Eighty-Two Years Ago Today
Something for the weekend. FDR’s D-Day prayer. Bonus:
Father Ranger
The men of the 5th Ranger Battalion could barely keep from…
D-Day on Film
Hard to believe that we are coming up on eighty-two years since…
D-Day Factoids
Random observations on D-Day. Churchill and the King– Churchill had begun…
What It Was Like
Our men simply could not get past the beach. They were pinned…
I am so Old That I Can Recall When Notre Dame Was Catholic
Concern about empathy is the entry drug for many ideas foreign…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan
My mission is to pray for the sanctification of families and…
June 5, 1944: Patton Delivers The Speech
“There is one great thing that you men will all be able…
Burn of the Day
The murderous parents received a fair amount of support on…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Boniface of Mainz
The Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves…
We Could Use a Lot More Two-Fisted Priests Like This
If more vocations are wanted to the priesthood, make certain that…
Add to the List
Some additions: Sergeant York (1941) Joan of Arc (1948) Quo Vadis…
Our Great National Calamity
People who speak glibly today about a second civil war do…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Mary Elizabeth Hesselblad
In an instant the love of God was poured over me.…
LeoWatch: Maria Montserrat Alvarado
The appointment of the head of EWTN News by Pope Leo…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Charles Lwanga
Do not be ashamed to confess the cross, for angels glory…
I am Sure the Vatican Will Take Back the Apology of Pope Francis on the Seventh of Never
I am so old that I can recall when Popes did…
Funny Man Crying
The late Bob Hope was justly famed for his entertainment of troops…
Burn of the Day
A generally good rule of life is to follow the advice you…
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and, above…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Blandina
I am a Christian, and nothing vile is done…
And They Had a Small House Too
I never did graduate to the adult table. I didn’t realize it…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Annibale Maria di Francia
“Fall in love with Jesus Christ.” Saint Annibale Maria di…
Saint Jerome on the Trinity
Saint Jerome in his sermon on Psalm 41 gave an immortal reflection on the…
Burn of the Day
The way Democrats are beginning to come out against Maine Senate hopeful,…
Word of the Day
He said he is against the filioque, but I suspect he is…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Camilla Battista da Varano
Make peace with yourself, and you no longer have anyone to…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Ferdinand III of Castile
Christ redeemed us on the hard arms of the Cross, and…
Saint Joan of Arc and History
Joan was a being so uplifted from the ordinary run of mankind…
Chopin and Liberace
Something for the weekend. Chopin’s Polonaise in A-Flat Major performed by…
Fifty Years Ago
The Ford years had an air of unreality about them, as our…
Another Century of Existence and it Might Never Have Fallen to the Turk
One of the great turning points of human history. For Europe…
One Person, Two One Flesh
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and…
The Church is Not a Suicide Pact
Too many idiots in the Church act as if it were. Bravo…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Julia Maria Ledóchowska
It is not lengthy prayers, but generous deeds, done out of…
