1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (636+ words) I survived the terrifying Central Texas tornadoes in 2024. I sat in the bathtub in the pitch dark with a metal bowl on my head, praying panic prayers while the hail pelted the roof, sounding like a herd of cattle. The…...

9+ hour, 21+ min ago  (990+ words) Put another way, Theosophy is either (a) a fringe esoteric/religious movement founded in the 1870s, one of many such marginal sects; or (b) the indispensable key to understanding Western culture in the early twentieth century. I can make a case for either…...

11+ hour, 1+ min ago  (314+ words) I wanted to speak more about the president's threats against Iran and his subsequent surrender today, and I will soon. But there's no time for that just now, because we've got another political bombshell to talk about. Colby reportedly menaced…...

12+ hour, 30+ min ago  (393+ words) Patheos - Art of Living: Cardinal Virtues & the Resurrection Florissant, MO, April 7, 2026" As the Church enters the joyful season of Easter, the Augustine Institute invites the faithful to let their celebration bear fruit in transformation. In The Art of Living, a…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago  (396+ words) " This Politico headline could've worked harder on the R. E. M. reference " "How the Rapture Explains the Rupture Over Israel on the Right" " but Joshua Zeitz's piece is a pretty decent overview. And now it seems the people he's shoved out of the…...

20+ hour, 32+ min ago  (917+ words) This isn't a blog about the science of Artemis II (though the science is extraordinary). This is a reflection on the deeper themes " the Pagan threads woven into this moment in human history, whether NASA intended them or not. In…...

21+ hour, 23+ min ago  (1315+ words) Welcome back to the continuation of my story," A Time to Retreat with Jesus: Bloom Again. If you haven't read it yet, I invite you to go back and start there. This Bloom Again Virginia Beach retreat with Jesus was…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1101+ words) My colleague, Mary Pezzulo, wrote an insightful post yesterday about Trump's propensity for creating states of worldwide panic and then backing off. He does this so often that there is a popular acronym for it " TACO. TACO stands for "Trump…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (817+ words) Mark: Today were gonna discus books. Yes Books. Raymond Steelskin: Enthrall me. And if you want to learn more about me, click on A Dialogue About Writing With My Fictional Character. Mark: First up Dream Weavers by Glen Aitken. It's…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (626+ words) It became a snare to Gideon and to his house" Judges 8: 27 I debated for a couple of weeks whether or not to address the startling allegations against UFW labor leader and activist Cesar Chavez, who I have written about multiple…...