Abraham's Journey
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 […]
Read More Comes a Mighty WindQuaecumque Sunt Vera By Charlie Johnston In mythology, when sunlight bursts into a dark lair of vampires, a great shrieking and furious snarling fills the air as the vampires perish. I can’t help but notice that there is a lot of shrieking and snarling coming from the left lately. The American Spectator’s Scott McKay thinks […]
Read More Whatsoever is TrueBy Charlie Johnston I am slow to get into religious disputes with people of good will. If I think them to be in error, I figure God will enlighten them – or me – in His own good time. He may very well have some critical things to teach us during the period of error. […]
Read More The Noonday Devil is on the ProwlBy Charlie Johnston I will be going into radio silence through this weekend. The CORAC Handbook and Manual on Building Functional Communities will go to Dr. Joe Brickner this weekend for formatting and then be released next week in digital form. Hard copies will be available later in the month, which you will be able […]
Read More Searching for LightBy Charlie Johnston Thoughts from my sojourn at Mt. Meeker during the eclipse… When I was doing radio back in the late 80’s through the mid-90’s it drove me bananas that all the media would judge a legislative session by how many new laws it passed. I was insistent that a legislature should rather be […]
Read More Intellectual and Moral Eclipse(I have some thoughts that occurred to me during my contemplations at Mt. Meeker Monday. But I will let them gestate for a time. I thank all of you who stopped by – and apologize for not visiting with you. I heard and saw some of you from the grounds. I was enjoying the silent […]
Read More What is Truth?By Charlie Johnston Today is the commemoration of the Last Supper and an anniversary, of sorts, of Jesus’ betrayal by His disciple, Judas. (Once, when my kids were little, I pointed to a carving of The Last Supper by Leonardo DaVinci at the back of the Church as we left and asked if either of […]
Read More My Minority Report on Judas IscariotBy Charlie Johnston South Haven, Michigan – As we enter more deeply into this Lenten season, many Catholics are shaken as it becomes undeniable that the call for sinful dysfunction is coming from inside the house. The Pope is a hot mess who calls for tolerance and inclusion as he stamps out any meaningful dissent […]
Read More In Spirit and in Truth: The Crisis in the ChurchBy Charlie Johnston West Middlesex, Pennsylvania – Sunday would have been the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes, the only approved apparition site I was aware of before I was received into the Catholic Church. The only reason it was not is because the Lord’s Feast Day always takes precedence. It was also the […]
Read More Concerning Luisa Piccarreta…By Charlie Johnston “Wait on the Lord: Be of good courage and he will strengthen thine heart: Wait, I say, on the Lord.” – Psalm 27:14 When entering uncharted ground that carries many potential dangers, the wise man proceeds with extreme caution. The fool insists he has already figured out the topography and goes charging […]
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A Sign of Hope 