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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.

Rubio: Previous Foreign Policy & Institutions Built in a World Which No Longer Exists

Secretary of State Marco Rubio drops major updates in his year-end press conference on U.S. foreign policy breakthroughs! From progress in Ukraine peace talks and Gaza ceasefire efforts to strengthening Indo-Pacific alliances against China – discover how the Trump administration is asserting American strength globally. Is this the start of real change in these hotspots?… Read More Rubio: Previous Foreign Policy & Institutions Built in a World Which No Longer Exists

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From Nigeria to the Middle East Increasing Persecution of Christians.

An Urgent discussion. “They used Christian churches as target practice” Telegraph UK. “King Charles has spoken out in support of persecuted Christians around the world after attending a service at Westminster Abbey dedicated to those facing violence and discrimination for their faith. The King said his thoughts were with people “in areas where it is… Read More From Nigeria to the Middle East Increasing Persecution of Christians.

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Love for Humanity. Dickens’ Mrs. Jellyby, Social Justice Warrior

In Charles Dickens’ famous novel, Bleak House, there is an unforgettable character called Mrs. Jellyby. And if she was not such an archetype for certain real types of persons, she would be almost comical. Mrs. Jellyby is obsessed with what Dickens coined “telescopic philanthropy,” that is an alleged love for humanity but always at long… Read More Love for Humanity. Dickens’ Mrs. Jellyby, Social Justice Warrior

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Sanctity

By Dorothy Day. We must begin sometime to aim at sanctity. The tragedy, Newman said, is never to begin. Or having put one’s hand to the plough, to turn back. To become a tired radical. To settle down to relish comfortably past performances of self-sacrifice and self-denial. It is not enough, St. Ambrose remarks, to… Read More Sanctity

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How One Man’s Theories on Gender Led to Lifelong Harm

By Dei Civitas on ‘X’. John Money, a psychologist and sexologist whose work in the mid-20th century helped popularize the notion of “gender” as distinct from biological sex, left behind a deeply controversial and tragic legacy. While his theories profoundly influenced modern discussions on identity, they also introduced confusion, contributed to significant psychological harm, and… Read More How One Man’s Theories on Gender Led to Lifelong Harm

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Dickens and the meanings of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Melvyn Bragg.

—- See also, Dickens and Thomas Malthus, the father of global population control. Melvyn Bragg and guests (In Our Time, BBC) discuss Charles Dickens’ novella, written in 1843 when he was 31, which has become intertwined with his reputation and with Christmas itself. Ebenezer Scrooge is the miserly everyman figure whose joyless obsession with money… Read More Dickens and the meanings of ‘A Christmas Carol’. Melvyn Bragg.

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The Pied Pipers of the ‘Liberal World Order’. Rory Stewart & Alastair Campbell.

Updated. I think it is critical to notice when the trees seem to be advancing against the Christian Worldview, and who has been charged with leading the assault. The aim has been to tear apart the  Christian world and its traditional moral values from the beginning, and to substitute a “Rules Based” “Liberal” Order  in… Read More The Pied Pipers of the ‘Liberal World Order’. Rory Stewart & Alastair Campbell.

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Chesterton’s Fence: A Lesson in Thinking

“Chesterton challenged the common belief that previous generations were foolish.” By Shane Parrish. Chesterton’s Fence is a principle that reminds us to look before we leap. To understand before we act. It’s a cautionary reminder to understand why something is the way it is before meddling in change. The principle comes from a parable by… Read More Chesterton’s Fence: A Lesson in Thinking

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The Writing on the Berlin Wall: Pictures of the Socialistic Future

Pictures of the Socialistic Future • Eugen Richter • Trans. Henry Wright • LvMI, 2010 • 160 pages. This review originally appeared on CobdenCentre.org.  If someone gave me a gold sovereign for every time in my life I had heard a variation on the following phrase, then in the words of Private James Frazer, from Dad’s Army, I would now… Read More The Writing on the Berlin Wall: Pictures of the Socialistic Future

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Lebensraum. The Nazis in Power. Video Discussion.

The Nazis in Power | The Rest is History. Tom Holland, Dominic Sandbrook. Lebensraum, meaning “living space,” was a key concept in Nazi ideology that justified Germany’s expansionist policies, particularly towards Eastern Europe, to provide land and resources for the German people. Adolf Hitler believed that acquiring Lebensraum was essential for the survival and growth… Read More Lebensraum. The Nazis in Power. Video Discussion.

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The Execution of Tropmann

Updated. Circling Coldhearted Murder The Execution of Tropmann” is an essay by Ivan Turgenev that explores the ethical issues surrounding the death penalty and public executions, particularly focusing on the reactions of onlookers. It reflects on the cold-heartedness of the crowd witnessing the execution of Jean-Baptiste Troppmann, a notorious spree killer in France. “Upon witnessing… Read More The Execution of Tropmann

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The Sacred Deposit. No Substantial Evolution of Meaning.

“What earlier generations held as sacred remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden and even considered harmful.”  —Pope Benedict XVI, Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the occasion of the publication of the motu proprio Summorum Pontificum, July 7, 2007. “The Holy… Read More The Sacred Deposit. No Substantial Evolution of Meaning.

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History of Philosophy

Dr. Arthur Holmes, History of Philosophy : This is an excellent series, it is very informative and fair to the ancients, to Catholic, Protestant and Enlightenment philosophies from Thales to Sartre and beyond. 81 comprehensive episodes. One can learn something new with every listen, or relisten, of any episode in this History of Philosophy series.… Read More History of Philosophy

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“Anastasia screamed in vain.” Rolling Stones.

[John Lennon and Paul McCartney  provided backing vocals on “We Love You” (During The Rolling Stones Satanic Majesties Request album sessions]—Wikipedia ¢¢¢ from Their Satanic Majesties Request LP “And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; she was with… Read More “Anastasia screamed in vain.” Rolling Stones.

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