Three opinion pieces came to my attention recently that I’d like to share. One is a piece of comedy on YouTube, but is worth considering because J.P. Sears seems to have some uncommonly good common sense that he translates into … Continue reading
Category: Columns
Pope Francis Has Personally Removed Bishop Joseph Strickland from Office
The news is sad and terrible, but not surprising. Here are multiple sources: VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) –– Pope Francis has removed Bishop Joseph Strickland from his role of shepherd and bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas. The shock announcement … Continue reading
Israel Losing Moral Support Due to Immoral Killing of Non-Combatants
A mainstream conservative outlet, American Greatness, has published a revealing piece by Christopher Roach on how Israel is quickly squandering the large capital of international sympathy it accumulated following the tragic events of October 7. Israel is losing the PR … Continue reading
Stephen Heiner’s Review of The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Many thanks to Mr. Heiner for another barn-burner of a book review. This review, like the previous one we posted, helps to contextualize current events in the Holy Land. The present series of atrocities in Gaza are not happening in … Continue reading
Boston Globe Celebrates Mockery of Catholics, Attempts to Suppress Free Speech
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… In two propaganda pieces in the last three days, The Boston Globe promoted and celebrated the mockery of Catholics, and applauded attempts to suppress their free speech, freedom of assembly and free … Continue reading
Truth, Faith, and Charity with Dom Prosper Guéranger
Last Sunday was the feast of Christ the King, so the Mass for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost was not celebrated on that day. However, as Monday was an open liturgical day, our parish priest celebrated the propers … Continue reading
‘Vaccine’ Killed 3.5X More Americans Than COVID Virus
The data is clear and consistent. I challenge any qualified scientist to challenge this data in an open public debate. –Steve Kirsch (Steve Kirsch, Founder, Vaccine Safety Research Foundation) — The irresponsible attacks by an LA Times journalist Michael Hiltzik on … Continue reading
Picturing Traditionalism with National Geographic
This morning, the helpful bots at Google alerted me to a news item involving the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I was at first surprised to discover that the news source was National Geographic. Then I was pleasantly … Continue reading
Cardinal Pizzabella, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Condemns Atrocities, Calls for End of ‘Occupation’
Dated today, the feast of Saint Raphael, His Beatitude, Pierbattista Cardinal Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, has addressed a letter to his entire Diocese. The letter is suffused with a supernatural spirit of uniting the suffering of his flock … Continue reading
Tucker Interviews a Sober Analyst, Col. Douglas Macgregor, on the Drunken Folly of the Warhawks
The interesting thing about Col. Macgregor’s take — and I am told he is generally a reliable source on military affairs — is that he believes that the war these irresponsible children like Sen. Graham want to get us into … Continue reading
Prayer to Our Lady of Palestine
Going through Brother Francis’ books after he died in 2009 — when I initially posted this prayer on our site — I came upon an old Latin-Arabic missal. It was evidently published for Latin Rite Palestinians and, presumably, other Arabs … Continue reading
Stephen Heiner’s Timely, Informative Review of the Book, Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
The book is by Ilan Pappe, an Israeli Jew. My most viewed book review of the year is, unsurprisingly, on Ilan Pappe’s Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. First authored in 2006, the book has perhaps never been more needed and relevant … Continue reading
Update: I’m No Longer Locked out of Facebook
Update (Oct. 23): After proving to the folks at Meta (Facebook’s parent company) that I am who I say I am, I was notified late yesterday afternoon that I once again have access to my account. After accessing it for … Continue reading
A Pro-Life Victory in Deep Blue Massachusetts
The following is a Catholic Action League of Massachusetts news release… The second largest city in New England—Worcester, Massachusetts—has abandoned, at last, any and all efforts to suppress, restrict or even regulate crisis pregnancy centers in the city. After fifteen months … Continue reading
Statement of the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem
The statement below (taken from this site) has received irrational and irresponsible criticism from neoconservatives who disregard Catholic just war doctrine. We reproduce it here to advance the cause of justice, peace, and a modicum of common sense. Jerusalem, October … Continue reading
