“The distance between Qom and Najaf is not only geographical;
“Amid the campaign against Iran and its regional proxies, the strategic challenge is not Shiism itself but the dominance of Tehran’s radical doctrine…”— https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/423630
And a pre-Ides-of-March St. Patrick’s Day gift…for those who haven’t quite yet figured it out…
…While this is absolutely fascinating analysis (but take a deep breath)…
“The Long Game and the Conservative Right;
“How a Network of Political Catholic Integralists, Russian Ideologues, and Media Provocateurs Are Systematically Dismantling the Evangelical Foundation of the American Right”— https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/2029681200189636717
H/T Powerline blog.
+ Bonus metaphor (with some pinpoint “kinetic action”…):
Barry, since I have a free account and can’t post this comment on X, in response to that one link about the long game- here is my thought.
I scrolled through this. As a devout Catholic who spent 10 years worshipping in the Evangelical community before returning to the Catholic Church, I’m here to say that Carlson, Owens and Fuentes IN NO WAY represent Catholicism. I never followed any of them and never will. In my experience and opinion, sola scriptura doesn’t survive a deep dive into history and researched examination. It is as St. John Henry Newman found and stated, “to be deep in history is to cease being a Protestant”. That said, we maintain MANY close relations with our Evangelical friends, “separated brothers and sisters” as described by Catholic teaching (see any Missal). The sacraments aren’t nothing–that is my understanding and experience–and why like St. Peter when challenged with the hard statement that Jesus said regarding eating his flesh and drinking his blood, replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6:41-68
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The long and short of it…
“The distance between Qom and Najaf is not only geographical;
“Amid the campaign against Iran and its regional proxies, the strategic challenge is not Shiism itself but the dominance of Tehran’s radical doctrine…”—
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/423630
And a pre-
Ides-of-MarchSt. Patrick’s Day gift…for those who haven’t quite yet figured it out…“In a bombshell admission on CNN, Lis Smith, a senior Democratic advisor, revealed that…”—
https://instapundit.com/781293/
This is rather “interesting” on several different levels:
“Jesse Jackson’s son blasts Obama, Biden for using father’s memorial to take shots at Trump”—
https://nypost.com/2026/03/08/us-news/jesse-jacksons-son-blasts-obama-biden-for-using-fathers-memorial-to-take-shots-at-trump/
…While this is absolutely fascinating analysis (but take a deep breath)…
“The Long Game and the Conservative Right;
“How a Network of Political Catholic Integralists, Russian Ideologues, and Media Provocateurs Are Systematically Dismantling the Evangelical Foundation of the American Right”—
https://x.com/DefiyantlyFree/status/2029681200189636717
H/T Powerline blog.
+ Bonus metaphor (with some pinpoint “kinetic action”…):
“BREAKING: IRANIAN AIR FORCE GENERAL KILLED”—
https://instapundit.com/781412/
I really wish it was 2025.
Barry, since I have a free account and can’t post this comment on X, in response to that one link about the long game- here is my thought.
I scrolled through this. As a devout Catholic who spent 10 years worshipping in the Evangelical community before returning to the Catholic Church, I’m here to say that Carlson, Owens and Fuentes IN NO WAY represent Catholicism. I never followed any of them and never will. In my experience and opinion, sola scriptura doesn’t survive a deep dive into history and researched examination. It is as St. John Henry Newman found and stated, “to be deep in history is to cease being a Protestant”. That said, we maintain MANY close relations with our Evangelical friends, “separated brothers and sisters” as described by Catholic teaching (see any Missal). The sacraments aren’t nothing–that is my understanding and experience–and why like St. Peter when challenged with the hard statement that Jesus said regarding eating his flesh and drinking his blood, replied, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” John 6:41-68