A lesson of Tolkien's Numenor: Mortal life can only be partly enchanted, even in Faery (Aug 16, 2025 08:11)
True North: Cultural Renewal in Canada (Aug 16, 2025 02:24)
In the long term, the hope is for the Gregory the Great Institute to become a major con...
Setting St. Augustine on Fire (Aug 16, 2025 02:20)
It was never mere proof of God’s existence that set Augustine on fire; it was, rather, ...
DiversityWatch (August 15, 2025) (Aug 15, 2025 15:38)
~~~ Texas falls down the list of best U.S. states to live in for 2025 High property tax...
The "necessary evils" of civilization, lead to the ascendancy of chaotic evil (under conditions of modern consciousness) (Aug 15, 2025 12:10)
A motivational explanation of "Lawful evil" - and its development into "Chaotic evil" (Aug 15, 2025 12:08)
What Rules Politics? The Money, of Course. (Aug 15, 2025 05:32)
Few people understand how democracy works; lots of people understand the basic theory b...
A Poem for the Assumption of Mary (Aug 14, 2025 21:06)
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the Marian dogmas and mysteries of ...
“Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God” (Aug 14, 2025 21:00)
Scored for a cappella choir, John Tavener's "Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of Go...
DiversityWatch (August 14, 2025) (Aug 14, 2025 20:05)
~~~ ICE Removes Spanish-Language Training Requirement for New Recruits Big point: we ar...
Is it difficult and complicated to discern the reality behind official propaganda and the mass media deception? No. It is easy for The Good. (Aug 14, 2025 06:41)
Where Did That Six Million Number Come From? (Aug 14, 2025 05:32)
Probably WW1 propaganda: I am told by an eminent chemist that six pounds of glycerine c...
August 14 – St. Eusebius, Roman patrician and priest (Aug 14, 2025 04:55)
St. Eusebius of Rome A presbyter at Rome; date of birth unknown; d. 357(?). He was a Ro...
August 14 – Founding Father (Aug 14, 2025 04:50)
Pierre Chastellain Missionary among the Huron Indians, born at Senlis, France, in 1606;...
August 15 – Prester John (Aug 14, 2025 04:45)
Prester John Name of a legendary Eastern priest and king. FIRST STAGE The mythical jour...
Five Theses on Egalitarianism (Aug 14, 2025 04:40)
By Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira In general lines, I formulated five essential theses...
August 16 – Apostle of the North (Aug 14, 2025 04:35)
St. Hyacinth Dominican, called the Apostle of the North, son of Eustachius Konski of th...
August 16 – His incorrupt right hand is treasured as the most sacred relic in Hungary (Aug 14, 2025 04:30)
St. Stephen of Hungary First King of Hungary, born at Gran, 975; died 15 August, 1038. ...
August 17 – Her great beauty aroused the jealousy of the queen (Aug 14, 2025 04:25)
St. Beatrix da Silva A Portuguese nun, died 1 September, 1490. In Portuguese she is kno...
John Marshall on the Supreme Court & Universal Injunctions (Aug 13, 2025 20:28)
If we could explain to him what executive orders of a President mean today and what jur...
The Sacrificial Love of Saint Maximilian Kolbe (Aug 13, 2025 20:00)
As the man pleaded his case, Father Maximilian Kolbe came forward and offered his life ...
Most Serial Killers Are Not Psychopaths (Aug 13, 2025 17:04)
Robert D. Hare is the most famous expert on psychopaths and developed a 40 point test o...
DiversityWatch (August 13, 2025) (Aug 13, 2025 14:57)
~~~ Can the Nazis Teach Us Anything? Our current world order is based on democracy and ...
"As a dog returneth to his vomit..." Why plans for making people happier/the world better - inevitably go nowhere (Aug 13, 2025 07:25)
Forget Ten Thousand Steps, Just Walk Fast (Aug 13, 2025 05:32)
Science gets clobbered by fads like the rest of humanity. Our history seems to be one o...
