Let’s go “around the horn” in the spiritual realm. First order of business, Star Wars. It has been back in the.
Read MoreTimes Of Turmoil: The Meaning Of ‘Upheaval’
For many years now, we’ve put a little headline tag — “upheaval watch,” and in some cases, “upheaval warning” —.
Read MoreA Quarterback And A ‘Witch’
If quarterback Tom Brady seems supernatural, maybe there is an element of that! This is always ruminated about because he.
Read MoreIs There An ‘Asteroid X’?
Is there an “asteroid X”? An unknown cosmic marauder? An itinerant chunk of space rock in our solar system larger.
Read MoreFrom The Manger To Calvary: Contemplating Reeds
We posted an article several days ago on holly. It has an interesting back story. Holly, so prominent as a.
Read MoreView From Here: The Great Vaccine Decision
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is now the question. And the answer will only be found in prayer. Currently,.
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The Prophetic Pulse: Dire Visions Of U.S.
If you want dire — though it’s not necessarily the time of year for dire! — there’s a new book.
Read MoreArchives: A Date To Remember
By Michael H. Brown This week, of course — December 8, 2020 — is feast of the Immaculate Conception, first.
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Truth Conquers
A word of wisdom, for those with ears: “Hell can never conquer the truth.” Ever. Not in the end. Meditate.
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What Did Jesus Look Like?
What did Jesus really look like? The short answer: no one’s absolutely certain. It’s also the long answer. “The earliest.
Read MoreArchives: Haunted By Death Of JFK
The death of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the first and only Catholic president (until certification of Joseph Biden), continues to haunt.
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Medical Mayhem
There is much in the pipeline. Let’s look at the medical stuff, since corona is surging again. Sometimes, it is.
Read MoreDear Kamala
Dear Kamala Harris: Excuse the businesslike tone of this note, but there are serious “business” issues. First and foremost: are.
Read MoreEncouragement In Discouragement
As evangelist Maria Vadia writes in a new book, “Not only conquerors, but more than conquerors! That’s who we are.
Read MoreThe View From Here: About Upheaval (November Archives)
No matter who wins this week’s, or this month’s, election, there will be unsettlement and at the very least sporadic protests in the.
Read MoreTake Back Halloween
Let’s take back Halloween — again. It was already done once — that is, a pagan celebration known as Samhain.
Read MoreFrom The Confusion, An Evil Rises
In every walk of life, public or monastic, cultural or political, in business or professions, chaos — confusion — is.
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Good Vibrations
It’s been a concept for a very long time — even memorialized in a Sixties song. Good vibrations. But also:.
Read MoreThe Ravaging Winds Of Western Louisiana
Why Lake Charles? In 2005 this good city in southwesternmost Louisiana was hit by the historically strong hurricane named “Rita.”.
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Discerning ‘Happenstance’
Or call it concurrence. You can make of certain things as you are so inclined to do. For instance, a.
Read MoreLearning From An Exorcist
It’s puzzling: how the Pope who recognized the infiltration of evil — who warned that the “smoke of Satan” was.
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Notes From All Over
Although perhaps on the wane, fire [above] has continued to menace Wine Country in northern California, for certain. “I’m sort.
Read MoreNotes: The Supreme Court
The nomination and all but certain seating of Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court Justice are fascinating on several.
Read MoreUpdate: The Incredible Possibility That A Covid Vaccine Will Be Immoral
Update: Leading U.S. candidate may now be Pfizer or Janssen, not Moderna] Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) reportedly use cell lines.
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When Sin Hits The ‘Fan’
It has never been like this. No, California has had a lot of problems in the past few decades. It.
Read MoreThe Angels Of 9/11
Nineteen years ago I wrote on this website about Daniel L. Smith, who was one of my best buddies in.
Read MoreHere Comes 9/11, Halloween, And An Election
There are certain observations to be made at this time, starting perhaps with a question: Might this whole pandemic be.
Read MoreAn Enzyme Called ‘Luciferase’
Say it ain’t so. Is there really an enzyme used in some vaccines, or proposed for vaccines, including the covid.
Read MoreA Potpourri On Our Times
Sunday’s Mass reading was interesting in light of what swirls around us. “I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the.
Read MoreVirus Chatter Will Soon Be Roar
In the great rush — especially before the U.S. election — for a covid vaccine, major questions remain unanswered; they.
Read MoreEverything A ‘Hot Button’ Issue
Simple way out of current chaos: follow Jesus. Forget social media. Forget blogs. Forget the barrage of “information.” (Never has.
Read MorePlaying With (Hell)Fire
We have long expressed concern, sometimes alarm, over the way humans are trying to rearrange God’s Creation, as if what.
Read MorePutting Pandemic Things Into Perspective
There are some matters that cry out for perspective. There are questions. Some of them: is mandating the wearing of.
Read MoreAn ‘Evil’ Virus
“There’s a great deal of celebration that occurs when people are leaving the hospital, and for good reason, but the.
Read MoreOf Animals And Humans In The Dark Of Night
Being an animal in the wild teaches us a thing or two about spiritual warfare. Think about it: a creature.
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How Free Is The World?
We all know the quote from Jesus: the truth sets you free. Are you free? Are you sure? Perhaps, from time to time,.
Read MoreOdds And Ends
A few observations as summer hits its peak: ——– If you think we have it rough, consider Saint Bridget of.
Read MoreSeers On All Sides
Time reveals and time heals. One has to hang a hat — and rosary beads — on that. Time reveals.
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Mysteries Of The Mount
It’s a most mysterious part of Israel, which is saying quite a bit. There are those who have posited —.
Read MorePersecution Watch: The Church Ablaze
You are excused for wondering if an incipient persecution of the Church — not Christianity in general, but specifically the.
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