Saturday, January 7, 2017
The Eclectic Reader: Ernest Hemingway's FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
The Eclectic Reader: Ernest Hemingway's FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: I'm fifty years old. I'm surprised that I never read Hemingway's great novel about the futility of war before now. Hemingwa...
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Catholic Conclave: Cardinal warns that many Muslims want Islamic conq...
Catholic Conclave: Cardinal warns that many Muslims want Islamic conq...: Schönborn: Many Muslims want Islamic conquest of Europe The Viennese Cardinal Christoph Schönborn warned last Sunday at a Mass for the...
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Friday, August 26, 2016
Have Gun, Will Travel: William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Cou...
Have Gun, Will Travel: William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Cou...: I just finished reading Professor James Lee McDonough's wonderful new biography of General Sherman. This is a traditional "old...
Saint Louis Catholic: Feast of Saint Louis
Saint Louis Catholic: Feast of Saint Louis: What a wonderful patron our town and Archdiocese have! Typically on his feast day, I'll see some excerpts from his well-known advice t...
Abbey Roads: The Waiting Room
Abbey Roads: The Waiting Room: I've been spending a lot of time in waiting rooms... I take a friend in to the doctor's office for stuff, now that he is old,...
Abbey Roads: "They" have now finally turned against Pope Benedi...
Abbey Roads: "They" have now finally turned against Pope Benedi...: Talk about trolls. I'm not really surprised. Catholics against Pope Francis have now condemned Pope Benedict for resigning, base...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Sunday, July 31, 2016
SAM M. HOOD: Former Confederates were honored for a reason
SAM M. HOOD: Former Confederates were honored for a reason: In response to the current hysteria over the names of landmarks and public installations recognizing or honoring former Confederates, it is informative and instructive to look at the individuals who are honored, not the causes for which they served for a brief period of their lives or careers.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Five Martyrs on July 26
Supremacy and Survival: The English Reformation: Five Martyrs on July 26: Blessed John Ingram and Blessed George Swallowell in 1594. Blesseds Edward Thwing and Robert Nutter in 1600. Blessed William Ward ...
Monday, July 25, 2016
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Number 3 Equity Court: THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS: A LEGAL HISTORY
Number 3 Equity Court: THE SALEM WITCHCRAFT TRIALS: A LEGAL HISTORY: This excellent little book by University of Georgia History Professor Peter Charles Hoffer was first published in 1997. Professor Hoff...
Friday, July 22, 2016
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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