Happy Feet Friday
Alfred is one of the three "Kings" of the blues (I've previously highlighted tunes by the other two, B.B. and Freddie). Here, he's playing one of his classics: "Killing Floor". Source link
After losing in the Supreme Court, Wisconsin seeks to eliminate charitable deductions
The Court in June unanimously ruled that the state violated the First Amendment when it denied a tax exemption to Wisconsin’s Diocese of Superior Catholic Charities Bureau. The state argued that the group’s charitable undertakings were not…
Two takes on Pope Leo
Father de Souza discusses two new books about the new pope. We already have an array of first-hundred-days analyses of Pope Leo XIV, as though the first American-born pope could be judged like an American president. Yet Robert Prevost of…
Huge surge in Bible sales and faith following Charlie Kirk’s assassination
In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing on a Utah college campus in September, Bible sales have soared. First reported by The Wall Street Journal, sales spiked by 36 percent in the month compared to 2024, totaling 2.4 million Bibles sold in…
How Pope St. John Paul II changed my life (and still does)
“I never dreamed I would have the opportunity to meet the saintly pontiff a dozen times or so through the years, most of those while studying in Rome. He never lost his sense of humor even as his health began to fail. I remember handing him a…
Redeeming the Teeny-Weeny Self – The Catholic Thing
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Christopher Lasch’s final book. Published just a few months after his death, The Revolt of the Elites (1995) capped a series of five extraordinary works starting with his Haven in a Heartless World: The…
In The Mailbox: 10.23.25 : The Other McCain
Posted on | October 23, 2025 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho I was pretty busy the last couple of evenings catching up with friends I hadn’t seen in 10+ years. On the road home to Nevada; tonight’s linkagery comes to you from Sioux…
Why Do Abortion Activists Hate Pregnancy Centers?
While hardly flush, not so long ago Pregnancy Help Centers (PHCs) operated on shoestring budgets, manned—actually womaned—by volunteers deeply committed to helping young girls who were unexpectedly pregnant and frightened out of their minds. I…
Virginia Sears is Pro-Life, Support Her to Stop Abortions Up to Birth
Life has become so trivial in America that even our politicians can openly discuss killing an opponent or political colleague with no shock nor unanimous call for that candidate or office holder to admit their gross attitude and step aside. …
Church of England Head Now Says She’s Not “Pro-Choice” on Abortion
The newly-designated Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, has rejected the “pro-choice” label in an attempt to quell criticism from pro-life advocates. But her refusal to outright condemn abortion will likely deepen concerns among pro-life…