The Vine and the Branches

By Charlie Johnston I have written obliquely before of how disturbed I am at the rise of antisemitism in some quarters of the right and the traditionalist Catholic community. I’m going to be more blunt now. If you are afflicted with this, you have welcomed a demon into your counsels. Keep nurturing it and the […]

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The Cobra or the Tiger?

By Charlie Johnston When I first started writing publicly about these times, I emphasized that times were coming when bumper sticker sloganeering and puerile virtue signaling were not going to cut it. One of the few good things that came out of the manufactured Covid crisis was that, when faced with the loss of their […]

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Beyond the Pale

By Charlie Johnston I have been getting increasingly disturbed by the growing anti-Israel sentiment I am finding in the ranks of traditional, pious Catholics and, to a lesser extent, among conservatives of all stripes. For a time, I interpreted this as a baffling, but growing, anti-semitism. But a dear friend who has gotten increasingly anti-Israel  […]

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Make All Things New Again

By Charlie Johnston Tallahassee, Florida – I have told the story of watching 9-11 in real time and exclaiming to my friend watching with me that the towers were about to collapse. I had seen them shudder just a few minutes before the first tower came down. My friend, a fellow long-time political operative, had let […]

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A Coalition of the Willing

By Charlie Johnston With all of the dust and smoke being stirred up by Texas Right to Life’s (TRTL) involvement in getting the state’s heartbeat bill passed and then helping enforce it, I have never been prouder of my affiliation with this magnificent group; the biggest, best and most effective pro-life group in the world! […]

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Welcome to A Sign of Hope

By Charlie Johnston Welcome to our new site, “A Sign of Hope.” As the old year came to an end, we saw many promising cracks in the monolithic anti-God culture around us. Pious pretensions in Hollywood, the media, and politics came crashing down in a sudden tumult. Oh, the usual suspects are still braying, but […]

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