The Imitation of ChristBy Thomas a Kempis, 15th century. Bk.1 ch.3 The Doctrine of Truth HAPPY is he whom Truth teacheth by itself, not by figures and words that pass, but as it is in itself.—PS. XVII. 36; IS. XXVIII. 26. Our opinion and our sense often deceive us and discover but little. What availeth… Read More Of the Knowledge of Truth
By Robert Coles |The New Oxford Review.September 1983. Note: Edith Stein was martyred in 1942 (aged 50) at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Gau Upper Silesia, German-occupied Poland. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Cologne on May 1, 1987. Among the 20th-century conversions to Roman Catholicism, that of Edith Stein is surely one of the most edifying and memorable.… Read More Edith Stein’s Cross
“May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. — St. Paul, Galatians 6:14. “Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent,… Read More Kerygma. Finding Our Way Home Again.
The song starts off with a slow intro in which the abandoned husband describes his two sons. “If you look at them both for awhile, you can see that are you, they are me,” he says, beautifully summing up the way we see ourselves in our children, not just physically but emotionally. “You should have… Read More Time Out. Sinatra: Michael and Peter
Consider Materialism. Whatever his origin, if man is presently and constantly “evolving” in a godless universe, then it follows that his thinking, and especially his philosophical views, cannot be worth much ultimately; his thoughts would be inherently unstable, unguided, random, merely emerging fragments in process, or mutation, on route to nowhere. / sh
& Sarah’s feminism. Yes Minister is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, ran for 16 episodes from 1986 to 1988. All but one of the episodes lasted half an hour, and almost all ended with a variation of the… Read More Theology is a Progressive Device? 😟
“Someone said, drink the water, but I will drink the wineSomeone said, take a poor man, rich folk don’t have a dime Go fool yourselves if you will, I just haven’t got the timeYes you can drink the water (yes you can drink the water)But I will drink the wine Someone gave me some small… Read More Time Out. Sinatra’s Cup.
‘Today, as Donald Trump reportedly provides Ukraine with intelligence for long-range missile strikes against Russia, we assess just how serious the economic situation is becoming amid reports of gas shortages. Then, as European leaders join President Zelensky in Copenhagen, we hear about the new ‘drone wall’ and how Moscow has upgraded its missiles to better… Read More Donald Trump Reportedly Shares Intelligence For Long-Range Strikes on Russia
Ross Douthat with Hasan Pike “Hasan Piker, the Twitch and YouTube star, understands what pushes people to commit acts of political violence. But does that understanding tip over into appreciation? In this episode of “Interesting Times,” Ross Douthat and Piker debate why Piker’s post-liberal rhetoric attracts criticism from the right (and results in the occasional… Read More When are Western Communists Conning the Rest of Us About the Use of Political Violence?
By historian William Thomas Walsh “Of the external foes of the Church, Mohammedanism was one of the most dangerous and long enduring. Ideologically it was not external, but one of the great heresies, containing as it did many Christian elements, mingled with some borrowed from Judaism, and much gross and carnal materialism foreign to both;… Read More What the Critics of the Crusades Forget or Ignore
“How did both world wars impact the iconic works of Tolkien and Lewis? Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas is joined by author and historian Joseph Loconte to discuss his newest book, The War for Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933–1945. ,, Throughout this book and conversation, the looming… Read More Could England Fall? Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton.
Someone said, “A little philosophy and science will take a man away from God. But a great deal of it will bring him back”. C.S. Lewis on materialism; Consequences for Our Thought-Processes and Philosophies of Truth… ‘If the solar system was brought about by an accidental collision, then the appearance of organic life on this… Read More Revisiting C.S. Lewis on the Dangers of Scientism
Father Jacques Philippe Commentaries, October 1, 2025 | National Catholic Register This year, the Catholic Church celebrates the centenary of the canonization of St. Thérèse of Lisieux. On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of her birth in 2023, Pope Francis wrote an apostolic exhortation entitled “It Is Trust,” which is a beautiful synthesis of the spirituality… Read More The Little Way of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Is a Path of Hope
And a response It Ain’t Broke, But Let’s Fix It Anyhow June 2004, NOR We picked up a Catholic magazine, and on the cover was one big headline, and it was a striking one: “Was Vatican II a Mistake?” In the background to the headline were a litany of post-Vatican II disasters: “practicing homosexuals in… Read More The New Oxford Review Exchange on Whether Vatican II Was Necessary
Marxist secular eschatology, or in simpler terms, the Marxist vision of history’s ultimate goal (telos). 1. The Core Idea Marxism, though explicitly secular and materialist, still carries a kind of “this-worldly eschatology.” It inherits the structure of religious teleology (a progression toward an end) but replaces the divine with historical material processes. At its heart:… Read More A.I. Summary of Marxism. Stolen Theology and History.
