Mambo! Taking Famous Paintings and Turning Them Into a Music Video
Enjoy!
Leftist Policies Kill the Golden Goose of Business and Then Blames Capitalism for the Murder
Leftists rely on the foolishness and greed of most of its adherents.
If It Worked For Mengele
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: BUENOS AIRES — American politician Graham Platner suspended his race for the U.S. Senate this week amid allegations of sexual assault and Nazism, and reportedly fled to Argentina. According to federal agents, Platner was believed to be hiding out in a small house in Vicente López, […]
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Theodosius Pechersky
I promise you, my children and brethren: although I leave you in body, I will always be with you in spirit. When one of you dies in our monastery or even outside the monastery (but with the blessing of the abbot) I will answer for his sins before God. Saint Theodosius Pechersky
Yep
Most of the seventies are half a century in the past now, and Catholics are still subjected to endless repetition of banal hymns from that decade and the sixties.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Amandina of Schakkebroek
I pray God, not to save the martyrs, but to fortify them. Said by Saint Amandina of Schakkebroek during the Boxer Rebellion in China in which she and her seven fellow sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary would be martyred.
Scandalous Priest and Glorious Martyr
(This post is from 2012. I will be reposting it each July 9.) When July 9 rolls around each year I am always reminded of my personal belief that before our end, perhaps especially for those of us sunk deep in sin, God gives us an opportunity to atone and turn aside from […]
July 9, 1896: Cross of Gold
The greatest of acceptance speeches for president was doubtless the Cross of Gold speech delivered on July 9, 1896. Strictly speaking it was not an acceptance speech, but it might as well have been. It catapulted dark horse candidate Bryan, the youngest nominee of any major party at age 36, into the Democratic nomination […]
Hamilton, The Tragic Founding Father
“That bastard brat of a Scottish peddler! His ambition, his restlessness and all his grandiose schemes come, I’m convinced, from a superabundance of secretions, which he couldn’t find enough whores to absorb!” John Adams on Alexander Hamilton One of the more brilliant of the Founding Fathers, and imagine what it meant to stand out […]
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Maria Chaira
She and her fellow sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary sang the Te Deum before they were beheaded during the Boxer Rebellion on July 9, 1900.
Samurai v. Trash Panda
Plenty of raccoons in Central Illinois, always very bold thieves. My daughter when she was in high school would often hear them climbing up the side of our house from her second story bedroom. She rejoiced when one of them would lose footing and careen screaming to the ground, doubtless unhurt, worse the luck. […]
Daniel Morgan: Combat Master of the American Revolution
Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, was an American original. An ill-educated frontiersman, Morgan was also a natural leader of men, made easier by his height, well over six-foot, and his robust sense of humor, along with his willingness to use his fists to enforce discipline if necessary. He served in the French and Indian War, […]
Grief
The grief over losing one son I found almost too much to bear. How Mary Todd Lincoln continued to function with the crosses she had to carry is beyond me.
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Maria Romero Meneses
To remain at peace it is necessary to love while suffering, and to suffer while loving. Blessed Maria Romero Meneses
Dems Amazed to Learn That a Nazi Could Be a Bad Guy
News that I missed, courtesy of The Babylon Bee: U.S. — In the wake of sexual assault allegations being leveled at Senate nominee Graham Platner, Democrats were left wishing there had been some sort of warning sign that he was a bad person. Platner handily won the Democratic primary in Maine, with liberal voters […]
To The Shores of Tripoli
“The American commander, with a small force, and in a short space of time, has done more for the cause of Christianity than the most powerful nations of Christendom have done for ages”. The above comment of Pius VII was in regard to Commodore Edward Preble, commander of the American naval squadron that humbled the power of the Barbary […]
Thought for the Day
Importing enemies of the Faith into the West in their millions is nuts and too few people say so. This is insanity on stilts, and no Catholic is required to support this madness simply due to our last two popes having lost their senses on this issue.
Open Thread
The usual Open Thread rules apply: be concise, be charitable and, above all, be amusing!
Dead Nazi Walking
Judging from his comments, Platner knows he is done. Imagine getting into a high profile political race, while knowing this was hanging over your head. The Democrats will replace him, but after this fiasco, I think it will be a worthless nomination. Susan Collins has the essential attribute for any politician: luck.
Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Maria Goretti
I forgive him and want him to be in paradise with me some day. Saint Maria Goretti
LeoWatch: Priorities
This facilitating illegal immigration from Islam to the West is an inexplicable policy of the gang at the Vatican. It has no basis in the history of the Church, quite the reverse. It is especially nauseating when consideration is given to how many Muslim countries there are, and how few of them do squat […]
Comparison
Until the Civil War the American Revolution was the major event in American history. It established the nation and what we stand for as a people. The War lasted for eight years, and was desperately fought until Yorktown. Washington called it a standing miracle that the Americans emerged victorious and I completely agree with […]
July 6, 1535: Martyrdom of Saint Thomas More
Imagine facing death and being able to escape it by signing your name to a bit of parchment. By your signature you would also be released from jail, the fortune of your family restored and you restored to your family. Now imagine that all your friends and family are begging […]
Young Washington
Any one seen this? My family had matters to attend to over the Fourth of July holidays so I haven’t seen it yet. Its box office numbers are miraculous considering it is a film on an historical topic from an independent studio. Starting a war at 21 would be a notable fact in most […]
Saint of the Day Quote: Blessed Helie de Bourdeille
Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved. Blessed Helie de Bourdeille
Japanese Gratitude
Gratitude is one of the noblest human emotions, and I think the Japanese understand that. Twitter auto translate has made a lot of friends between the Japanese and the Americans. Long may such friendship endure.
