Mary’s long white armslift the baby high above her head.He is seated in her palms, a pose precarious—his head droops, an eerie portent of the cross. Through the open doorway shepherds mosey closer with their crooks. The mule slobbers grain from the trough. Blue shadows ring Joseph’s eyes. . . . . Continue Reading »
One more dead party, and, off to the sideAmong the knick-knacks and the curios,In a blue blazer you assume the poseOf one whose patterned noose is loosely tied,Of one belonging here, one clearly meantFor artificial lights and merriment. The revelers, snug in their ugly sweaters, Swill booze and . . . . Continue Reading »
The morning after angelsSt. Joseph sanded wood,Nailed smooth boards at right angles,And though the crib was rude, It was a vast improvement On donkey’s feeding trough; The craftsmanship was excellent Though the design was rough. St. Joseph made a promise To keep God safe from harm; At the coming . . . . Continue Reading »
Finding the way back to the ethic of thanksgiving, and not just for a day in November, but always, is perhaps the only means by which we can save ourselves from the inevitable dissolution of Egoist America and Victim America. Continue Reading »
Christopher Kaczor joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life. Continue Reading »
Peter Navarro joins the podcast to discuss his new book, In Trump Time: My Journal of America's Plague Year. Continue Reading »
Joseph Johnston joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Decline of Nations: Lessons for Strengthening America at Home and in the World. Continue Reading »
Jeremy S. Adams joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Hollowed Out: A Warning About America's Next Generation. Continue Reading »
Mollie Hemingway joins the podcast to discuss her new book, Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections. Continue Reading »
Brian Besong joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Faith and Reason: Philosophers Explain Their Turn to Catholicism. Continue Reading »
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