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I am not sure why I never noticed how militant this hymn is, especially verses 7-10.  I guess it is because we never sing that many verses in America.  The words were written…

Made it on Headline Bistro, thanks to Dawn Eden. Posted in Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Action, Catholicism, Chivalry, Fatherhood, Heroes, Husbands, Manliness, Marian Chivalry, Marriage, Mary Victrix, Men, Religion, Spirituality, Wives, Women Tagged:…

Praying in the Desert. Posted in Manliness, Prayers, Religion, Spirituality, Standing Fast Tagged: Australia, Desert, Western Go to Source

Time has published an article on the phenomenon of “Helicopter Parents,” which describes the wide-spread practice of over-parenting.  In my opinion, this problem is particularly nefarious as it pertains to boys, as I…

She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for Her heel (Gen 3:15b). This primordial prophecy of sacred scripture is a word picture that has served over the ages to…

While I was home with my mother in California I saw several old movies that carried the theme of manliness and fatherhood:  How Green Was My Valley (1941) and The Magnificent Seven (1960).…

The iconography of heaven referenced in my post for the Immaculate Conception, particularly as it relates to the Miraculous Medal, finds an antecedent in the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe that…

Dawn Eden on Headline Bistro, with a couple of quotes from yours truly, and more importantly, Anthony Esolen whom I respect greatly. Posted in Catholic Action, Catholicism, Chivalry, Fatherhood, Guy things, Heroes, Husbands,…

A Taunton man says his 8-year-old son was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after drawing a stick figure Jesus on a cross. The man told the Taunton…

Tomorrow night I will be speaking to the men’s discussion group about the mystery of Christmas, in particular about how omnipotence and humility come together in what Anthony Esolen calls Child Everlasting: But…

In last nights post about tonight’s discussion group topic, I asked the question: How can men surrender to the mystery of Christ’s condescension without surrendering their dignity, responsibility and strength as men, husbands…

I admit it.  I have no sense of humor, especially since something this absurd NEVER happens! Posted in Husbands, Jocular, Knaves, Men Tagged: Barbecue Go to Source

God bless Terry from Abbey-Roads for his defense of the Virgin Birth: Believe it or not, there was an enormous Church Council once convened in Ephesus to discuss these matters.  The result of…

From a Sermon by St. Fulgentius of Ruspe: And so the love that brought Christ from heaven to earth raised Stephen from earth to heaven; shown first in the king, it later shone…

In Griswold we assemble a rather large nativity scene that I constructed over several years from polystyrene and decorate with trees, live plants and flowers, dried plants and, this year, with branches from…