Beautiful Painting: Island and Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
In our age of modern art and the greyness of government totalitarian control, it is easy to forget how beautiful true beauty is. Just look at this painting. Friedrich Nerly, 1879
Great Quotes From Jacob Marley On The Purpose Of Life
I recently watched A Christmas Carol (1984 version) and was struck by the beauty of Marley’s words, when he came back to warn Scrooge of endlessly chasing wealth above all things: ″‘Business!’ cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. ‘Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, …
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Low Quality, Toxic Foods in Restaurants
Restaurant food is a toxic brew of ingredients, regardless of how well it is presented on a plate. I wrote about the prevalence of GMO ingredients and GMO raised animal products here. The video below discusses the seed oils in fryers and how they usually aren’t changed for weeks. This causes the seed oil to …
The Rosary, a Spiritual Weapon – Notes from Fr. Ripperger
I took these notes from Fr. Ripperger’s talk on “The Rosary, A Spiritual Weapon.” I wasn’t planning on posting them but there is so much beauty in this talk I had to. All words below are from Fr. Ripperger (video at bottom). Bold is mine. “We are at war. A spiritual war that not only …
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How to Increase Devotion to Any Saint
This is from Fr. Ripperger’s talk on St. Joseph (see the full video here, see my notes here). I thought this part about increasing devotion to St. Joseph was interesting enough to give it its own post. All words below are Fr. Ripperger’s, and I left his example of St. Joseph: “There are different ways …
What You Want Your Child to Know By 18
In the Q&A period at the end of his talk on Rule of Life, Fr. Ripperger spoke about the qualities, especially virtue, children should have by certain ages. I had never thought about what I wanted my children to know by the time they turn 14 or 18 – I just thought, “My child is …
What Will Make You Happy
In modern America, wealth is made to be the greatest of goals. To be rich will make you happy, so they say. But St. John Chrysostom says the opposite, that if you see a rich person you should weep for them. For the man with a thousand acres of crops will fret that he doesn’t …
Video: Global Population Change From 1800-2100, and Religious Makeup
This video shows the global population change from 1800 to 2100. What I find interesting is the religious makeup of the most populous countries by 2100. Christianity is the majority in 4 of the top 10 – the US, Congo, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. Percent of Christians in the 10 most populous countries (using 2022 data): …
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Devotion to St. Joseph is Among the Most Powerful
These notes are from Fr. Ripperger’s talk: Devotion to St. Joseph is among the most powerful of all the devotions. If for no other reason because he is called St. Joseph most powerful. Christ, who, seeing His mother, in fulfilling the 4th commandment will deny her nothing. So also with St. Joseph, but to a …
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Where to Go to Find Help in Life
I love this sentiment from St. John Damascus. He writes how a person will go to great lengths to meet a king, or secular famous person – a movie star, politician, or athlete. But he says that the saints, who are infinitely more powerful than politicians and stars, have true powers. They can help you …
When America Collapses The Catholic Church Will Take Its Place
Below is an excerpt from The Fathers of the Church by Mike Aquilina. In it, he discusses the life of St. Benedict, who lived during Rome’s collapse. I just wanted to highlight the similarities between Rome and America: Advanced stage of moral and cultural decadence The desire among the population to ‘head for the hills’ …
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It is Fascinating Watching America Fall
It is fascinating to live when a great empire is falling. One can read of the fall of other empires…but it doesn’t compare to seeing the degradation and destruction blooming in technicolor right in front of your eyes. It is almost as if everything is following a script, as events happen steadily to further the …
Always Go to the Nearest Restaurant or Church – Murray Rothbard and St. Augustine
I remember hearing a story about Murray Rothbard years ago. I forget who told it but they said that Mr. Rothbard, if he was asked to go out to dinner with whoever he was with, would always go to the closest restaurant to them. Why he did this the teller didn’t know, but I always …
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The Greatest Goals In Life
Fr Ripperger is a great genius of our time. I know he would dismiss this, but the fact remains. In this talk (embedded below) he discusses why you should actually strive for the good life: “Aristotle said – the reason we develop virtue is because once we have the good habits, the moral life becomes …
What to Look For in a Wife
In this, our enlightened modern age, physical beauty is the lodestar of romance. Everyone aspires to be trim, botoxed and ‘beautiful’. Men are looked up to for having many romances. But it’s a fools errand – for it is only passion which sees physical beauty and that lasts but a month or two, “but then …
How to Deal With a Loved One on Drugs
I read this recently here, and thought it was a beautiful example for all parents to follow, especially those who have children that are making bad decisions. It is especially tragic when a loved one turns to drugs, as you can’t help but feel powerless. How are we to feel? Do we turn away from …
Great Advice For Parents – From the Saint Whose Name I Disliked
I am so glad to have read The Fathers of the Church by Mike Aquilina. In the book, he gives a brief overview of the many early Church fathers, along with samples of their writing. It’s a buffet. One father in particular – St. John Chrysostom – writes beautifully. I have seen his name at …
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As the American Fiat Money System Collapses, Let Us Cheer
On the surface, it seems wrong to cheer the destruction of the American fiat money system. If you mention this idea to someone they will disagree, saying something like, “You can’t cheer the economic destruction of millions of people.” But they don’t understand that economic destruction is the key feature of a fiat money system. It has been destroying …
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Mass of the Ages Movie Review
Mr. Friday Night Mass of the Ages is a 3 part movie series which shows the beauty of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM). Parts I and II are available now and part III will be released soon. It was recommended to me a few months ago by a friend who goes to the TLM. Part …
Great Speech – The Promises of the Holy Rosary – Notes from Fr Ripperger’s Talk
Here is a short talk by Fr. Ripperger on the Promises of the Rosary. I took notes, and almost all of the words are his, but I did leave out some parts of his talk. I want to highlight something he says in other talks and this one. He always says to pray the Rosary …
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