Author: charliej373

Charlie Johnston is a former newspaper editor, radio talk show host and political consultant. From Feb. 11, 2011 to Aug. 21, 2012, he walked 3,200 miles across the country, sleeping in the woods, meeting people and praying as he went. He writes on cultural, global and political issues from an orthodox Catholic perspective. He emphasizes that we find God most surely through the ordinary, doing the little things we should with faith and fidelity. His constant refrain is that, to live real joy, we must acknowledge God, take the next right step, and be a sign of hope to those around us. He lives in the Archdiocese of Denver in the United States.

Congress Releases Abortion Video Kamala Harris, Planned Parenthood, and Judge William Orrick Teamed Up to Ban

By Charlie Johnston On Tuesday, July 30, Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA) released full footage of a tape of undercover footage of a New York abortionist, footage that had been banned for eight years. I have included the full press release from David Daleiden’s Center for Medical Progress (CMP) below. I am going to offer some […]

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Preparing for Our Pilgrimage

By Charlie Johnston I have had a brutal three weeks. The day after I left Minnesota, I started developing viral symptoms that turned out to be Covid – my third bout. Not to worry, I start an Ivermectin regimen as soon as I get a cough (the best anti-viral ever…no wonder it won a Nobel […]

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Just Don’t Look

(I am delighted to share this piece today, dealing with fighting a coverup of major medical decline in a sitting official, by Andrea Zinga, one of my favorite people in the world. In the tale she tells below, I was her campaign manager in both general election campaigns. Though I advised her informally in her […]

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In Pharaoh’s Court

By Charlie Johnston As the Wizard of Oz found out, once people have seen behind the curtains of your vapid machinations and how hollow your thundering pronouncements are, you can’t fool them with the same tricks anymore. The Wizard was wise enough to come clean. American Democrats in the gutter press and politics have just […]

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Offenses

By Charlie Johnston   “Woe unto the world because of offenses! For it must needs be that offenses come, But woe to that man by whom the offence comes.” -Matthew 18:7 On Friday, July 5, the Vatican found Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano guilty of schism and excommunicated him. Vigano’s criticism of Pope Francis and the […]

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Be Not Afraid

By Charlie Johnston Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal Which comes upon you to prove you, As though something strange were happening to you. -1 Peter 4:12   A dark pall shrouds the earth these days. People can feel and hear the ice of harmony cracking beneath their feet. All are tottering […]

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Comes a Mighty Wind

By Charlie Johnston Occasionally, I have noted that our lack of understanding of the customs and mores of Roman-occupied Jerusalem have caused us to dramatically misinterpret the import of many of Jesus’ sayings. Everything He did and said was designed to enhance the dignity of the human person. For example, the Lord said that if […]

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