

The Catholic Defender: Remembering Squanto and that first Thanksgiving
"Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Each year I always look forward to the Thanksgiving American traditions, the family get together s, the great banquets, the football, Thanksgiving Day Parades, and of course, the time off. When my Children were young and growing up,


The Catholic Defender: Thanksgiving On The Mojave
The Mojave Desert was first inhabited by the American Indian until Catholic Priest, Father Francisco Garces traveled what was called the Old Mojave Trail in 1796. Father was the first recorded European to travel and explore the terrain. In 1844, Captain John C. Freeman and frontiersman scout Kit Carson were first to visit what is now the Fort Irwin National Training Center establishing camps along the Old Spanish Trail. In 1846, with the California Gold Rush, Indian war


The Catholic Defender: Vigilance In The Face of Chaos
Jesus said to his disciples: “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth nations will be in dismay, perplexed...





























