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April 2026

April 16, 2026

On J. D. Vance, Just War Doctrine, and the Pope

I want to address a few misconceptions about Catholicism that I've seen all around...

April 07, 2026

A Note on the Brink of War, or Maybe Not

As I am writing this, it is three o'clock Eastern daylight time, in the...

March 2026

March 16, 2026

A Birthday, A War, and A Hurtling Globe

Jimmy's boy knocked at the door while I was taking a nap, and then...

March 13, 2026

To the Christians who are Excited about the End of the World

It's not a good news cycle, for someone who was raised in an apocalyptic...

March 11, 2026

If You Can’t See that This War is Wrong…

There comes a point at which, if you can't see how something is wrong,...

January 2026

January 05, 2026

On Just War, and the Responsibility of Citizens

There comes a point at which, if you really don't know that something is...

October 2025

October 08, 2025

On the First Cold Day

I wish there were words to describe how it feels, living in interesting times....

February 2024

February 12, 2024

A Black Sky, A Gray City

It was the night of the Superbowl. As I've mentioned before, I don't really...

October 2023

October 09, 2023

A Word on the War in Israel

I want to write something about the horrific situation in Israel right now. I've been...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

A Word on Just War

Just a momentary time-out to explain something that ought to be obvious. I am...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

The Opposite of Killing is Compassion

I have a friend I follow on social media, who is driving across state...

January 09, 2020

I Voted Democrat Because I Am Pro-Life

They told me I had to vote Republican, because Republicans were pro-life. For awhile,...

January 05, 2020

Some Things Pro-Life Christians Need To Know About Iran

People who live in big cities in America are-- rightly, I think-- terrified that big...

December 2019

December 14, 2019

The Things I Hope She Did Not Know

I tried to write an icon the other day. I used to do it all...

October 2019

October 23, 2019

No, You Are Not Cristeros

I've seen a lot of talk about the Cristeros War lately, for all the...

October 10, 2019

The Legacy of Trump is a Genocide

As I write this, Turkey is murdering our Kurdish former allies, and we are...

September 2019

September 21, 2019

Still More Wars for Mammon’s Sake

It seems the president has found a form of pollution he doesn't like, and that...

September 18, 2019

If We Go To War Again

Today, I want everyone to do something for me. We just recently had the anniversary...

January 2019

January 21, 2019

Why Ask What Martin Luther King Would Have Wanted?

Today is Martin Luther King Junior Day. Today is the day that bloggers are...

August 2018

August 02, 2018

Why Change the Catechism on the Death Penalty?

It has likely come to your attention that the Holy Father has made a change...

April 2018

April 14, 2018

The Wages of War

As I write this, on a Friday night during prime time while our president is...

July 2017

July 25, 2017

Something to Say on the ACA

If your plan involves knowingly endangering lives as a means to an end, then it's...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

Nocturne

I couldn't sleep. My daughter was next to me-- she tends to have insomnia, and has...

April 06, 2017

The United States Bombs Syria

I have just now seen the news that the United States just attacked a Syrian...

March 2017

March 07, 2017

A Thought Experiment for the “Faithful Catholics”

I need to speak to the faithful Catholics today. I know you're out there; you...

February 2017

February 21, 2017

What is War?

This is what war is. Don't skip that video. It's less than a minute long....

February 06, 2017

LifeSite News has Lost It

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

October 2016

October 23, 2016

The Lady Lacks Logic

(image via Pixabay) I have a question. I'm told that women, by nature, are emotional and...

September 2016

September 26, 2016

Soviet Children Fear the Dark: Mr. Rogers and the Call to Love Our Enemy

(image via Pixabay) I'm on an Eastern Countries kick lately. Want to hear about the...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

End the Year of Mercy?

I know, I know. You should never read the comments. But I couldn't help myself....