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War and Peace
Yeah, yeah, I know what you’re wondering: does this title refer to the subject...
Tools of the Trade
When I first took over as managing editor of a group of suburban newspapers, I had...
The Devil’s Playground
I have not yet seen the movie, “Nefarious,” but I intend to as soon as I finally get...
America Transformed
It was a busy week last week, with the National Zoom Meeting and two international...
Walking the Jordan River Trail
Most folks here are familiar with the story of Naaman, the commander of the Syrian...
Weak But Willing
My dear friend, Fr. Regis Scanlon, OFM, passed on Saturday night in Denver. He worked...
Things Are Coming to a Head
This is Joe Biden’s America: In Chicago, State’s Atty. Kim Foxx declines to press...
A Coalition of the Willing
With all of the dust and smoke being stirred up by Texas Right to Life’s (TRTL)...
The Rising Tide
“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to...
Big Lies
Yet another mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Yet...
The Fertile Ground of Obedience
Today (Monday, Feb. 16) is the day the Canadian Parliament will decide whether Canada...
The Shape of Things to Come
I was planning to launch an end-of-year fundraising drive this week but I’m holding...
Inviting Fire From Heaven
Today, on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Pope Francis has dramatically...
Are We There Yet?
The older I get, the more I come to appreciate the wisdom of Jesus including Judas in...
Twigs
“As the twig is bent, so grows the tree” – old Oxford proverb A few weeks ago, a...
Gangster Government Gears Up For War
I took the above picture of Fern Springs in Yosemite 11 years ago in the course of my...
Tremors
Huntsville, Alabama – If you have been paying attention to the news the last week you...
Fire in the Hole
I was planning to hit the ground running a week ago today, after having rested up for...
Building From the Ground Up
I am working on a complex piece right now – and have been in the woods and mountains...
