Our Road to Emmaus
13 And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a…
April 19, 1775: Embattled Farmers
Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed James Duckett
“I take it for a great favor from Almighty God that I…
Thought for the Day
Highly recommend his World War I memoir Storm of Steel. He received almost…
Our Father
Something for the weekend. The things you find on the internet. …
All of Them
Used a UHF antenna until around 2005. I still miss rotary phones…
Art For The Day
Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin
There is more happiness in forgiving than in revenge. Blessed Marie-Anne…
No Matter How Low Your Opinion of the Pope is:
You are probably overly optimistic. Back in the seventies this was the…
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and, above…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Stephen Harding
Let there be unity in love, and peace in simplicity. …
Down Memory Lane
The papacy is a powerful office, but the men who occupy it,…
April 16, 1862: District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act
It is sometimes asked why compensated emancipation wasn’t attempted instead of fighting…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Benedict Joseph Labré
God afflicts us because he loves us; and it is very…
Cleaning House
I recall that John XXIII was asked how many people worked at…
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Hunna
The Holy Washerwoman Saint Hunna
The Pope Explains It All
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: VATICAN CITY…
April 14, 1865: Toward an Indefinite Shore
On Friday April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln and his wife planned…
Wishcasting at the Vatican
When it comes to Islam the Pope has rose colored glasses on. …
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Peter Gonzales
If you love me, follow me! If you cannot follow me, forget…
The Three Red Mice and Trump
Not being groggy now from lack of sleep, I think that…
But of Course
I first encountered the F-bomb in, I suppose, a traditional manner. My mother,…
Saint of the Day Quote: Pope Saint Martin I
As for my body, God will take care of it. God is…
It’s On
Sad, but unsurprising. Trump is not one to sit in silence while…
Seeing and Believing
Thomas the Apostle, called Doubting Thomas, spoke for many when he refused…
April 12, 1865: Salutes of Honor at Appomattox
The choice of the two officers to…
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Angelo of Chivasso
The lesser a man becomes than others, the greater he will be,…
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable,…
Need For a Miracle
Former Senator Ben Sasse is meeting his approaching likely death from pancreatic…
The Eternal Question
For a predator the question is always who is the prey here.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Gemma Galgani
If you really want to love Jesus, first learn to suffer, because…