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A divided West on the brink – by Iain Martin
Associated Press via Alamy Image ID: 2S2FW2RThis is my newsletter where I write on politics, geopolitics, economics and culture. If you are a paying subscriber, thank you. There is a lot of writing out there, too much probably, and I hope this…
Rule 5 Sunday: But First, Coffee : The Other McCain
Posted on | January 19, 2026 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Not from @kbdabear , but from some other public benefactor on X.Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley et Hamas delendam sunt. EBL: Saturday Night Girls With Guns, Sophie Scholl,…
Pope Leo XIV meets German nuncio as bishops prepare synodal conference vote
Pope Leo XIV met Friday with the apostolic nuncio to Germany, Archbishop Nikola Eterović, amid reports that their talks focused on the German bishops’ planned vote to establish a permanent Synodal Conference that would grant laypeople…
‘Non Nobis Domine’: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza on giving glory to God
In a season of triumph and acclaim, Indiana Hoosiers Catholic quarterback Fernando Mendoza echoes Psalm 113 (Not for us, Lord) sung for centuries by believers who knew that victory, like defeat, ultimately belongs not to man but to God. Indiana…
Pope Leo proclaims a “Year of St. Francis”
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a Year of Saint Francis to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of the beloved saint. The year began on January 10, 2026, and will conclude on January 10, 2027. “While the fruits of grace of the Ordinary Jubilee of…
The German debate – The Catholic Thing
Joseph Ratzinger had an enormous impact on the Universal Church – as a theologian and as pope. Yet as consequential as his papacy was, it can be argued that the most important event of his post-conciliar career took place when he was still a…
Pope Leo’s New Notes – The Catholic Thing
The late American Catholic novelist Walker Percy once remarked that the contemporary vision of a human being is a brain connected to a pair of “genitals” (the actual term he used is a bit salty for the present site). There seems to be nothing in…
Antifa Protests Violence By Viciously Beating Bystanders
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Anitfa has flooded the streets of Minneapolis to protest against violence by viciously beating innocent bystanders.In objection to perceived harsh tactics by masked ICE agents, the protesters have donned masks and begun…
When Church Misses The Point
So it seems that in Minnesota a church is organizing a general strike against I.C.E. That article contains a list of participating businesses that is, to my mind, pathetically short. For such a strike to be truly effective this list would have…