The Sin of Curiosity

The curious hate what they do not know with “anxious hatred,” wanting to reduce the number of unknowns to zero, to extinguish them. Curiosity wants new knowledge or intimacy with something so it can use that knowledge to control and dominate. — Nathaniel Peters in his...

Covidator 19

Anyone who thinks there is a need to construct complex conspiracy theories to explain what is happening is … mistaken. — John Horvat Covidator 19 It now appears inevitable that covidmania will consume the world as we know it.  John Horvat opens his column...

American Christianity’s Ventilator

That is the mindset of an authoritarian — Bill Donohue, The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights American Christianity’s Ventilator American Christianity is on life support.  Franklin Graham’s organization, Samaritan’s Purse, is that ventilator.  It is clear...

Fed … Ex

‘Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits...

I Was(n’t) Kidding

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. — John’s Apocalypse Chapter 19   I Was(n’t) Kidding For a bit over a week I’ve been salting my COLUMNS with the...

Trump Trifecta

The unconscious democracy of America is a very fine thing. It is a true and deep and instinctive assumption of the equality of citizens, which even voting and elections have not destroyed.  — GK Chesterton, 1928   Trump Trifecta I can’t think of one way that this...