Abraham's Journey
By Charlie Johnston The first thing to understand is that God wins. There is no doubt whatsoever about that. That being the case, there is only one question that is relevant in each of our lives. It is not whether or not the Church will survive and what we must do to save it. Nor […]
Read More Darkness and LightBy Charlie Johnston What fellowship can light have with darkness? – 2 Corinthians 6:14 As recently as 50 years ago, one could honorably be either Democrat or Republican. Both parties were basically pro-life, pro-nuclear family, pro-individual liberty, pro-free speech, and at least gave lip service to the Judeo-Christian ethic and took pains not to offend […]
Read More Get Your Hands Dirty – or PerishI wrote the following piece just a year ago – on December 14, 2020. It has held up pretty well. In this Advent Season, while many look with joyful hope to the anniversary of the birth of our Savior, there is also a profound sense of dread about what will happen when the calendar turns […]
Read More The End of the BeginningBy Charlie Johnston I have not posted in almost two weeks. On Thanksgiving Day I had eight hours of uninterrupted activity – more than twice as long as any since I got sick. It set me back a bit. My progress remains about where my doctor said it would be four weeks ago, which means […]
Read More Eager to Return to the Land of the LivingBy 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 CourageBy Charlie Johnston What do you do when you find an opponent is consistently dealing in bad faith? You quit negotiating, for you can rely on nothing he says. It is all a lie designed to manipulate and destroy. When you get to that point, the only reasonable option is to ignore everything he says […]
Read More No More Dancing With the DevilDonate 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. […]
Read More In Memory of Fr. Regis Scanlon, OFM CapBy Charlie Johnston My dear friend, Fr. Regis Scanlon, OFM, passed on Saturday night in Denver. He worked with St. Mr. Teresa, doing Eucharistic Formation for her nuns. What a glorious man with a lively sense of humor. Thank God we got to visit just before I hit the road – but it had to […]
Read More Weak but WillingBy Charlie Johnston I am very sick. I do not believe it is to death, but I am very sick. Everything is off. Perception is skewed, expectation is uncertain, analysis is almost impossible because almost nothing makes any sense at all anymore. I am not sure what will heal me. I am better than I […]
Read More Light a Candle For MeBy Charlie Johnston I got a nasty bug on Monday that pretty much blew up my week. By Wednesday, I was on the mend but my voice had gone. (I’m always a little amused at certain colds because they allow me to sing bass for a while). On Thursday, it literally hurt to try to […]
Read More The Lost Week
