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The following was originally in an email from Fr George Rutler, and is posted below in its entirety. The mutilation of the crucifix with a sledgehammer has elicited apologies, replacement, and punishment of the offenders by the Israeli government. The selective outrage over this by armchair critics of Israel, has no equal in the virtualContinue reading “Pearl-clutching before swine”

Yesterday, 19 April, was the Feast of St. Expeditus – patron saint of procrastinators.  I put off posting about him till now. He was a Roman soldier and is so depicted, also holding aloft a sign or cross with the word “HODIE” on it (“TODAY”) and stepping on crow, which makes a noise that soundsContinue reading “Guess post”

(Note: it has been.) The Times reports the Israeli military confirms a photo (above) of an Israeli soldier smashing a crucifix is real. The headline above was posted upon first reading the accounts of this dreadful incident and meant we should be mindful of how Israel’s leaders and military handle it. To be honest, IContinue reading “The response to this had best be swift and severe”

This volume originally belonged to the late John Harlborg, a good friend whom I miss, and a Catholic convert like I.

In the New York Post, read the horrifying account of a young father who was beaten to death early in the early morning by a band of thugs on the mean streets of Chicago. According to the Post, Chicago police “seek to question four persons of interest who have eluded capture in the crime-ridden city forContinue reading “A return to frontier justice?”

A friend writes: Vatican II – The Second Spring of the Church: at start of the Council there were approximately 1300 Sisters of Charity of New York. Today there are 127, average age 87. Included in the note was a link to a sensitively written story in The New York Times (subscription required) on theContinue reading “When spring turns into winter”

Pay attention, there will be a short quiz later on His Holiness’s statement. ‘Sport must keep thehuman person at itscenter…Sport, when it is lived authentically, does not remain merely a performance,’ he said. ‘It is a form of language, a story made of gestures, effort, waiting, falls, and new beginnings. *As The New Yorker magazineContinue reading “Pope Leo XIV speaking to Italian Olympic athletes”

Posted byAnthony Chase FountainApril 8, 2026Posted inUncategorized A great scandal broke many years ago when it was revealed some of the largest and most  well known charities in this country were anything but charitable, spending most of their receipts on salaries, administration costs, and, ironically, fundraising. One large, well known charity, the Catholic Church’s Mother CabriniContinue reading “Giving new meaning to charity”

Ranchos de Taos, NM

From the Washington Post: Pope Leo XIV plans to personally carry the wooden cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff ‘I think it will be an important sign because of what the pope represents, a spiritual leader in the world today,Continue reading “More to like about Pope Leo”