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State Steals Catholic Couple’s Son

Pope Francis’ comparison of the societal threat posed by gender ideology to the danger of nuclear weapons has proven prophetic again. The Catholic parents of a mentally troubled teenage boy taken by the State of Indiana are appealing to the Supreme Court. Related: Cassidy Cleanses the Capitol Related: Cassidy Faces Felony for Hating Evil Related: Exploding the ‘Religion Is…

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Movie Review: Snatch (2000)

Every once in a while, I lower the velvet rope and give regular readers a sample of my premium material. Today’s post previously appeared as a Patreon and SubscribeStar exclusive. If you like it, please consider subscribing. Directed by British maverick Guy Ritchie, Snatch is a frenetic and stylish crime comedy that showcases Ritchie’s signature off-beat style. Released in 2000…

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Revisiting the Rosenhan Hoax

In light of society’s recent focus – one might even say hyper focus – on mental health issues, it’s a good idea to take a closer look at the concept in question. What is healthy in a psychological sense? What’s the difference between sanity and insanity. Where is the line drawn, and most importantly, who draws it? Those were some of the questions that Dr. David Rosenhan claimed to investigate in…

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Millennials’ Spiritual Affliction

Last week’s testimony from a reader who’s experienced strange nocturnal visions drew overwhelming comment. Based on the flood of responses, it appears that Millennials’ spiritual affliction may be a real phenomenon that bears more investigation. The following are samples of reports from the comments and from X. The possibility that just looking at the cross can mitigate or end these attacks…

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Strange Characters Showing up at Mass

A Twitter mutual and brother in Christ passes along this personal account. Spiritual battle, high strangeness, or flight of fancy? You decide. And there’s a postscript … The fight is upon us whether we wish it or not. Happily, God has gifted us with this season of spiritual growth and repentance to get in fighting shape. Get monthly first access to my works in progress!

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Exploding the ‘Religion Is Dying’ Psyop

A reader offers his testimony after attending Mass for the first time since deciding to explore the claims of the Catholic Church. Editor’s note: The following are SeekerAnon’s own words, with some clearly delineated commentary from me and some light structural editing to give the original forum style posts better flow and readability. SeekerAnon made good on his pledge to report back and…

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Lenten Difficulty Settings

On this Ash Wednesday, let’s take a page from up-and-coming Catholic streamer Pinesap. Over on X, he shares the basic fasting requirements and suggests additional ways to grow in holiness these 40 days by dialing up your Lenten difficulty settings: As noted above, observing the above mortifications is the bare minimum. You can add the following measures to do Lent on hard mode …

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The Burned Book Big Reveal

My upcoming dark fantasy epic killed it on Indiegogo. I’m hard at work fulfilling my promise to the dedicated patrons who made this project possible. Now it’s time for the big reveal of a major milestone, courtesy of inimitable Soul Cycle cover artist Marcelo Orsi Blanco. Presenting the final full cover for Arkwright Cycle Part I: The Burned Book From the back cover: With that…

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Millennials’ Generational Poverty

If you’ve witnessed intergenerational arguments online, it’s a near-certainty you’ve seen Baby Boomers taking flak for hoarding their wealth and leaving their posterity in generational poverty. A while back, Business Insider backed up those complaints with data. The numbers show that not only have younger generations been robbed, the scope of the generational theft exceeds their accusations.

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Sandman Canceled by China

Yet another controversy plaguing the scandal-wracked World Science Fiction Society refuses to die as credible allegations of censorship, and a subsequent cover up, swirl in the wake of 2023’s World Con in Chengdu. The home of oldpub’s once-prestigious Hugo Awards, World Con made its Chinese debut last year in futuristic facility built just for the occasion. The event proved a stellar venue…

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