Fr. Hans Jacobse has been a priest in the Orthodox Church for more than 30 years. He runs the St. Paisios Brotherhood, and is a spiritual advisor to Amen: The Antiochian Men and Patristic Faith, where he’s also a senior contributor. Fr. Hans has a BA in History from the University of Minnesota and an …
I sometimes cross-publish my children’s essays when I think they’re worthy of my readers’ time. This is such a work: an excellent book review from my eldest son from a while back when he was age 15. Enjoy! By Houston Lee DillinghamAugust 2022 Although some historical inaccuracies and controversies have arisen from the book over …
Conservative writer Matt Walsh and his wife recently had identical twin girls, and he tweeted this: I remember soon after bringing my preemie identical twins home from their scary two-week stint in the NICU and crying in my exhausted state when I couldn’t tell them apart for breastfeeding. It was double trouble for real. My …
“Never, never, never let anyone tell you that, in order to be Orthodox, you must be Eastern. The West was fully Orthodox for a thousand years, and her venerable liturgy is far older than any of her heresies.”— St. John Maximovitch There’s a contingent of haters – dare I say, a conspiracy – that has …
“I’ve never heard anything about this event before. Ever!” said my big sister after reading my son Zeke’s book report back in May 2021. “What a fascinating paper!” That’s a pretty ringing endorsement considering that my oldest sis is both extremely well-read and quite the history buff. So, just what was the book my then …
In mid-September more than 100 people gathered in a beautiful small town in northeastern West Virginia for the 2nd Annual Trad Forum. Hosted by my pal and compatriot Michael Sisco, it was a “safe space” of like-minded folks from around the region and a few beyond that gathered to discuss “traditional wisdom for modern trials.” Above (clockwise …
“No day shall erase you from the memory of time.”— Virgil I spent a day in Atlanta last February when meeting up with friends en route to the Great Wolf Lodge about an hour south of the city. But where would be a good place to assemble our group of two mamas and six homeschooled …
“You have no reason to be ashamed of your Confederate dead. See to it that they have no reason to be ashamed of you.”— Robert Lewis Dabney Earlier this month, you may have heard about a woman from Upstate New York who could lose her multiracial child in a custody battle with the girl’s father …
“Baseball is nothing more than another classroom in the educational process,” opined late Texas Longhorns baseball coach Augie Garrido. “Really, baseball is a metaphor for life.” This is a common refrain among those passionate about the intricate but simple beauty of baseball. Some see batters as a metaphor for finding your way back home, like …
Episode 28 features Rachel Kennerly, who is a wife, homeschool mom, Texan by the grace of God, and host of the podcasts Cannabis Heals Me and Just Add Liberty. A Certified Public Accountant by day, Rachel’s a fighter for liberty and a friend. In discussing “Everyday freedom and how to find it in an unfree …