Henry Karlson is still Henry Karlson
Long time readers of this blog will recall Henry Karlson, a member of the Leftist Catholic blog Vox Nova. Time has not altered his…
Burn of the Day
And of course this was a statement made by Trump in 2025 and not a response to the recent comment of Hunter Biden that…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Clare of Assisi
Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Saint Clare of Assisi
August 11, 1945: US Responds to Surrender Offer
On receipt of the Japanese offer to surrender, the decision was quickly made by Harry Truman as to the US response. From his August…
But I Was Told the Science Was Settled!
Go here to read the story. This issue was raised by Covid critics in 2020. Like other critics of the hysteria abroad in the…
The Havoc Wrought By Spoiled Brats
There is a good monograph waiting to be written on the subject.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Lawrence
Sheltered under the name of Jesus Christ, I do not fear these pains, for they do not last long. Saint Lawrence
August 10, 1755: The Expulsion of the Acadians Begins
The last century of horrors has tended to swallow up the memory of crimes prior to it, but the expulsion of the…
The War on Beauty
I have been following the videos of Julia James Davis, a Jewish convert to Catholicism recently, and I believe her thesis is correct. …
An Interesting What If
Forrest is the devil, and I think he has got some of our troops under cower…I will order them to make up a…
Thought for the Day
Or without those white and blue haired ladies saying the rosary before Mass.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
God is Truth. All who seek truth seek God, whether this is clear to them or not. Saint Teresa Benedicta of…
Burn of the Day
Did lack of material possessions by contemporary standards mean we were unhappy? Rather the reverse. The attempt to rewrite the past in order to…
Happy Days Are Here Again
I am sure Alger Hiss would agree. La Guardia was pretty far to the left domestically, but he was a Republican.
Open Thread
Salem and Brooke say hello on International Cat Day. The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and, above all, be amusing.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Dominic
Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes. Saint Dominic
Please Mr. Postman
Something for the weekend. I have been on vacation from the law mines this week and I am feeling rather mellow. Cue the…
And No Tip!
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: BETHSAIDA — Reports confirmed that Jesus of Nazareth had successfully fed a crowd…
Gulp!
Go here to read the story. I don’t believe I have anything to fear, but if the Vatican does excommunicate me some day,…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Edmund Bojanowski
Look for the only consolation and care at the foot of the Blessed Virgin as her faithful servant, and you will always see above…
August 7, 1945: No Japanese Surrender
One of the arguments of critics of Truman’s use of the atomic bomb, is that a demonstration could have been made of it…
Prayer Requests
Put your prayer requests in the comboxes. The Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who…
Transfigure Us
Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his…
Saint of the Day Quote: Pope Saint Hormisdas
“The first condition of salvation is to keep the norm of the true faith and in no way to deviate from the established doctrine…
Thought for the Day
I believe this. My sainted mother would cry when the Passion was depicted on television and I have been known to shed a tear…
Burn of the Day
You can always rely upon the Germans to opt for the jackboot solution.
Michiganstan?
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: DETROIT, MI — Following the Senate primary victory won last night by…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Nouna
In Nazianzus in Cappadocia, in today’s Turkey, Saint Nonna, who was the wife of the holy Bishop Gregory the Elder and mother of the…
LeoWatch: Big of Him
I am convinced that the overriding priority of Pope Bob is following in the hoof prints of Francis. I would love to see contrary…
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and, above all, be amusing!
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Frederick Jansoone
My mission in Canada will be exclusively a mission of charity, of penance and of peace> Blessed Frederick Jansoone
LeoWatch: See the USA!
Pope Bob would sooner chew ground class than give President Trump a papal visit.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Lydia Purpuraria
12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were in this city some days…
August 3, 1864: Lincoln to Grant
The gaunt man, Abraham Lincoln, lives his days. For a while the sky above him is very dark. There are fifty thousand dead in…
The Warmth of Collectivism
I think the warmth of collectivism usually comes from burning bodies in a mass grave, the usual result of collectivism.
