Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Francis of Assisi
At all times and seasons, in every country and place, every day and all day, we must have a true and humble faith. Saint…
Francis, They Hardly Know Ye
Hattip to Elliot Bougis in regard to the below video. Strong content advisory for the video for anyone who occasionally suffers from…
Christ and Saint Francis
While the Vicar of Christ listened attentively to a parable told by Francis and its interpretation, he was quite amazed and recognised without a…
Mira Circa Nos: Canonization of Saint Francis of Assisi
Tomorrow is the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi and today is the eight hundredth anniversary of his death. I thought our readers…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
We are not called upon to do all the good possible, but only that which we can do. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
LeoWatch: I’m Almost Expecting It
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: VATICAN CITY — The supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church issued a sharp criticism of…
Pick a Little, Talk a Little
Something for the weekend. Pick a Little, Talk a Little from The Music Man (1962). Bonus:
Instructing Tucker the Ignorant
If one of Carlson’s current paymasters is Russia, he should be even more grateful, as by economic standards they are basically Mexico with…
Eternal Prodigals
Friend of the blog HW Crocker III has a nice piece up on Catholic Thing.  Go here to read it.  As well…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Thomas of Hereford
At Montefiascone in Tuscia, the passing of Saint Thomas Cantelupe, Bishop of Hereford in England, who, resplendent with learning, severe toward himself, to the…
Burn of the Day
Few issues more starkly show the chasm between the traditional Catholic Church and whatever we have now than the death penalty. The idea that…
Thought for the Day
There was probably also a bit of Saint Dismas involved.
Miracles of the Little Flower on Battlefields
Go here to read about a book, Stronger Than Steel, which details the miracles reported by soldiers of The Little Flower. The Little Flower…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Therese of Lisieux
It’s true, I suffer a great deal–but do I suffer well? That is the question. Saint Therese of Lisieux
LeoWatch: Lavender Mafia
I am sure that Pope Leo will deal with the Lavender Mafia around the seventh of never. Let us pray that he is not…
John Drinkwater’s Abraham Lincoln
The things you find on the internet. John Drinkwater’s play, written in 1918, about Abraham Lincoln, which was broadcast on May 26, 1952…
Lest We Forget
In 1824 when he returned to the US touring each of then 24 states of the Union, at the invitation of fellow veteran…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Jerome
The Scriptures are shallow enough for a babe to come and drink without fear of drowning and deep enough for a theologians to swim…
Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial “intelligence” reminds me of what Mark Twain said when his wife attempted to break him of his habit of swearing by repeating…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Richard Rolle de Hampole,
Love is the thing through which God loves us, and we Him, and each one of us loves others. Blessed Richard Rolle…
September 29: Feast of the Archangels
THIS festival has been kept with great solemnity on the 29th of September ever since the fifth age, and was certainly celebrated in…
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply:Â be concise, be charitable and, above all, be amusing!
The Vatican Needs to Dig Up Pope Francis So He Can Take Back His Apology
So much of Leftism consists of lies, fraud and the desire to achieve political power based on them. …
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint John of Dukla
Jesus Christ was his only master. Imitating without reserve the example of his Master and Lord, he desired above all else to serve. …
Burn of the Day
There is no greater drama in human record than the sight of a few Christians, scorned or oppressed by a succession of emperors,…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Vincent de Paul
Fear not; calm will follow the storm, and perhaps soon. Saint Vincent de Paul
Asked and Answered
But for Carter, the GOP controlled the White House for 24 years. Such a run normally indicates stunning political incompetence by the party out…
Pretty Good Quiz
Go here to view my results. Go here to take the quiz. Please let us know the results in the comboxes.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Theresa Coudere
It is true I am not always faithful, but I never lose courage… We must abandon the future into the hands of God.…
The Caine Mutiny Suite
Something for the weekend. The Caine Mutiny Suite (1954). Bonus:
Not Good
Having a painting where someone is laughing should be left to the clown art school.
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Herman the Cripple
I am consigned to letters. Blessed Herman the Cripple
