Belloc’s Tarantella – and as Sung by Old Thunder Himself
Tarantella by Hilaire Belloc
Do you remember an Inn,
Miranda?
Do you remember an Inn?
And the tedding and the spreading
Of the straw for a bedding,
And the fleas...
Primal Rage
This morning, as I begin this column, ten people at a community college in Oregon were killed by yet-another loner gunman, seeking some kind...
American Oracles: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt
In 2014 there was an incident in Colorado that would jolt the sensibilities of many older Americans. At one school district, students organized to...
Twenty-Ninth Sunday and Finding Faith on Earth
‘And yet, when the Son of man returns will he find faith on earth?’ (Lk. 18:8). ⧾
This past week, we marked the 105th anniversary...
The Migrant Question
One is never sure what to believe from the endless avalanche of stories from the main-stream media. A few weeks ago the migrant caravan...
The Pied Vipers of Inaina – A Fairy Tale By Brother Grimm
Once upon a time, in a world far away, there arose and advanced the militant Captitans who built their multi-windowed fortress Inaina upon a...
The Council of Nicaea, 1700 Years Ago
This May 20th marks the 1700th anniversary of the opening session of the Council of Nicaea, which this Year of Jubilee, 2025 commemorates. Nicaea...
The Catholic Galileo
Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy. In his youth he considered several careers: first the priesthood; next medicine at the urging of his...
What is a Priest? Pope Benedict’s Final Exhortation
An excerpt to ponder, from Pope Benedict XVI's last Chrism Mass address to his fellow priests, back in 2012, less than a year before...
The Iranian Revolution … 40 years later
“What did I do to them?” Shah Reza Pahlavi, 1979
Throughout the world, February 11 of this year may have seemed like any other day.
It...
