Patrick Henry, Liberty and Slavery
27Jun

Patrick Henry, Liberty and Slavery

In his day Patrick Henry was considered the finest orator in America. …

Saint of the Day Quote:  Blessed Zenon Kovalyk
27Jun

Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Zenon Kovalyk

I will receive death gladly if such be God’s will, but I…

One Hundred and Fifty Years Since the Battle of the Little Big Horn
27Jun

One Hundred and Fifty Years Since the Battle of the Little Big Horn

Something for the weekend:  Gary Owen (1808).  The battle song of the…

Art For The Day
27Jun

Art For The Day

She has her arms crossed gentlemen.  Forty-three years of marriage tells me…

June 27, 2024:  Lest We Forget
27Jun

June 27, 2024: Lest We Forget

  Go here and read my live blog of the massacre debate.

LeoWatch:  War
27Jun

LeoWatch: War

Urban II: Speech at Council of Clermont (1095) “Most beloved brethren: Urged…

Requiescat In Pace Ann Blyth
26Jun

Requiescat In Pace Ann Blyth

  She was that rarity in Hollywood, a devout Catholic, as demonstrated…

Saint of the Day Quote:  Saint Marie Magdalen Fontaine
26Jun

Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Marie Magdalen Fontaine

Have confidence. We are the last victims. Said by Saint Marie Magdalen…

LeoWatch:  Stacked Deck
26Jun

LeoWatch: Stacked Deck

Go here to read the article.  The approach to governing the Church…

Saint of the Day Quote:  Saint William of Vercelli
25Jun

Saint of the Day Quote: Saint William of Vercelli

Where noise ends, God begins to speak. Saint William of Vercelli

I Am Shocked!  Shocked!
25Jun

I Am Shocked! Shocked!

    Zac Davis is an associate editor at the Jesuit rag…

Alternate Futures
25Jun

Alternate Futures

   

Investment Advice From Don
25Jun

Investment Advice From Don

Under Bush the younger there was a proposal  to allow a portion…

I Endorse Him
24Jun

I Endorse Him

Certainly a better Prime Minister than the Royal Theme Park has had…

Saint of the Day Quote:  Saint John the Baptist
24Jun

Saint of the Day Quote: Saint John the Baptist

 1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert…

City of God
24Jun

City of God

One of the hardest books I have ever read, and also one…

Cosplaying Revolutionaries Get Real Sentences
24Jun

Cosplaying Revolutionaries Get Real Sentences

  Pardoning these terrorists will become a major issue in the Democrat…

Burn of the Day
24Jun

Burn of the Day

This law was made by Utopus, not only for preserving the public…

Saint of the Day Quote:  Saint Ethelreda
23Jun

Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Ethelreda

I know I deserved to bear the weight of my pain on…

LeoWatch:  Let Caesar Do It Fundamentalism
23Jun

LeoWatch: Let Caesar Do It Fundamentalism

If Caesar has to pay for it, it is not a fundamental…

Burn of the Day
23Jun

Burn of the Day

Boris Johnson, admittedly not much of a Catholic himself, was the first…

Gauntlet Tossed
23Jun

Gauntlet Tossed

Well, well, well.  It should be very interesting to see what Paglia,…

June 22:  Feast Day of Saints Thomas More and John Cardinal Fisher
22Jun

June 22: Feast Day of Saints Thomas More and John Cardinal Fisher

    A spot of blood and grease on the pages of…

Saint of the Day Quote:  Saint John Fisher
22Jun

Saint of the Day Quote: Saint John Fisher

  The Apostles were but soft and yielding clay till they were…

June 22, 1865:  Last Shot Fired in the American Civil War
22Jun

June 22, 1865: Last Shot Fired in the American Civil War

  The Confederate commerce raider CSS Shenandoah, a converted steam merchant ship,…

Personal Memoirs
22Jun

Personal Memoirs

    I feel that we are on the eve of a…

Changing Perspective on Life
22Jun

Changing Perspective on Life

“He [the Enemy] wants men, so far as I can see, to…

Nixon’s Old Man
21Jun

Nixon’s Old Man

  Never was a fan of Richard Nixon, but he nails it…

Saint of the Day Quote:  Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
21Jun

Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

I am a piece of twisted iron, I entered the religious life…

It Takes Courage to be a Good Father
21Jun

It Takes Courage to be a Good Father

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord, The fruit of the…

Why I Like Being a Dad
21Jun

Why I Like Being a Dad

    1.   Captive audience for my bad jokes. 2.   Relief from…

Self Inflicted Wound
21Jun

Self Inflicted Wound

The Vatican will address this on the seventh of Never.

Speaking as Someone Who Was Pretty Good at Taking Tests
21Jun

Speaking as Someone Who Was Pretty Good at Taking Tests

Now, you’ll show up at my place first Monday after schools out…

Saint of the Day Quote:  Blessed Conor O’Devany
20Jun

Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Conor O’Devany

Come, my brave comrade, noble soldier of Christ, let us imitate as…

Roll, Alabama, Roll
20Jun

Roll, Alabama, Roll

  Something for the weekend:  Roll, Alabama, Roll, a 19th century sea…

Open Thread
20Jun

Open Thread

        The usual Open Thread rules apply:  be concise,…

Rubio 2028?
20Jun

Rubio 2028?

  By his role in spearheading, and enthusiastically supporting, this ludicrous deal…

Down Memory Lane
20Jun

Down Memory Lane

 24 He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth…

Lest We Forget
20Jun

Lest We Forget

Not infrequently it is those who have had the least materially from…

June 20, 1985:  Medal of Freedom for the Saint of the Gutters
20Jun

June 20, 1985: Medal of Freedom for the Saint of the Gutters

We are misunderstood, we are misrepresented, we are misreported. We are not…

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