Abraham's Journey
By Charlie Johnston It was late in the War of 1812, September 13, 1814, to be exact, just over three months before the war was formally ended. The British had unleashed a brutal attack of rockets and incendiary shells on Ft. McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. American patriots were fearful that Ft. McHenry – and perhaps […]
Read More By the Dawn’s Early LightBy Charlie Johnston I don’t think my sporadic bouts of illness have much to do with my health (though I am delighted to have most of my bodily systems booted back up after my recent bout with Covid). Rather, I think health issues are one of the leashes, prods, and canes God uses to direct […]
Read More It is Now Us in His Winnowing FanBy Charlie Johnston Shawnee, Kansas – As I have been saying for months now, the power of darkness has been broken. You might wonder, if that is so, why is there so much strife and fury sounding across the land? Simple: when sunlight bursts upon a coven of vampires there is a lot of shrieking, […]
Read More As the Walls Come Tumbling Down…By Charlie Johnston “The jar of flour shall not go empty,nor the jug of oil run dry,until the day when the LORD sends rain upon the earth.” -1 Kings 17:14 Houston, Texas – Even in my heyday I never used polls as a primary indicator in campaigns. In fact, in my first statewide primary race […]
Read More Marching Towards the TriumphBy Charlie Johnston Ann Arbor, Michigan – Today, Thursday, Sept. 26, would have been my Dad’s 87th birthday. August 24th would have been my Mom’s 84th birthday. (For those of you clever with math, yes that does mean Dad was 18 when I was born and Mom was 15 – but they had been married […]
Read More Contemplations of a Road WarriorBy Charlie Johnston Libertyville, Illinois – Coming to my old home state of Illinois I know what an athlete must feel like visiting his old home stadium 25 years after he has retired. It is intimate in that he knows every nook and cranny of it, including every mound and soft spot on the playing field. […]
Read More Approaching the RubiconBy Charlie Johnston (The original post had a significant error concerning the two separate entities, Sanctus Ranch and Mission of Divine Mercy – both near San Antonio. So I am reposting the entire thing so that folks who only get this by email also have the corrected version. – CJ) St. Louis, Missouri – I […]
Read More The Coming War on Reality ((Corrected))By 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 Thomasville, Georgia – I have decided to hold off on writing the second and third installments of the three crises until after the first of the year. This penitential season is in joyful preparation for the coming of Our Redeemer. There will be time enough for recriminations later. In the meantime, a […]
Read More Journey Back to BethlehemBy Charlie Johnston Dallas, Texas – I am ashamed. I had a lovely, private group dinner meeting in Dallas on Thursday evening. The presentation went very well, very focused on key practical things people need to keep as priorities as we navigate the flood of disorder rising against us. Then, in the Question and Comment […]
Read More The Mission of the Christ
A Sign of Hope 