Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Claudio Granzotto
His holiness was especially radiant in his acceptance of suffering and death in union with Christ’s Cross. Thus by consecrating himself totally to…
A Horse is a Horse, of Course, of Course
Something for the weekend: The theme song for Mr. Ed. A fun aspect of growing up as a kid in the sixties was…
The Assumption of Mary
46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For he hath regarded the…
August 15, 1945: The Voice of the Crane
Allied bombers had been used on August 13, 1945 dropping leaflets over Japan which described, in Japanese, the surrender offer and the…
Commies
Back in the seventies I spoke with Michael Harrington, who had just given a speech at the University of Illinois,…
Let Marco Do It
Most well known politicians who become cabinet officers do little good for their political careers, usually it being a large step towards being…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did. Saint Maximilian Kolbe
August 14, 1945: Victory Over Japan
Today marks the eighty-first anniversary of the ending of the attempt of Japan to conquer East Asia and form a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Benilde Romancon
Sanctity does not consist in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. Saint Benilde Romancon
I Guess They Want Tehran to Become a Glass Palace
Elon, you still have too many idiot AIs on the site.
Thought for the Day
Mario the Pious was a complete fraud. He supported legal abortion because he would have lost his position in the Party of the…
Truth
Sorry for the rough language above, but Army Grunts tend to be like that. I recall in ROTC we were taught that there were…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Karl Leisner
Though the road wind through the blackest night, Victory will be ours in the dawn’s crimson light. We are ready to proclaim, in all…
LeoWatch: No Organized Religion
I wonder if anyone at the Vatican ever stops to wonder how much faith is lost by the idiot policies they embrace, policies which…
Open Thread
Go here to read the article. The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and, above all, be amusing!
August 12, 1919: Henry Cabot Lodge Opposes US Participation in League of Nations
One of the chief opponents of the Versailles Treaty was Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (R. Mass.). He found most objectionable US participation in…
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…
