I Am the Vine
“I am the vine and you are the branches,” is a familiar scripture. What does it mean to be a part of the vine? And what does it mean to “remain” in the vine?
Religion
Dispatches Del Camino (#9)
Six of us have fallen in together, walking side by side for the last several miles of the Camino de Santiago. We are all strangers. All pilgrims. From different nations. There is dust on our backpacks, mud on our boots, and we all smell like something a diuretic horse produced.
Requiescat in Pace, Pope Francis
My Twitter — I refuse to call it đ — feed was full of chortling posts claiming that the Vatican denied Vice President J D Vance a meeting with Pope Francis, sending the Vatican’s second-ranking official instead, in what the left loudly proclaimed was a deliberate snub to Mr Vance. That’s not quite what it …
The Truth That Endures, Part Three: Truth That Stands the Test of Time
Hereâs something astonishing: the Passover story and the crucifixion of Jesus are not just similar eventsâthey are mirror images.
The Truth That Endures, Part Two: The Sacrificial Lamb and the Shadow of Death
The Passover lamb was more than just an act of obedienceâit was a stand-in, a substitution for the people. A life was taken so that another life could be spared.
Infernoâs Lasting LegacyâWhy Danteâs Hell Still Matters Today
Danteâs Inferno is over 700 years old, yet its vision of Hell still shapes how we imagine the afterlife, sin, and justice.
The Truth That Endures, Part One: From Slavery to Freedom â The Pattern of Redemption
It is no accident that history is filled with stories of slavery and redemptionâitâs an archetype woven into the fabric of human experience.
The Thesis of InfernoâDanteâs View on Sin and Justice; Part 2
Danteâs Inferno is not just an imaginative journey through Hellâit is a moral argument. The poem presents a world where every sin has a price, where wrongdoers receive punishments perfectly suited to their crimes.
When Enough Is Enough In Europe
Last year in Southport England, after another âBritishâ Muslim murdered children there was a flurry of protests with posters proclaiming âEnough Is Enough.â The UK Government moved quickly to arrest people simply protesting the murders as part of the immigrant invasion and Islamâs barbarism
LBGT vs. Muslims; Libs baffled to learn Islam is actually a religion
You know, for a bunch of people who pride themselves on their intellectual superiority, liberals sure can be dumb. Did it never occur to them that the reason a few Muslim countries jail and occasionally execute gays might have something to do with their religious beliefs?
Hosanna! Save Us, Please!
It’s Palm Sunday, or Passion Sunday, a day of celebration! But why do we celebrate the soon-to-take-place Crucifixion of our Lord?
Far too Long, We have Worshiped at the Altar of the State
Leftists worship the State, and hence why they love government, which is their church. For too long, the rest of us have worshiped at their altar.
Separation of Church and State? A Flawed Concept from the Get-go! Brought to us by the Devilâs minions
The defeat of Senate Bill 51 in the South Dakota House of Representatives back in February is symptomatic of the Devilâs grasp on politics in America.
Think Trump Can Stop War On Christians? Think Again!
Social workers were required, by their licensing authority, to perform the duties, not of true social workers, but of Social Justice Warriors. If not, they would lose the licenses they need to hold a variety of jobs in the âhelping professions.â
Why Don’t We Return to Charitable Giving? Why Must Everything Go Through the Government?
It was back in 2023 that one of my fellow parishioners at St Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church told us that the Estill County Community Food Bank was losing the ‘extra’ money coming from the federal government in COVID-19 ’emergency’ money was ending. The parish council then decided that we would take up a quarterly …
A Redemption Story
One of the most beautiful short stories ever written, The Book of Ruth may be brief, but it has a powerful message.
The Essenes and the Protestant Reformation: A Tale of Separation from Corruption
Throughout history, groups of devout believers have broken away from mainstream religious institutions, seeing them as compromised by materialism, political power, and human corruption.
A Guy Named Patrick
Youâre 16. One day, youâre hanging out, shooting the bull with friends, when a horde of thugs comes through your village, setting fire to houses, pillaging, and doing unspeakable things to townswomen. Now what?
Walking to Jerusalem
Have you ever wondered what Jesus was thinking as he headed to Jerusalem for what would be His final Passover? He knew where he was going, he knew why he was going, and he knew what would happen. And because of you and me, He did it anyway.
Killing Christians Today
Muslims are murdering Christians in Syria and the Congo today. Muslims have killed Christians throughout their bloody history. Mohammed showed them how.