Sexual Predator in a Red Hat

Strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered and I will turn my...

January 2018

January 19, 2018

Bishop Withdraws From March for Life Over AG’s Death Penalty Support

Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock Arkanas recently announced that he would not attend the...

February 2017

February 08, 2017

America is Breaking Apart Over the Polarizing Worship of Little g gods

America is breaking apart over the polarizing worship of little g gods. We the People...

January 2017

January 09, 2017

Repent, Believe in the Gospel and Walk with Christ in 2017

2016 was an annus horribilis. It was also a turning point, for me personally, for Christianity...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

My First Wobbly Post Cancer Post, and It’s About Little g gods.

This post for Catholic Vote was the first post I wrote after being away so...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Address to Joint Session: Our Pope Channeled Jesus in a Present-Day Sermon on the Mount

This is my reaction to Pope Francis' address to the joint session of Congress today....

September 21, 2015

Left Wing Media Tries to Hijack Pope Francis for Its Secular Agenda

Redefining Francis to fit their political agenda is the new game of the left. It...

August 2015

August 04, 2015

Center for Medical Progress Releases Another Planned Parenthood Video

This is the latest video by Center for Medical Progress. I found two videos, one...

June 2015

June 27, 2015

The Supreme Court’s War on Government Of, By and For the People

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new...

June 24, 2015

And While We’re At It, Let’s Talk Global Warming

This is my position on global warming: I don't know. How did I arrive at...

June 15, 2015

Pope Francis: Gender Theory is a Threat to Marriage

Getting rid of gender difference is the problem, not the solution ... We must do...

June 08, 2015

The Church Without Nuns is Like a Human Heart that’s Cut in Half

Legislators can be dismissive of clergy. In fact, elected officials are, whether they will admit...

May 2015

May 20, 2015

Hypocritical Clergy Shut the Door of the Kingdom of Heaven in People’s Faces

My colleague, Linda LaScola writes a blog over on the Atheist Channel. The focus of...

May 16, 2015

Surprise! The Catholic Church IS Relevant.

Christian bashers are fond of creating alternate realities and then pretending that they are actual...