

The Catholic Defender: Grave Robber
One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite groups (Petra) of all time, their song "Grave Robber" would have special meaning for me....


The Catholic Defender: Canada Taking "Transgender" Children to a Dangerous Risk
"UPDATE, March 26, 2021: A close friend of Robert Hoogland's, who prefers to remain anonymous, was able to speak with him on the phone a...


The Catholic Defender: Hell is for Children
I have written about fatherless families and the problems associated there along with problems of women being made as objects as opposed...


The Catholic Defender: The Eucharistic Lord all through the Bible
Jesus Christ is in every book of the Bible. In Genesis, Jesus is the Seed of the Woman. In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb. In Leviticus,...


The Catholic Defender: Stay Sober and Keep Your Eyes Pealed
"Be watchful (keep your eyes open), stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love". 1...


The Catholic Defender: In the Military, We call our call to Serve as a "Tour of Duty"
Recently, I was watching an old episode of "Tour of Duty" that really brought back some memories to me. In this episode, one of the stars...


The Catholic Defender: Problems with Justification Through Rationalization
Right after my retirement from the Army, I was looking to in-process at Texas A&M for the upcoming Summer semester when I struck up a...


The Catholic Defender: A Tale of Two Communities
Charles Dickens gave us the classic work, "A Tale of Two Cities", which begins with the famous line, "It was the best of times; it was...


The Catholic Defender: Livin On A Prayer
It was a hot summer day in June of 1968, I was a 12 year old boy living in Southern Missouri. My Mother was just in an automobile...


The Catholic Defender: Mercy And The Prisoner
Matthew 25:31-45 tells us the story when Jesus, “the Son of Man, comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his...









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