The star spangled banner bring hither, O’er Columbia’s true sons let it wave; May the wreaths they have won never wither, Nor its stars cease to shine on the brave. May thy service united ne’er sever, But hold to the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Charles A. Coulombe
Race Is a False God: Your True Inheritance Is Not in Your Blood (Reply to Henry Sire)
Anyone who would dispute either Henry Sire’s Faith or his historical expertise would be very foolish, and I have no desire to be foolish. Moreover, I agree entirely with his points on the monstrosity of the renewed Kingdom of Israel … Continue reading
Which Christian Nation Are We Defending?
But the ally of Pontiffs [— the Christian Roman Emperor —] would possess a dignity touching upon the heavenly; for such are the sacred interests whereof he would assume the filial guardianship. Without in the least encroaching on the domain … Continue reading
The Inseparability of the Three Hearts
Heart of Jesus I adore thee; Heart of Mary, I implore thee; Heart of Joseph, pure and just; In these three hearts I put my trust. August 22 in the traditional calendar is the feast of the Immaculate Heart of … Continue reading
How Clericalism Can Kill the Faith
One of the great post Vatican II mysteries was how three heavily Catholic areas — the Southern Netherlands, Quebec, and Ireland — could lose the Faith so quickly and completely in the wake of Vatican II. These three regions did … Continue reading
The Unholy Trinity of the American Public School
School days, school days Dear old Golden Rule days ‘Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick You were my queen in calico I was your bashful, barefoot beau And you wrote on my slate, … Continue reading
Checks and Balances: Medieval Style
Tie in a living tether the prince and priest and thrall, bind all our lives together, smite us and save us all; in ire and exultation aflame with faith, and free, lift up a living nation, a single sword to … Continue reading
Apostle to the Russians: Fr. Feodor Wilcock, S.J.
Los Angeles in the late 1970s, when I was in High School, was an interesting place in some ways, and deadly dull in others. As a young lad I sought colour and the picturesque in a place burned dull brown … Continue reading
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre — Sanity through Madness
The death of Pope Francis and subsequent election of Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals has refocused the world’s attention on that select band of men charged with the selection of new Popes. But they have a personal importance … Continue reading
1688 and All That
How an Inglorious Revolution Poisoned the Anglosphere Down to Our Own Time At the moment, two very different events are taking place: one is the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution — seemingly ignored outside those areas of the country … Continue reading
The Verray Parfit Gentil Knight
A knight there was, and he a worthy man, Who, from the moment that he first began To ride about the world, loved chivalry, Truth, honour, freedom and all courtesy. Full worthy was he in his liege-lord’s war, And therein … Continue reading
The Need for Romanticism
The splendor falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story; The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory. Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, … Continue reading
The Annunciation and Literature
Salvation to all that will is nigh; That All, which always is all everywhere, Which cannot sin, and yet all sins must bear, Which cannot die, yet cannot choose but die, Lo, faithful virgin, yields Himself to lie In prison, … Continue reading
Farewell Meat!
This year of 2025, Mardi Gras arrives on March 4. While the season of Septuagesima, Shrovetide, Carneval — call it what you will — is ending, it is important to remember that keeping it is the hallmark of Catholic cultures. … Continue reading
Faerie in February
Lament, lament, old Abbeys, The Fairies’ lost command! They did but change Priests’ babies, But some have changed your land. And all your children, sprung from thence, Are now grown Puritans, Who live as changelings ever since For love of … Continue reading