The Telegraph 2024 Is the UN still relevant? The organisation faces numerous unresolved conflicts, a cash crisis, deep polarisation among its members, a bloated bureaucracy and the waning interest of its biggest backer, the US. Venetia Rainey speaks to Richard Gowan, veteran UN watcher and UN director for the US think tank International Crisis Group.… Read More Is the UN Still Relevant?
“I appeal also to philosophers, and to all teachers of philosophy, asking them to have the courage to recover, in the flow of an enduringly valid philosophical tradition, the range of authentic wisdom and truth — metaphysical truth included — which is proper to philosophical inquiry — John Paul II, Fides et Ratio # 106… Read More John Paul II’s Battle Against Nihilism
NOR editor, Pieter Vree, writes, “The NOR was contacted by a neocon foundation — right out of the blue” …”As my father wrote, “We at the NOR are glad to be independent of the ideological bigwigs. We don’t have to run around on the New York and D.C. cocktail-party circuit. We don’t have to kiss… Read More New Oxford Review’s Finest Hour
By Dr. Richard Bauckham. A groundbreaking work in New Testament studies, expanded and updated. Winner of the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award in Biblical Studies, this momentous volume argues that the four Gospels are closely based on the eyewitness testimony of those who personally knew Jesus. Noted New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption that… Read More Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
By Casey ChalkNew Oxford Review, Sept.2025 Christians, even those who convert (or revert) after a long sojourn in the wilderness, often fail to appreciate how hard it can be for someone to abandon his previous beliefs and place his faith in Christ. For every bit of evidence deemed demonstrable proof for the existence of God,… Read More Motives of Credibility: The Miracles of Christ
It was fascinating to watch Mike Pompeo shock duo. Rory was as jumpy as a stage monkey. He knew he had been hashed. So they tried in vain to recover, i.e., by ad hominem, after Pompeo had left the studio. If you wish to see how obsequious and temperamental the posh one can become when… Read More Mike Pompeo Tells Stewart and Campbell No Way A Two State Solution
Neither Socialism nor lassez faire CapitalismOctober 1, 2001 | By Mark and Louise Zwick The following was a talk given at the American Chesterton Society annual conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, in June 2001. Dorothy Day and G. K. Chesterton were contemporaries. Both came into Catholicism in the 1920’s, Chesterton in 1922 at age 48… Read More G.K. Chesterton and Dorothy Day on Economics
Ross Douthat writes, “He may believe that the age of American-led globalization is ending no matter what, that after the pandemic certain walls will stay up everywhere, and that the goal for the next 50 years is to consolidate what you can — resources, talent, people, territory — inside your own civilizational walls. In this… Read More Putin The New Czar?
UK Braces for Digital ID. Sir Jacob Rees Mogg warns of the totalitarian nature of the endeavour redolent of Communist China where Total Surveillance of Citizens prevails. The Government New digital ID scheme to be rolled out across UK A new digital ID scheme will help combat illegal working while making it easier for the… Read More “The Creed of Slaves.” UK Braces for Digital ID.
