Why Does Our Misery Surprise Us?
Why are our people killing themselves in droves? Why are they rending their own bodies in barbaric surgical procedures? Why do they despair of life?
Cheating 20th Century Prophets: Part II
Scipio dreaded for you, when he stopped the building of theaters, when he saw how easily you could be corrupted and perverted by prosperity… He
Cheating 20th Century Prophets: Part I
The human race, to which so many of my readers belong, has been playing at children’s games from the beginning, and will probably do it
A New Bethlehem: Christmas Homily 2022
Some years back, I was invited to a party at the home of one of my teachers. My intention, as with all parties, was to
Frank J. Connor: Merry Christmas
In the forty-second year of the reign of Caesar Octavian Augustus, the whole world being at peace, an infant—free of all selfish inclinations—giggled beneath the
A World Smaller than Glen Rock
It may seem unlikely, but the world you live in is smaller than Glen Rock, New Jersey. It is said that the average American meets
Heaven on Hudson
The following poem was written during a retreat in Rhinebeck, New York in September of 2022 when looking out at the view in the featured
Colt 1911: Defending Democracy of the Dead
There is something extremely satisfying about shooting an old firearm. You can feel the history when you squeeze the trigger and glean a sense of
Convert Wrestles with Questions of God: Part II
In Saint Augustine’s Confessions, the Doctor of Grace reflects on how he was not able to understand the teachings of the Christian faith because he
Convert Wrestles with Questions of God: Part I
In Saint Augustine’s Confessions, the Doctor of Grace reflects on how he was not able to understand the teachings of the Christian faith because he