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.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Let us never forget that an age prospers or dwindles in proportion to its devotion to the Holy Eucharist. This is the measure…
Preach It Bill!
Language advisory as to the above video. He believes in the myth of the switch of the parties on race, but that is not…
Loaves and Fishes
1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is that of Tiberias. 2 And a great multitude followed him, because they…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Alphonsus Marie Liguori
Bear well in mind that you have neither friend, nor brother, nor father, nor mother, nor spouse, nor lover, who loves you more…
Glorias
Something for the weekend. Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria (1715). Bonus: Another Gloria (1982).
Kissin’ Cousins
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: ALLAGASH, ME — Maine Senate candidate Troy Jackson reportedly converted to Islam as a way…
Thought for the Day
Go here to read the article. Rex Mottram Catholicism: “Yesterday I asked him whether Our Lord had more than one nature. He said:…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Ignatius Loyola
If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He has great designs for you, and that He certainly intends to…
LeoWatch: The Fix is In
Instead of the Vicar of Christ, Pope Bob seems to be acting as the Vicar of Francis.
