Prayer Deal
For some years I have been making a “prayer deal” with family, friends, inlaws, outlaws, and perfect strangers. Here’s how it goes: “Let’s…
October 13, 1917: Miracle of the Sun
“From the road, where the carriages were crowded together and where hundreds of persons had stayed for want of sufficient courage to advance across…
Saint of the Day Quote: Seven Friars Minor
FIVE Franciscan missionaries having glorified God by martyrdom in Morocco in 1220, on the 16th of January, as has been related on that day;…
Cupich and the Sanctity of Life
It is a hard choice because there are so many candidates, but Cupich gets my vote for the most malignant member of the College…
Burn of the Day
Go here to read the comments of Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the US military. I have no doubt that the practical…
Responsible For Most Evils in This Vale of Tears
Justice exalteth a nation: but sin maketh nations miserable. Proverbs 13:14 One of the many things I find fascinating about Lincoln is his view…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Maria Teresa Fasce
If God wants to permit suffering, His hands is far reaching; however, the time of suffering is precious for one to obtain merit. More…
Columbus, Catholicism and Courage
“This, indeed, is probably one of the Enemy’s motives for creating a dangerous world—a world in which moral issues really come to the…
He Was Right
Poor Pope John was a man of traditional Catholic belief. Once he became Pope at almost 78 in 1958 he convinced himself that he…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Alexander Sauli
If I should start all over, what I have done, I would do it over again. For a shepherd, it is a duty, to…
President Trump Salutes Columbus
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION More than five centuries ago, Christopher Columbus embarked westward across uncharted waters and…
Burn of the Day
The fellow chiding other people that they are not good Catholics is an ardent Democrat, the party of abortion on demand.
October 10, 732: Charles Martel Saves Christendom
“A victorious line of march had been prolonged above a thousand miles from the rock of Gibraltar in Spain to the banks of the…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Daniel Comboni
“I am dying, but my work will not die.” Said by Saint Daniel Comboni, who had dedicated his life to spreading Catholicism in…
Conquest of Paradise
Something for the weekend. The song Conquest of Paradise from the movie 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), which retold the story of…
Open Thread
Quite the hysterical reaction online from official Catholicism and Catholic, Inc to the news that Nidal Hasan, traitor and mass murderer, will be executed…
Chose Poorly
He was given five separate opportunities to have charges dropped and return to his unit without significant punishment. Those offering leniency included his company…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman
A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. Saint…
LeoWatch: Buzzwords
Bad enough that the chair of Peter has popes infected by Leftism, but is it to much to ask that they try to think…
Cardinal Ernest Simony
In our just rage against worthless and scandalous clerics we forget those who manifest heroic lives in service to Christ. They are torches sent…
Now For Some Happy News
Trump is having him executed at the scene of his mass murder. Good. The murders occurred because his Army superiors loved their careers,…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Palatias and Laurentia
At Ancona, Saints Palatias and Laurentia, who were sent into exile in the persecution of Diocletian, under the governor Dion, and sank under the…
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable, and above all be amusing! In response to a person on Twitter who…
Perhaps Put His Face on a Milk Carton?
His campaign claims that he has the flu. He is a young guy, and even at 69 I normally work through the flue. For…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Sergius
For us life is Christ, and to die is gain. Said by Saints Sergius And Bacchus before they were martyred.
October 7, 1571: Lepanto
“The Turks, swollen by their victories, will wish to take on our fleet, and God—I have the pious presentiment—will give us victory. Charles V…
The Shock of Recognition
If I lived another fifty years, I doubt I could read all the books that I own which I have not yet read. (Don…
Eva Marie Saint Requiescat in Pace
Eva Marie Saint has passed away at age 102. One of the last survivors of the Golden Age of Hollywood. A skilled actress, she…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores
Apostle to Guam. His motto was “to proclaim the gospel to the poor.“
Correct!
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: U.S. — With unrest drawing attention around the globe and the November midterm…
Favorite Books of the Bible
(I originally posted this in 2015. Curious to hear the opinions of commenters and readers after more than a decade.) Since my…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Anna Schaeffer
The sun of my life is Jesus Christ. Saint Anna Schaeffer
Burn of the Day
Historical amnesia should not be an attribute of the contemporary Church.
October 5, 1864: Hold the Fort
Few battles have inspired a hymn, but the successful defense by a Union garrison of Allatoona Pass, fought 162 years ago, did. At…
Oops!
Prediction markets on elections are worthless, and polls are little better this year. On another note, it is likely that the…
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…
