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Words and Actions Matter

In the years leading up to World War II, my father was just another Irish kid in Rockford schools. Then an English teacher asked him about his plans. Continue reading

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Night Watch, Paying Attention, and My Father

It was just another watch, until they noticed how big the ship they were following looked. Continue reading

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250 Years: Choosing Law and a Light Yoke

A tip of the hat to Father Mark Botzet for letting me post his homily from July 5, 2026. I took the liberty of changing some punctuation so that it matches the style of this blog, then adding headings and … Continue reading

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Independence Day, 250 Years Later

Two and a half centuries back, quite a few English subjects who were living in colonies strung along North America’s east cast had become fed up. Thoroughly. Like pretty much anything else involving humans, it’s complicated. It wasn’t just paying … Continue reading

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Society of St. Pius X / SSPX: Schism Official

The Vatican/Holy See recognizing that the SSPX/FSSPX/Lefebvrists/Lefebvrians is not officially part of the Roman Catholic Church isn’t all that surprising. I’m sharing excerpts: one from an AP article, another from Vatican News. There’s more detail and links in the Vatican … Continue reading

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