Category Archives: History

Does this mean we can have our cathedral back? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Posted on 10 August, 2022 by C.L.

Anglicans recognize Pope as ‘father of the Church in the West,’ says archbishop of Canterbury.

Posted in History, Religion and faith | 11 Comments

No, Catholics are not sorry. Not sorry at all.

Posted on 2 August, 2022 by C.L.

I am deeply thankful that Catholic priests came and converted my human sacrificing, slave owning, rape and pillaging ancestors. Because of them, I am none of the above.”

Posted in History, Religion and faith | 27 Comments

JaMa Party

Posted on 1 August, 2022 by C.L.

IN the United States Senate, members have their own little desks. In more frugal times, before the first Senate office building was opened for business in 1909 – and long before the Capitol became the plutocratic casino/latrine of insider-trading it … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal politics, History | 101 Comments

George Washington and his troops were not true Americans

Posted on 28 July, 2022 by C.L.

Hopped-up Joe Biden’s latest howler proves Donald Trump still owns what remains of his mind.

Posted in History, Rule of law, US politics | 75 Comments

The Wheel Thing

Posted on 2 July, 2022 by C.L.

It’s starting to look like the Democratic National Committee is colluding with Donald Trump IT was the most embarrassing bungled hoax relating to Donald Trump since the last bungled hoax relating to Donald Trump. On Tuesday, Democrats arranged for fake … Continue reading →

Posted in Fake news, History, US politics | 22 Comments

Called Shot

Posted on 26 June, 2022 by C.L.

Remember when Trump said he’d put 2-3 justices on the Court who would overturn Roe v. Wade and then that was exactly what happened?

Posted in History, Rule of law, US politics | 19 Comments

We Won (UPDATED)

Posted on 25 June, 2022 by C.L.

Deo Gratias: The US Supreme Court has overturned the non-existent ‘right’ to kill the unborn.

Posted in Ethics and morality, History, Rule of law | 59 Comments

But For Wales…

Posted on 22 June, 2022 by C.L.

On the feast day of Saint Thomas More, a favourite scene from the classic, A Man For All Seasons: To choose safety and preferment rather than call a lie a lie has never gone out of fashion in the 487 … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics and morality, History | 51 Comments

Trumpstadamus

Posted on 14 June, 2022 by C.L.

Brilliantly done. 👏👏👏 via @mazemoore pic.twitter.com/KYYWAFhWlW — Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) June 13, 2022

Posted in History, US politics | 14 Comments

Red Hat Vendetta

Posted on 4 June, 2022 by C.L.

RAISING hackles, ire and – for one priest commentator – blood pressure, on Monday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had named the Bishop of San Diego, Robert McElroy, as a cardinal – along with 20 other prelates from around … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History, Religion and faith | 7 Comments

Violet Lites and Silent Types

Posted on 23 May, 2022 by C.L.

PLURES efficimur, quotiens metimur a vobis: semen est sanguis Christianorum. I doubt Tertullian would approve of that more contemporary adage – mouthed or written over the past five weeks by Liberal Party chauvinists: ‘Labor would be worse.’ The Carthaginian polemicist … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Federal politics, History | 58 Comments

Sweden and Finland happy to bilk the American middle-class

Posted on 20 May, 2022 by C.L.

If the savvy Nordics do join NATO, the US will take a bigger hit than Russia. Thus do empires fall.

Posted in History, International, War and peace | 19 Comments

Like it or not, Putin wins casus belli comp – and it isn’t close

Posted on 10 May, 2022 by C.L.

Anyone care to argue his national security rationale for war is less credible than America’s?

Posted in History, War and peace | 21 Comments

He can handle things! He’s smart!

Posted on 9 May, 2022 by C.L.

HE isn’t dumb, like Michael Kroger says. He’s smart and he wants respect! Always described as a “Liberal power-broker” – which isn’t a compliment given the Victorian party is powerless – Kroger surprised me last week when he proposed an … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Federal politics, History | 54 Comments

The Black Zelensky

Posted on 5 May, 2022 by C.L.

Like Russia, Australia is threatened when a nuclear superpower buys the house next door. It was in response to the presence of American Jupiter ballistic missiles in Italy and Turkey and the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 that … Continue reading →

Posted in History, War and peace | 20 Comments

Not eligible for the decoration, she nevertheless earned a VC

Posted on 25 April, 2022 by C.L.

Legendary heroine: WW II nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel’s incredible tale of survival.

Posted in History, War and peace | 7 Comments

Calm Reason vs. Manic Dogmatism

Posted on 10 April, 2022 by C.L.

Video: Bill Maher on Ukraine and Putin is spot-on. To Ben Shapiro, however, WWII can never end.

Posted in Culture, History, War and peace | 2 Comments

Rooted Reforms

Posted on 30 March, 2022 by C.L.

We have what they call ‘opposition’ to the pope. It’s trying to build walls, going backwards — looking to the old liturgy or maybe things before Vatican II. Vatican II is unknown by many of the young generation. So it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Religion and faith | 5 Comments