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At the end of Easter, my imagination goes wild when I meditate on the Ascension of Christ. For example: just how high did Christ ascend before entering Heaven? Supposing Jesus entered Heaven through a higher-altitude cloud, such as at a height of 19,000 feet. Did he have difficulty breathing as …
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We’ve resurrected our hostility against Iran. Many in America are burned out by war and don’t care. Others ask “Why has President Trump done this?” After all, when pressured twice by warhawks to launch a vigorous war in Syria, Trump merely lobbed some missiles into a mostly harmless area of …
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To the normal, hardworking people who deserve a normal Mother’s Day and who read this post: It isn’t about you. On the other hand, everyone wants to be the exception. * * * MGTOW. Men going their own way. An entire movement of men predicated on the idea that …
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Happy Easter! Here is a small section from the second volume of Catherine Anne Emmerich’s Life of Jesus Christ. It is always fascinating to refer to her when it comes to our Christian history. Hers is a unique perspective that I’ve always enjoyed. Here is an account of her vision …
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Before I wrote The Kingdom of Católica America 11b: Is Bellarmine’s Vision Realized?, I wanted to touch base with Charles Coulombe at the eleventh hour. So, I submitted a question to him for Monday’s Off The Menu program. It was a good answer. I was already aware of the raw facts …
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Though St. Bellarmine thought monarchy was theoretically the best form of government, in practice he thought that the most effective government was actually a combination of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. He covers this in the third chapter of his book, The Controversies (De Controversiis). He proposes that this idea is …
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There has been a great deal of discussion about the Alfie Evans case across the pond in Britain. I finally weigh in with my thoughts on this matter, over at Men of the West: It is disgraceful that the British Catholic bishops remain mostly passive in the face of this …
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A lot of discussion has come across my desk in the past few days in regards to Jews. Firstly, and most noticeably, my colleague over at Eponymous Flower has noticed how in recent days, post-Vatican II clerics and “experts” have been “venting their collectivist fury upon anyone they perceive as …
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Once upon a time, the vast continents of the Western Hemisphere were discovered by Catholic explorers. In the case of North America, the Spanish Empire came to rule over the southern portion of North America, while Catholic New France extended from New Orleans and up into Canada. What would later …
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This is the fourth and final part of an on-going series this week: The U.S. Expiration Date. If the United States were a garden or a field, it would not be a healthy plot of dirt. America is like a 1930s dryland farm in the Oklahoma panhandle. Back then, unknowing …
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If only I had a laugh track erupt for you when you read that headline. Special thanks to Vox Cantoris for reminding me about this recent news. Pope Francis has come out and said in so many words–in the typical Jesuit style–that he just don’t like Catholic bloggers who disapprove …
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This is the third part of an on-going series this week: The U.S. Expiration Date. The American locust migration pattern is not limited to urban White Flight, gentrification, or the fresh injection of immigrants into suburbia–as discussed in the previous article. This locust migration pattern also exists on a macro …
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This is the second part of an on-going series this week: The U.S. Expiration Date. Jefferson’s vision of an uncorrupted U.S. society depended on the availability of vacant land. Once we run out of real estate, the government becomes corrupt and it’s game over for the American Dream. To …
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There’s just so much outrageous crap happening recently in Church politics. Three big ones that come to mind are the following: #1. Pope Francis doesn’t believe in Hell. Sure, the Vatican made a half-ass attempt to have their “clean-up crew” disavow that the pope said this to his atheist buddy. …
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This is the first part of an on-going series this week: The U.S. Expiration Date. Thomas Jefferson, one of the most famous of our Founding Fathers, who thought that his writing desk should be an American sacramental, and whose visage remains forever chiseled on our famous Mount Rushmore–this man, …
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I have another Eastertide-themed blog post, this time over at Men of the West. You Trump voters ought to love it: A Roman Easter Story for Dejected Trump Voters “And then, on Sunday, April 6, 402, Stilicho surprised the barbarian Visigoths as they were celebrating Easter. The distracted Arian …
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Easter is probably not the best time for the pope to say anything that is incendiary and against the Faith. Yet, here we are. Holy Week 2018: Bad souls “are not punished,” Pope Francis is quoted, “those who do not repent and cannot therefore be forgiven disappear. There is no …
