Abraham's Journey
By Charlie Johnston Butler, Pennsylvania – Donald Trump began his remarks at the Butler rally on Saturday, Oct. 5, with the words in the headline, a wry reference to the interruption of the assassination attempt at the first Butler rally on July 13. The crowd roared its approval. I was sitting in the shade of […]
Read More As I Was Saying…(Beckita told me recently that she thought it was time to re-post this piece…and so I do. She also asked me to write a piece on what “make a stand with God” actually is. So that is in my composition hopper as well and will appear in a few weeks. When I was a teenager, […]
Read More What the Next Right Step Truly MeansBy Charlie Johnston (Back when I was managing editor of a group of suburban newspapers, my political column that appeared in all papers was entitled, “Just Politics.” The title was actually specific to the newspaper group, having been used by four or five writers over the course of a quarter century. It became so identified […]
Read More Just PoliticsBy Charlie Johnston ‘Twas the week before voting and all through the house, All the creatures were spinning, especially the louse, The ballot collection boxes set by the courthouse with care, While the lefties all prayed the Great Mule soon would be there… Ah, the week before an election like none I have ever seen […]
Read More Crises and HopeBy Beckita Hesse In April of this year, Charlie wrote: “I have asked Beckita, the editor of this site and my caregiver during the first brutal 23 days of my battle with Covid, to write an account of all the people who helped – and my attitude in extremis. It was much worse than we […]
Read More BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO FIND WISDOMBy Charlie Johnston Serendipitously, I got home from my latest three-month tour on the tenth anniversary of my departure from the mountain to conclude my pilgrimage. I reckon I could do it again if I had to, but it would probably take me twice as long. If I have to do it again, I believe […]
Read More Where the Heart IsBy Charlie Johnston In the last item today, I will highlight a piece from our friend, Dan Lynch, founder of Dan Lynch Apostolates and tireless promoter of Jesus, King of All Nations, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Our Lady of America. I have always gravitated towards people who do stuff, who get things done. Too […]
Read More Turn to the King of All Nations (Updated)By Charlie Johnston Back when I was a young fella my pet peeve was all of my friends who claimed that smoking marijuana helped facilitate deep and insightful thought in them. Now I was not completely abstinent, but I didn’t care for it because it would make my head fuzzy for three days – and […]
Read More Mean Girls DynastyBy Charlie Johnston After reading tons of commentary on the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict last week, there is a central aspect that has been largely uncommented on. In fact, it may be THE key aspect. This outcome has NOT vindicated the justice system, which should never have brought this case to trial. I am not convinced […]
Read More Real Thanks to be Given: Our Coming Pandemic of CourageDonate to CORAC! Join the Conversation! The Corps of Renewal and Charity (CORAC) 18208 Preston Rd., Ste. D9-552 Dallas, Texas 75252 The Corps of Renewal and Charity (CORAC) 18208 Preston Rd., Ste. D9-552 Dallas, Texas 75252 My dear friend, Fr. Regis Scanlon passed on last Saturday. He was one of my earliest friends in Denver. […]
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