My notice of it is a week late, but the piece is worth reading nonetheless. Dr. Thomas Fleming, of Chronicles, has a column in the UK Mail Online about the secular American high holy day of Thanksgiving. It’s a wonderful … Continue reading
Category: Politics and Society
Amazing Lucidity on the Secession Issue
We all know that only hateful WASPS are for secession, because that’s what the evil, bigoted Southrons did beginning with South Carolina in 1860, and they were all hateful WASPS. Right? This is the gist of the received history of … Continue reading
‘Snobs, Bigots, and Half-Educated Secularists Like Friedman’
[Joe Doyle copied us on an email he sent to a friend in response to Tom Friedman’s column, Why I Am Pro-Life in the New York Times. It was not written for publication, but Joe graciously agreed to allow to … Continue reading
Observations on the Election
What follows are some observations on the outcome of the November 6 presidential election and what it means for the future of Americans, especially remaining non-Hispanic Catholics who are serious about the religion. The first thing to observe about the … Continue reading
For Sobran Lovers (I’m One)
There are still persons who will open a book and read instead of watching whatever’s on television or fiddling with an iPhone when they have leisure and whether or not the time is planned. (When they are truly devoted readers, … Continue reading
Oldest Daughter of the Church, II
[Part I] Given all the years that have passed, and despite all of this history, one might well wonder why we should care about the French Monarchy and its claimants. It has been gone, after all, for a long time. … Continue reading
Oldest Daughter of the Church
The American in Paris of Traditionalist bent will, in addition to the usual sights, doubtless seek out the Traditional Mass at such churches as the SSPX’s Saint Nicolas-du-Chardonnet or else Versailles’ Notre Dame des Armees. After Mass, he will then … Continue reading
Attention Minnesotans: Vote YES on November 6th
Richard Aleman, the Outreach Coordinator for the Minnesota Catholic Conference on the Marriage Amendment, has authored a piece called “Understanding the Marriage Amendment.” If you are undecided on the issue or want some arguments to convince others, it would be … Continue reading
NH ‘Transgendered’ Third Grader
So, if a man medically mutilates himself and calls himself a woman, he can use the ladies’ room? Ditto for a boy? Even a THIRD GRADER? And the other children and parents have to pretend he’s now a girl? How … Continue reading
The Pope’s Lebanese Trip
Pope Benedict journeyed to Lebanon the other week. In what has been for me the outstanding pontificate of my lifetime as a Catholic (I was received into the Church in 1965), it was one of his finest hours yet. If … Continue reading
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Afflicts 1 in 5 Lady Vets
In a news item on the opening of Hampton VA Women’s Clinic in Virginia, we read the following: The growing need is staggering; one out of every five female vets from Iraq or Afghanistan are [sic: s/b “is”] diagnosed with … Continue reading
‘Gay Marriage’… Why Not Incest?
HOLLYWOOD, September 11, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) – Defenders of marriage have long said if the institution is redefined beyond one man and one woman, there is no clear end to the new combinations that could be considered “marriage.” A growing body … Continue reading
Jesus Does Have a Bride, and She’s Named…
Sancta Mater Ecclesia. We did not need the New York Times to tell us that, right? But the Times has told us that A Faded Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife. This will, of course, be taken seriously by … Continue reading
New Methods of Modern Oligarchs
The inhuman state we humans are living in at this point of history is getting clearer every day. It gets more and more obvious that the ruling elites are detached from the people they are ruling and that even these … Continue reading
Cardinal Barbarin on the Folly of Queer Marriage
Before reading His Eminence’s remarks, perhaps a review of the meaning of the word “queer” is in order, since some may find its use inappropriate. When two men or two women “marry” each other, such an act is rightly said … Continue reading