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Email for this website: sthand@email.com Stephen Hand, editor. Reporter, Assistant News Director and News Director for several radio stations in New York and Connecticut. Paralegal. PCA in Retirement. Contributor for various Catholic newspapers and publications.

Ideology, not ethnicity or race, is the essence of the historical horrors

Military historian Victor Hanson shows how alt-Right men like Tucker Carlson and women like Candace Owen have collapsed into the deranged, obsessive errors of persons like E. Michael Jones and even the Nazi ideologues themselves.  History has been discarded by these in the interests of finding scapegoats to blame. Ideology is the essence of the… Read More Ideology, not ethnicity or race, is the essence of the historical horrors

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The “Gentleness” of “Soft” Totalitarianism

Rod Dreher. “It’s possible to miss the onslaught of totalitarianism, precisely because we have a misunderstanding of how its power works. In 1951, poet and literary critic Czesław Miłosz, exiled to the West from his native Poland as an anti-communist dissident, wrote that Western people misunderstand the nature of communism because they think of it… Read More The “Gentleness” of “Soft” Totalitarianism

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US Supreme Court refuses to revisit same-sex marriage ruling

The Catholic Herald. The Supreme Court of the United States has declined to revisit its 2015 ruling that legalised same-sex marriage across the country. The court turned away an appeal by Kim Davis, the former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples on religious grounds. The decision, made without comment… Read More US Supreme Court refuses to revisit same-sex marriage ruling

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Going to Seminary?

Well, unless you’ve found a good and sound school (and they’re certainly out there), in your first theology courses you may not learn much about the biblical Jesus, but you’re almost guaranteed to come out knowing what these early 20th century theological neologism’s mean: formgeschicte, heilsgeschichte, eschatologiegeschichte, Menschheitsgeschichte, Gottesgeschichte, Heilsgeheimnis… I personally never found them edifying… Read More Going to Seminary?

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Why we know Jesus is not a copy of pagan religions

James Bishop’s Encyclopedia of Religion, Society and Philosophy Dan Brown in his book The Da Vinci Code (2003) writes, “Nothing in Christianity is original.” In recent times a number of people are claiming that the historical Jesus is simply a rehash of older pagan secretive religions, and of the religions of dying and rising gods. This is a view… Read More Why we know Jesus is not a copy of pagan religions

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Myth Perceptions, Joseph Campbell’s Power of Deceit

by Dr. Tom Snyder, PhD. Joseph Campbell “didn’t have an ideology or a theology,” claims reporter Bill Moyers in his 1988 The Power of Myth television series, frequently broadcast on PBS stations across America. During the six hours of intense interviews with the late mythologist, however, Campbell proves Moyers wrong. The supposedly non-existent theology of Campbell permeates… Read More Myth Perceptions, Joseph Campbell’s Power of Deceit

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Congress and the Sexualization of Africa and Beyond

The political left in shutting down the government was found targeting poor nations for population control and bringing them in line with UN “rules based” moral mayhem. 11.7.25. “The government shutdown, in its 37th day, showed little sign of ending Friday after Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana harshly dismissed a proposal from Senate Minority… Read More Congress and the Sexualization of Africa and Beyond

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Tears for Tony, Campbell & 600,000+ Dead – But None for Netanyahu After October 7.

See the video here Chilcot Report: Polite but Damning Sir John Chilcot interview BBC – Ex-Downing Street communications chief Alastair Campbell has emotionally denied Tony Blair misled MPs over the intelligence ahead of the Iraq war. Mr Campbell had to take a moment to compose himself after being asked the question on the BBC’s Andrew… Read More Tears for Tony, Campbell & 600,000+ Dead – But None for Netanyahu After October 7.

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Pope John Paul II on Enlightenment Errors

“Over the years I have become more and more convinced that the ideologies of evil are profoundly rooted in the history of European philosophical thought. Here I should mention some aspects of European history, and especially its dominant cultural trends. When my encyclical on the Holy Spirit was published, there were some sharply negative reactions from… Read More Pope John Paul II on Enlightenment Errors

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A.I. answers a question on Constantine’s toleration

Edict of Milan Q: Did Constantine’s toleration of Christianity change Christians in any negative ways? The key points about Constantine’s toleration of Christianity and its negative effects on Christians were: 1. Loss of “outsider” purity Before Constantine, Christians were a persecuted minority, living a life defined by courage and moral rigor. Once Christianity became tolerated… Read More A.I. answers a question on Constantine’s toleration

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‘X’ Blocks Catholic Critique Article linking to Jesus’ Saving Deeds.

‘X has blocked a Catholic Critique article linking to an essay about Jesus as miracle worker. The warning was placed over the essay (see below) requiring any who would not turn back to press a special button on the obstacle. And while the brief piece does lightly criticize “strident empiricists,” and those prejudiced against the… Read More ‘X’ Blocks Catholic Critique Article linking to Jesus’ Saving Deeds.

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Francis Schaeffer on the Philosophy of being

…and Epistemology. [P]hilosophy and religion deal with the same basic questions. Christians, and especially evangelical Christians, have tended to forget this. Philosophy and religion do not deal with different questions, though they give different answers and in different terms. The basic questions of both philosophy and religion (and I mean religion here in the wide… Read More Francis Schaeffer on the Philosophy of being

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No Kings?

Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is of the truth hears my voice.” 38 Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” Thomas… Read More No Kings?

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Trump Threatens Military Strike on Nigeria if Slaughter of Christians Doesn’t Cease

NYPost: …”If the Nigerian Government continues to allow the killing of Christians the U.S.A will immediately stop all aid and assistance to Nigeria, and may very well go into that now disgraced country, “guns-a-blazing,” to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities,” the president wrote in a post to Truth Social Saturday… Read More Trump Threatens Military Strike on Nigeria if Slaughter of Christians Doesn’t Cease

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The Real Winner of the Gaza Ceasefire?

Leon Hadar Analysis Oct 21, 2025 As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas limps .., Washington’s foreign policy establishment is engaged in its favorite parlor game: declaring victory. President Trump has proclaimed himself peacemaker-in-chief, Netanyahu has welcomed returning hostages with tears and embraces, and Hamas leaders insist from their Doha offices that the resistance… Read More The Real Winner of the Gaza Ceasefire?

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Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange: What Christ Must Be for Us

“The need of reflecting on the interior life of the Savior is particularly great in the present period of general confusion, when individuals and entire peoples misunderstand the ultimate end of human life and forget the profound difference between perishable, material goods and immutable, spiritual goods. Material goods divide us in the measure that we… Read More Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange: What Christ Must Be for Us

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Bill Gates Backtracks on Climate Change

National Review Online. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates now says climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise,” despite having spent years fearmongering over rising global temperatures. Gates authored a surprising blog post on Monday advocating for climate activists to move away from the “doomsday outlook” they have spent years peddling. “Although climate change will have serious consequences… Read More Bill Gates Backtracks on Climate Change

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