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by Brett Manero It’s amazing, and indeed shocking, how the state of the world can change so rapidly. The two-year war in the Middle East came to an end some months ago, only for another to begin in recent weeks. Isn’t it difficult to know who to trust in these situations? The regime of Iran,…

by Brett Manero This is too many months late, but I finally got around to making this quick video of my trip to France in August of 2025. What a trip! The primary purpose was to visit the Normandy beaches, where the Allied armies landed in June of 1944. With veterans of World War II…

by Brett Manero Lent has begun, and I write this article with a slightly-injured hand endured during a cross-state bike ride in Florida this past week. More on that trip to come soon! During this trip, Lent began with Ash Wednesday. My friend Ben and I were unable to attend Mass because of the tricky…

by Brett Manero I’m a few days late, but this past week saw the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, commemorating when the Mother of God appeared to a teenage French girl named Bernadette in Lourdes, France, in 1858. Like nearly all appearances of the Blessed Mother, Mary appeared to Bernadette in absolute humility and…

by Brett Manero The news has been rife with talk of a possible American takeover of Greenland. President Donald Trump has stated that he desires to acquire Greenland as an American territory, and that this will be accomplished in one way or another. His spokesperson has implied that military action is not ruled out. Greenland…

by Brett Manero In c. 700 BC, the Jewish Prophet Isaiah wrote these famous words: Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer…who says of Cyrus, “He is my shepherd,    and he shall fulfil all my purpose”;saying of Jerusalem, “She shall be built,”    and of the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,    whose right…

by Brett Manero In recent years, we American Catholics have heard many horror stories of just how secular Europe has become. It’s been said that there are still many Catholic churches in Europe, but they are empty. Mass attendance and faith overall has diminished significantly on the old Christian Continent. While the light of Catholicism…

by Brett Manero “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme,” according to Mark Twain. He is correct. I am not much of a fan of the saying, “History repeats itself,” because the same events do not literally repeat themselves. There is, however, a certain poetry to human history, in areas both good and…

by Brett Manero November is the month of the holy souls. The autumn season is in full swing, the Gregorian and Church calendars are nearing the end of their cycles, and we meditate on the four last things: death, judgment, heaven, and hell. It is a fitting time of year to focus on these things,…

by Brett Manero Today is October 31, 2025, exactly 508 years after the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, when German priest Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to wall of the church in Wittenburg, Germany, forever altering both the history of the Church and the history of the world. One has to wonder if Father…