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I’ve been wanting to compile a series on this topic for a few years, now. A recent article by Ugo Bardi has caught the attention of some folks in my circles. Some are now taking an interest in whether or not the Romans foresaw their own demise and the fall of …
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I was recently confronted with something: How does it come to be that a guy like me, an advocate for Catholic Monarchy, argues for the use of rhetorical tactics of the Dissident Right, shielding himself with the aegis of “free speech,” a freedom that cannot exist in reality and is …
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To everyone who reads my writing and thinks that “golly, if we were just nicer, more accommodating, and had reasonable discussions and debates with our opponents, that’s the best way to convert hearts towards our cause.” I hear this from right-wingers and Catholics frequently. They like to pretend they have …
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Howdy Gang. As you’ve probably noticed, I haven’t been able to post lately. I’ve been pretty occupied lately. I’m only now able to squeeze out anything on this blog. I don’t have any articles prepared for Forge and Anvil currently, though I do have some topics on the backburner I …
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Here is a list of all posts that serve as a rebuttal to John C. Wright’s Americanism. Just follow the links. I’ve planned to write more in the future, as I am not done with my response to his challenges. Monarchy: I Will Answer John C. Wright’s “Unanswered Equality …
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My discussions about the Alt-Right in recent weeks has turned up many revelations–most of which the insiders already knew. Basically, in the run-up to the election of President Trump, the Alt-Right brand was considered a big tent movement. Many fit in the brand, and they did so without hesitation. In …
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The following article is posted with permission from Social Matter. It demonstrates how in mid-2016 there was excitement from the neoreactionist perspective about the rising tide of what was then called the Alt-Right movement. It demonstrates how, back then at least, the term “Alt-Right” did not at that time conjure …
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Many Western Catholics are quite aware of the Fraternal Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). It is an organization that has seen many struggles, been lauded by some, but ridiculed by most. Yet, is the Society alone in its struggle to nourish Catholic souls? What if the SSPX had a …
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Here is a second excerpt from a book I’m working on: Rad-Trad, Meet Alt-Right. It is a work that will discuss how the Alt-Right formed, what it was, and what it has become. This particular passage is from a section that discusses what went through the mind of the Right …
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The following is from a book I’m working on: Rad-Trad, Meet Alt-Right. It is a work that will discuss how the Alt-Right formed, what it was, and what it has become. This particular passage is from a section that discusses what went through the mind of the Right in the …
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It is now February, which is the officially designated Black History Month. For months, now, I’ve been looking forward to providing a piece about Haiti. If only President Trump’s “shithole” comment about Haiti could have waited until this month, February. What timing that would have been. In any event, I …
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Tonight, as many know, the moon itself will be full for the second time this month. It will be closest to the Earth in its orbit, making for a startlingly large lunar eclipse. Is it not ominous that an extremely rare, large, bloody blue moon correspond so timely with the …
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Something I’ve recently heard from a Catholic: “I’m neither Left Wing nor Right Wing. I’m Catholic!” What a cop out. What a weak thing to say. This is not something said by someone from a position of strength. No, that is a phrase of a coward. I’ve heard that phrase …
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Here is a list of all posts from The Kingdom of Católica America series. Just follow the links. There are more to come in the future, and it is likely that this series is very far from its conclusion. So I’ll keep this page updated for future reference. The Kingdom …
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Over at Men of the West, I continue to mention the parallels I see between the Alt-Right and the “Rad Trad” movement. I tried discussing this correlation in a previous article, titled: Overlap Between Traditional Catholics and the Political Right. These two movements of people just seem too similar to …
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This past week’s Off the Menu from Tumblarhouse was one of the most pertinent, informative, and important segments I’ve heard so far. In it, Charles Coulombe and Vincent Frankini deal with an ongoing perennial issue in the Traditional Catholic world, which is: Why is the Traditionalist Movement a magnet for …
