Monday, April 13, 2026

Pope and Emperor in AD 2026

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Life is full of strange coincidences. This morning I taught a history class on the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Emperor Henry IV, i...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

On Honor and Its Opposites

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Honor is not the highest thing; it is not even really a complete thing in itself. Nevertheless, it is in the final balance necessary for the...
Monday, March 2, 2026

Pope Francis' Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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[Given the recent unjust war launched by the United States of America against the Islamic Republic of Iran, I thought it appropriate to repo...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Chesterton as War Propagandist: Or, Against the Ignorant, Mendacious, Calumniating Anti-Chestertonians

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Chesterton as War Propagandist: Or, Against the Ignorant, Mendacious, Calumniating Anti-Chestertonians As people who know me in real life ca...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Poem: Lourdes

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[ Today is the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, which commemorate the anniversary of the first apparition to St. Bernadette Soubirous on Fe...
Monday, February 2, 2026

Melania 2026 and the Fossilization of Power

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Melania 2026 and the Fossilization of Power What is power? This is not, or should not be, a difficult question to answer.  The most basic de...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Short Story: La Cafe

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[ There has been a lot of discussion about the JFK assassination in the last year or so. Because of that, I felt it important to finally rev...