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February 2018

February 04, 2018

Ram Trucks’ Shameful Attempt to Appropriate Martin Luther King

I just heard the voice of the famous anti-capitalist Martin Luther King, Jr, preaching on...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

About that Mike Pence Holocaust Tweet

Moments after my usual winter flare-up began to subside, I made the mistake of leaving my...

November 2017

November 06, 2017

No, the Texas Gunman was Not a Member of Antifa

I recently encountered a gentleman who was sure he knew the truth behind last night's horrendous mass shooting...

October 2017

October 07, 2017

Yet Another Scandal from the Legionaries of Christ

Awhile back now, I wrote about the Legionaries of Christ and their lay organizations, Regnum...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

How Do You Love A Country?

I have been informed, in the comment section, that since I don't love my country,...

September 25, 2017

Before you Compare Yourself to Saint Catherine of Siena…

So, you're Catholic and you wanna correct the Pope? And you wanna clap back...

September 22, 2017

A Word On Trump’s Racist Double Standard

With great regret, I draw to your attention TV's Donald Trump. The president of the...

September 19, 2017

The Table and the Cross

Lately, anything to do with Catholics has felt like dysfunctional family dinners.

September 15, 2017

A Defense Of The New Pro-life Movement By An Old Pro-Lifer

By John Cavanaugh-O'Keefe Some screw-loosy Trumpistas attacked a wonderful friend of mine. 1600 wd...

September 11, 2017

I Think We Ought To Try

It was a sunny Tuesday morning. On the news, someone was interviewing the Duchess...

August 2017

August 24, 2017

African Christians Are Not Inferior Christians

There isn't anything non-Christian about being African.

August 19, 2017

If This Is Really About Honoring the Old South…

I received a comment to the effect that taking down municipal statues of Confederate generals is...

August 17, 2017

How Will We Preserve History Without Confederate Statues?

I have compiled a brief and non-exhaustive list of ways in which the United States...

June 2017

June 05, 2017

What’s in the Dark

One learns what the poor's real needs are, when they themselves have to learn to...

May 2017

May 23, 2017

Ten More Christian Movies That Need To Be Made

I just died laughing at Babylon Bee's very humorous list of 23 Christian Movies That...

May 12, 2017

Courage and the Crocodile Pit

Is anyone else nervous lately? I've been a little nervous lately. Alternately angry and nervous,...

May 10, 2017

Stop Comparing Trump To Nixon

Nixon was a crook. That cannot be disputed at this point. His scandalous conduct during his...

May 08, 2017

An Eastern Orthodox Reviews “The Benedict Option”

The only thing worse than watching Tommy Wiseau’s heartbreaking work of staggering genius The Room,...

May 02, 2017

Cyril And Methodius Invent The Russian Language: A Play In One Act

Saint Cyril: What can we do for fun? Saint Methodius: I know! Let's invent...

April 2017

April 13, 2017

On Holy Thursday, and the MOAB Bomb

Today, Christians all over the world are celebrating Holy Thursday, the Thursday of the Last...

April 13, 2017

The Thirteenth Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross You...

April 11, 2017

Sean Spicer, Holocaust Denier

I never thought I'd live to see Holocaust denial in a White House press briefing....

April 07, 2017

The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your Holy Cross You...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

Film Critique From The Year 5000

Lately, I've begun an exhaustive aesthetic exploration of the B science fiction films of the...

February 2017

February 25, 2017

The “Benedict Option” Puzzles a Benedictine

I am a Benedictine monk, and I’ve been perplexed ever since I first heard...

February 18, 2017

A Memo To Everyone Still Saying “But Hillary!”

I have a quick message for a certain type of Trump supporter. Specifically, this message is for...

February 14, 2017

The Lepanto Institute and the Sin of Judas

The name "Lepanto" always makes me think of rabbits. For as long as I can...

February 06, 2017

LifeSite News has Lost It

I know, I know, I promised that I'd stop reading The Remnant. And I did....

January 2017

January 10, 2017

The Remnant’s War On Men and The Gospel

Last week I read my very first Remnant article, and I didn't quite like it. I...

January 01, 2017

A Thoroughly Provoked Attack On The Remnant

One thing I've learned in all my years: if someone tells you they're a "remnant"...