Saturday, November 22, 2025

Pilgrim Eagle: A Review of Charles A. Coulombe’s History Text Puritan’s Empire

  “This above all: To thine own self be true.”   -William Shakespeare       Puritan’s Empire by Charles A. Coulombe is a unique tour-de-force of American history from a Catholic...

The Case Against Pornography

But the snake said to the woman: “You certainly will not die! God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will...

The Holy Spirit, Fidelity and Martyrdom

‘But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom my Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that...

The Holy Eucharist and the Life of Charity

For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many’ (Mk....

19th Sunday: The Merciful Presence of God

And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence (1 Kings 19:...

The Joyful Apostle of Rome

Today, May 26th, is the feast of one of my favorite saints, Philip Neri (1515-1595), born and raised in the renaissance city of Florence...

A Daily Quotation

To face what joys and troubles we might, we will provide some quotations for inspiration, and here is one from the mighty pen of...

The Glory of the Past, the Narrowness of a Future Without It

The modern mind is forced towards the future by a certain sense of fatigue, not unmixed with terror, with which it regards the past....

Britain Goin’ It Alone

Prime Minister Therea May in Britain has just called an early election, hoping for a mandate to lead Britain out of the European Union....

Mary’s Birthday: A Day of Universal Joy

Wednesday, September 8th, is the feast of the Nativity of Mary, the Mother of God. It was the great Greek Church Father, St John...