Al Capone’s Catholicism: The Worker in the Vineyard
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” —John 10:10 When Al Capone died in January of 1947 United Press International, in true...
View ArticleGeneral Patton and God:Blood and Guts’ Prayer
You are my war club, my weapon for battle— with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms (Jeremiah 51:20). ABOUT GENERAL GEORGE PATTON George S. Patton was one of America’s most famous and...
View ArticleThe Cinderella Man’s Left Hook:Jim Braddock’s Catholic Story
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, “Do not fear; I will help you”—Isaiah 41:13 BRADDOCK, THE “CINDERELLA MAN” In 1935 James Braddock won the world’s...
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Falling from Grace: Hitler’s Catholic Henchmen
Yet I planted you a choice vine, A completely faithful seed. How then have you turned yourself before Me into the degenerate shoots of a foreign vine?—Jeremiah 2:21 There are Catholics. There are...
View ArticleReligion, Keeping up with the Times:The Morphing of St. Appolonia
IS ORGANIZED RELIGION OUT OF DATE? According to the well-known actor Bruce Willis, modern religion is out of date: …religion is the end trail of modern mythology…organized religions…were important when...
View ArticleAnarchists and Heroes at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hell will not overcome it.—Matthew 16:18 ANARCHISTS TRY TO BOMB ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL On Tuesday, March 2, 1915 Frank Abarno was surprised when a...
View ArticleSt. Florian, the Firefighter, and The Firefighters’ Cross
Greater Love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. —John 15:13 CALIFORNIA FIRES AND THE FIREFIGHTERS’ CROSS As we near the end of the 2019 California fire season, it’s...
View ArticleBabe Ruth’s Catholic Long Home Run
An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.—Timothy 2:5 BABE RUTH’S MEMORIAL, ST. MARY’S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR DEPENDENT BOYS In 1921 Xaverian Brother Paul told a dying...
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Jesus, Wine and the Temperance Movement
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.—Ecclesiastes 9:7 (KJV) THE RISE OF THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT Here’s a good lesson in political...
View ArticleAmazing Grace: The Hymn of a Repentant Slaver
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance”—Luke 5:32 JOHN NEWTON, AUTHOR OF “AMAZING GRACE” Amazing Grace is one of the most popular Christian songs of all time. Its haunting lyrics...
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