By Valerie Protopapas There’s a song in the film/play Finnian’s Rainbow explaining the consequences of “(W)hen the idle poor become the idle rich.” At this point, according to the lyricist, “… you’ll never know just who is who or which is which.” Much the same can be said of today’s villains of every size and …
By Walt Garlington Lee’s tormentorsLack none of the demonic rageOf past persecutors –Dismembering him and his steedPiece by piece, as they alsoCut Christ’s martyrs apartOne joint at a time;Heating the furnaceTo infernal degreeLike Nebuchadnezzar’sDisgraceful menFor the Three Holy Youths.Defying their hatred,His face glowed in the fireWith sad nobility –Foolish souls! You have confounded yourselves,Making manifest …
Christy McKenzie is co-conspirator, business manager, and publisher of Flip City magazine. In early 2020, together with her husband Scott, they began printing and distributing their expression of dissent against controlled media narratives, censorship, and woke cancel-culture as a physical comic satire magazine. McKenzie recognizes the importance of providing a release valve for the pressure …
Rev. Dr. Ignatius Lozano is the priest in charge of St. Andrew the First-Called Orthodox Church in Lockhart, Texas. After growing up a Roman Catholic and serving as an Anglican priest for several years, Fr. Ignatius (or Fr. Iggy as he is usually known) came home to Orthodoxy a little more than a decade ago …
Meade Skelton is a Richmond-based musician specializing in “inspirational songs filled with traditional values.” Dubbed the “piano playin’ cowboy,” Skelton is a multi-talented “countrypolitan” singer-songwriter who has played with many notables of the Virginia capital’s independent music scene, yet he embraces “outsider music” status within that leftist subculture and within stringently woke Richmond – a …
Nicholas is co-founder of Orthodox Reflections, a collaborative effort by committed Orthodox Christians to provide thoughtful analysis of the Orthodox Christian faith’s interaction with American culture. He serves as the website’s executive editor and is one of its most prolific contributors. Nicholas is a former Marine with an undergraduate degree in international relations with a …
In this episode, my guest is Kevin DeAnna. Although that name may not ring a bell, you’ve probably read his prolific writing. That’s because for over the last decade, DeAnna has produced thousands of articles under two pen names: James Kirkpatrick and Gregory Hood. VDare readers and Twitter users will recognize him as James Kirkpatrick, …
Thank you for reading part 1 and coming here to finish what I believe is a conversation that matters. “To fight for God’s truth against demonic evil,” explained Archbishop Averky, requires taking a stance and knowing that you can’t please everyone. But equivocating, proclaiming “peaceful coexistence,” or conforming to the spirit of the age will …
By Walt Garlington The Confederate StatesNeither denied the Holy TrinityNor Christ’s divinity. They rejected the stumbling blocksOf cold deismAnd wild pantheism. They never invadedAnother country’s landTo pillage all near to hand. Those gentlemen did notCarpet-bomb a townOr nuke Asian ground. No one can accuse themOf starvation of civiliansBy economic sanctions, Of launching regime change ops,Or …
The following was sent to me by my dear friend Dr. Boyd Cathey. His message is in response to my recent blog post “Oh, just a little critique of the biggest film ever!” Ever the supportive mentor and Southern gentleman, he has given me permission to republish his wise words here. I salute you for …