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Okay folks. It’s been a long night for me. No real writing. Just moving files over. Last year, I managed to syndicate guest posts at several other websites. Again, my thanks to all of these folks for featuring my writing on their websites. Tonight, I have put up these articles …
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Seeing the lack of interest in my Martin Luther King Jr. post this week has been fascinating. There wasn’t much interest in the subject matter at all. The blog post, I suppose, is going to simply be one of those posts that ultimately ends up being self-serving for me, and …
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I was listening to Glenn Beck on the radio last week. He was bemoaning the fact that this country has race problems, that we are supposed to be a colorblind society, and that we are supposed to be judging each other on the content of people’s character. Then he whined …
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Correcting The Record About Spencer And His “Place” On The Right at The Remnant: Laramie Hirsch: I think the author misunderstands what the Alt-Right is. The idea of the Intellectual Alternative Right is a concept thought of after the re-election of Barack Obama. It is an alternative to the moderate-sell-out brand …
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Once, just over a year or two ago, there was this phenomenon called the Alt-Right. Its full and proper name is the Intellectual Alternative Right. This movement, which actually does not have any leaders, no organization, no offices, or any such thing, was the new form of the Right …
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We live in an age of moral compromise. Only, it’s usually the moral people in the world who end up doing the compromising. For the most part, the other side has been sitting pretty and gaining in influence and power, year after year and decade after decade. We have our …
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Hi folks. We are about halfway through the Christmastide, what with New Years Eve coming up. So I thought I’d take advantage of the end-year reflections to fill you in on how this new blog is going. 2017 was an amazing year for my older blog. I was getting a …
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Merry Christmas. It was Childermas today, which is also known as the Feast of the Holy Innocents. For those not in the know, this was the day King Herod had all of the first-born boys killed in his mad rush to execute the Christ Child. King Herod was a bastard …
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This is my Amazon.com review of Heroism and Genius, by William J. Slattery. The days surrounding a winter solstice have traditionally been days of fear, disquiet, and uncertainty. In the past, such winter days were short, cold, harsh, and mostly dark. Who knew what stalked about in the wilds? …
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Hey guys. Merry Christmas. Today and for the entire Christmastide, the old blog is up, unlocked, and free to browse. If there’s anything in the archives you need to look up, have at it. There’s 12 days in the Christmastide. So you got a good two weeks. Talk to you …
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Merry Christmas! The Savior has been born! Allow me to offer you an incendiary spark of edification to aid you in the kindling of your Yuletide log. Did you know that when He was born, all of the sodomites in the world died? Yup. So says one of our canonized saints, St. …
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As my Christmas gift to you kids, I’d like to present to you an attack against our mutual patrimony, The Magna Carta: Sure, it could be said that the barons were well-meaning. They were merely seeking a pragmatic solution to their ills. They were caught up in a reactionary protest …
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This article first appeared on the website, The Counter-Revolution. In Catholic science fiction writer John C. Wright’s article, Unanswered Equality Challenge, he argues against monarchy, takes the traditional track, and evokes the spirit of the Magna Carta: “In Europe, when Saint Patrick overthrew the Druids, he was forced to write a …
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Or, at least, this is how we try to do them. There’s probably even better ways than this. This post is inspired by John C. Wright’s article, Christmastide. -On the week of Thanksgiving, I put up the Christmas lights on the house. No LEDs. Hate em. Incandescent C9 bulbs are classic. …
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Some say that ever ‘gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour’s birth is celebrated, This bird of dawning singeth all night long; And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad, The nights are wholesome, then no planets strike, No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow’d …
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This article was first published at Men of the West. Kwanzaa. A 50-year old “holiday.” Black people’s “Christmas.” It was invented by “Maulana” Karenga in 1965, and the word stems from East Africa–nevermind the fact that the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade originated in West Africa. It was originally concocted to be …
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Well, well, well! As the title says, I haven’t always been right. As a result, it will now be that much more difficult to get a conservative judge on the Supreme Court. Various constructive bills will be harder to pass. And, of course, Roe v. Wade might not be overturned …
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