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When Stupid Reigns – The Hugh Hewitt Show
While we are “celebrating” the anniversary of fires, we cannot forget the Moss Landing fire of last January in Monterey County, CA. Unlike the wildfires of Southern California, this was a “Battery Energy Storage System” (BESS) fire – basically…
In The Mailbox: 01.08.26 (Evening Edition) : The Other McCain
Posted on | January 9, 2026 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Yuval Kordov’s Orders of Magnitude is on sale this week for 99 cents. It’s a steal at that price.Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOMDirector Blue: The Fall…
At the Consistory: Cardinals Underscore Peace, Unity, and Listening
The Vatican has presented the gathering as a strictly consultative, closed-door meeting, focused on prayer, reflection, and “common discernment” to support the pope in his “high and demanding responsibility” in governing the universal Church.…
Pope Leo to consistory Cardinals: ‘Pause and reflect’
In his homily yesterday to the Cardinals attending the ongoing Consistory, the Holy Father said in part, “As we know, the word Consistory (Consistorium, or “assembly”) can be understood through the root of the verb consistere, meaning “to stand…
Arizona threatens priests with jail if they fail to break the confessional seal to report abuse
A proposed law in Arizona could see priests facing felony charges if they fail to break the seal of confession after learning of child abuse during the sacrament. Failure to report a “reportable offense” could lead to class 6 felony charges…
Against the doctrine of double truth
The greatest danger to the new evangelization of the West, including of Germany, is the return of the doctrine of double truth, a belief that is of Gnostic origin and which Irenaeus of Lyon already refuted with Catholic hermeneutics. It is…
Happy Feet Friday
Here's my all-around favorite 1940s singer, Ella Mae Morse, knockin' out a hep version of "Patty Cake Man".Bonus music! Jimmy Blanton, from a live 1941 broadcast of Duke Ellington's band, slappin' that bass. Source link
Comedies, Earthly and Divine – The Catholic Thing
A good friend and long-time prominent Catholic commentator called me this week to ask my perspective on current American foreign policy. Not for the first time, I had nothing coherent to offer. This has been the situation for some 15 years now.…
In The Mailbox: 01.08.26 (Afternoon Edition) : The Other McCain
Posted on | January 8, 2026 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Just got home from Las Vegas. Time to catch up on the linkagery.Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. OVER THE TRANSOMDirector Blue: A Day At The First Presidential…
Premature Baby Born at 25 Weeks is Heading Home and Doing Great
A tiny baby boy, who was born at only 25 weeks, weighing only one pound, four ounces, has gone home from hospital after almost 120 days. Baby Sway, who was born to parents Candis and Carlton Smith, arrived via an emergency Caesarean section in…