God gives grace to the simple, to those who seek Him and do penance for their sins. But God punishes the duplicitous.”For the waywardness of the simple will kill them”. They will answer to God not in love but in terror: Proverbs 1:11f. “When they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent… Read More Judgment and Mercy v. Presumption
Moses said to the LORD, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” — Exodus 4:10 I know the feeling. Someone said, writing is easy, It is the editing that is hard. I hope visitors… Read More Slow of Speech and Tongue
Born in 1928 to Greek immigrants in Lackawanna, New York, Likoudis’ upbringing began in the Greek Orthodox Church. However, he experienced a profound intellectual transformation at the University of Buffalo’s Newman Club, where he encountered the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, Christopher Dawson and other Catholic luminaries. Likoudis converted to the Catholic faith in 1952.… Read More Theologian James Likoudis’ One-year Death Anniversary
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (Jn. 15:13) The Alleged Killer Full 33-hour timeline of Tyler Robinson’s movements… and the frightening gaps unaccounted for Joe Hutchinson, US News Reporter Daily Mail, UK, 18 September 2025p PROVO, Utah — Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of… Read More No Greater Love
W.B Yeats “When You Are Old” is a poem by W.B. Yeats that reflects on love and aging, urging the addressee to remember their past beauty and the true love that transcends superficial admiration. It is often interpreted as a poignant reminder of the deeper connections in life. Verses below. By William Butler Yeats When you… Read More When You Are Old.
In this episode Catholic Apologist Trent Horn interacts with President Trump and Protestant Joel Webbon’s rhetoric about hating our enemies. Even in the Church oxymorons I only ever felt myself to be something akin to an object of Christian’ “hate” decades ago in some ‘Trad’ circles when their famous lay leaders, (not the average Traditional… Read More The Will to Hate?
“Never be entirely idle; but either be reading, or writing, or praying or meditating or endeavoring something for the public good.”— Thomas a Kempis, 15th century
“Humanity has but three great enemies: fever, famine and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever.” —SIR WILLIAM OSLER, MD | Trent Horn of Catholic Answers and Fr. Matthew Schneider discuss vaccines historically, the newer mRNA technology, and the medical and moral issues involved in the use of… Read More Moral Issues Related to Covid Vaccines. Updated Opinion.
…Taylor.” Strange to place her here, but it’s a Time Out and it was the song which drew me in. “The song [see pg. bottom] is a hauntingly tender ballad from his 1970 concept album Watertown. The album itself is a departure from his usual style—it’s a narrative-driven piece (summary song). 🎶 About the Song:… Read More Time Out. Sinatra: “Elizabeth”
And a discussion about the friends and supporters of Antifa Victor Davis Hanson: In a recent and now widely seen Tucker Carlson interview, a guest named Darryl Cooper casually presented a surprising number of flawed theories about the Second World War. He focused his misstatements on the respective roles of Winston Churchill’s Britain and Adolf… Read More The “Lunacy of the Anti- Churchillians”
From the true tragedy of the death of George Floyd to the rank hypocrisy of not a few elite White Liberals who exploited him, this edition of the Brendan O’Neill Show may be one of the most important listens you’ve had all year. By Brendan O’Neill Thomas Chatterton Williams – author of Summer of our… Read More 2020: The Summer We Lost Our Minds
St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan has unveiled a 25-foot-tall mural honoring migrants to New York City. Housed in the entryway of the iconic New York church, the mural, “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding,” portrays the apparition of Mary, Joseph, and St. John the Evangelist to the Irish village of Knock as well… Read More Massive mural honoring NYC migrants unveiled at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
By Brendan O’Neill, Spiked Online “Normally a left-wing party has to exist before it can start splitting. Not Your Party. The Corbyn-Sultana loonfest has leapt right over the founding conference and manifesto-writing business and gone straight for the People’s Front of Judea routine. This fledgling gang of soy socialists that promised to save Britain from… Read More The collapse of Your Party is hilarious — Opinion
Many hope Donald Trump has brought new hope and that he can avoid both anarchy and tyranny. When John Adams wrote, “A republic is a government of laws, not arbitrary rule” he very likely could not even conceive of the constantly evolving laws we know too well today, laws that evolve substantially, essentially, from one… Read More In the West today, there has been no stable law.
Put the news aside for a time. If unhappiness is growing consider it a reset signal to return to philosophy where all education and earthly wisdom began. …This is an excellent series, very informative and very fair to Catholic, Protestant and Enlightenment philosophies. Thales to Sartre and beyond. 81 comprehensive episodes. One can learn something… Read More Dr. Arthur Holmes Lectures. A History of Philosophy.
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