A Further Caveat About AI (Aug 13, 2025 01:30)
I use Grok as a research assistant now and then; like, once a week or so, maybe less. M...
Socratic Dialectic in the Classroom (Aug 12, 2025 17:13)
If a liberal education liberates, one of the constraints from which the student is libe...
How to Keep From Losing Your Mind (Aug 12, 2025 17:00)
In “How to Keep From Losing Your Mind,” Deal W. Hudson sets out to not merely defend—in...
DiversityWatch (August 12, 2025) (Aug 12, 2025 16:01)
~~~ Beneficial Bloodsucking Leftists argue that since eating meat is bad, and Alpha-Gal...
Creatio ex Nihilo from the Circularity of the Contrary (Aug 12, 2025 15:51)
Bear in mind first that naturalist explanations of nature are all circular: they adduce...
The outrageous imposture of Christian Churches as gatekeepers of Heaven (Aug 12, 2025 07:07)
Leap Into Life (#27): Are Conservatives Psychopaths? (Aug 12, 2025 05:32)
The latest Leftist trope comes to us right out of the Soviet Union: Right-wingers are n...
Are We Entering an Age of Imagination? (Aug 11, 2025 19:59)
Jesus did not preach an escape from earth to an immaterial Heaven. Rather, he preached ...
“Sinners” and black separatism (Aug 11, 2025 17:58)
“Sinners” is a movie about two brothers, both played by Michael B. Jordan, who have esc...
DiversityWatch (August 11, 2025) (Aug 11, 2025 16:43)
~~~ Strategically bringing back beavers could support healthy and climate-resilient wat...
Hans Urs von Balthasar: A Noble Spirit (Aug 11, 2025 16:00)
Shortly before his death, Hans Urs von Balthasar addressed the question posed by many o...
Overthinking Human Motivations (Aug 11, 2025 15:04)
For many years, my outlook on humanity was clouded by assuming that other people knew b...
Mega fake page views on blogs, coming from Vietnam, Brazil, Singapore, and Hong Kong - what's going-on? (Aug 11, 2025 11:12)
Q: Do you believe in God? A: What do you mean by "God"? (Aug 11, 2025 09:33)
Naturalism is Circular (Aug 11, 2025 05:31)
It’s really that simple. No amount of obfuscation can surmount it. The circularit...
August 11 – Feast of the Crown of Thorns and the Five Sacred Wounds (Aug 11, 2025 04:55)
Feast of the Crown of Thorns The first feast in honour of the Crown of Thorns (Festum s...
August 11 – St. Géry (Aug 11, 2025 04:50)
St. Géry (Latin Gaugericus). Bishop of Cambrai-Arras; b. of Roman parents, Gaudentius a...
August 11 – Martyred with a rusty and ragged knife (Aug 11, 2025 04:45)
Blessed John Sandys English martyr, born in the Diocese of Chester; executed at Glouces...
August 12 – His pontificate was spent in opposing royal absolutism (Aug 11, 2025 04:40)
Pope Blessed Innocent XI (Benedetto Odescalchi) Born at Como, 16 May, 1611; died at Rom...
August 12 – St. Jane Frances de Chantal (Aug 11, 2025 04:35)
Born at Dijon, France, 28 January, 1572; died at the Visitation Convent Moulins, 13 Dec...
August 13 – The Pope Who Resigned (Aug 11, 2025 04:30)
Pope St. Pontian Dates of birth and death unknown. The “Liber Pontificalis” (ed. Duches...
August 13 – St. Maximus of Constantinople (Aug 11, 2025 04:25)
St. Maximus of Constantinople Known as the Theologian and as Maximus Confessor, born at...
AI Chatbots Are Evil (Aug 10, 2025 16:23)
The purpose of human conversation is not limited to pragmatic ends, as if we only spoke...
Why Is “Christian” Music So Awful? (Aug 10, 2025 16:00)
Most “Christian” music is taken from the secular world. People might have nice feelings...
Is metaphysics important to being a Christian? Here-and-now it is Vitally important (Aug 10, 2025 15:55)