Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Anne Maugrain
A French laywoman martyred on April 16, 1794, a few days after…
PopeWatch: A Summary of “Dignitas Infinita”-Part Six
51. There is a special case of human dignity violation that is…
Ukraine War Analysis-April 15, 2024
From The Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment,…
Bucks to Iran
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: WASHINGTON, D.C.…
Trump Trial Day One
So on Monday we had the first day of what the media…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Benezet
HE kept his mother’s sheep in the country, being devoted to the…
PopeWatch: A Summary of “Dignitas Infinita”-Part Five
41. Human trafficking must also be counted among the grave violations of…
Ukraine War Analysis-April 14, 2024
From The Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment,…
It Never Ends
The New York-based Sisters of Life have reported to the Vatican that…
A Taxing Subject
The late great Jeff MacNelly reminds us above of just how…
April 14, 1865: Lincoln’s Dream
Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, made this notation in his diary…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Ardalion
Roman actor. Martyred under Diocletian in 300. Performing in a skit to…
Israel v. Iran
The ruling mullahs of Iran launched a fairly ineffectual mass drone …
Ukraine War Analysis-April 14, 2024
From The Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment,…
Thought For Today
When Pope John Paul II’s mother, Emilia Wojtyla, was pregnant with the…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Martius
The memory of St. Martius or Mars, abbot of Clermont in the…
PopeWatch: Enter Sister Calamus
Go here to read the first part. The Pope is dreaming: PF: …
Francis the Talking Mule
Something for the weekend. Francis the talking Mule (1950).
Ukraine War Analysis-April 12, 2024
From The Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment,…
Que?
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: BERKELEY, CA —…
April 12, 1861: And the War Came
Both parties deprecated war, but one of them would make war rather…
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and,…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Wigbert
Seventh century missionary in Ireland and what is now the Netherlands.
PopeWatch: A Summary of “Dignitas Infinita”: Part Four
31. Moreover, it would be unrealistic to posit an abstract freedom devoid…
Ukraine War Analysis-April 11, 2024
From The Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment,…
Burn of the Day
As my sainted mother used to say, nothing is free in this…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Stanislaus of Krakow
Stanislaus was born of noble parents on July 26th at Szczepanow near…
PopeWatch: A Summary of “Dignitas Infinita”: Part Three
21. Consequently, the Church believes and affirms that all human beings—created in…
Ukrainian War Analysis-April 10, 2024
From The Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign…
Inflation Explodes
Go here to read the rest. Politicians can lie their way…
War Debt
It is poor business measuring the mouldered ramparts and counting the silent…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Beocca
Martyred by Vikings at an abbey in Surrey in 870.
PopeWatch: A Summary of “Dignitas Infinita”: Part Two
11. Biblical Revelation teaches that all human beings possess inherent dignity because…
Ukraine War Analysis-April 9, 2024
From The Institute for the Study of War: Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment,…
Palm Sunday 1865
I was accompanied by my staff and other officers,…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Zosimus
From her life commended in the seventh general council, and by St.…