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Ben Sasse's Golgotha
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (1265+ words) I said I wasn’t going to publish on Orthodox Good Friday, so I’m writing this on Thursday. There is nothing I could possibly write that would top the testimony that Christian man, heroic in his suffering, says in the interview....
Houston: 'I'm In Here"
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1395+ words) But anyway, look, I want to introduce you to a book that came as a gift, in ways that maybe Katie Asher did not intend. You make up your own mind. Let’s begin. Houston’s story turns around Chapter 32, when, then…...
Teachings Of The Monk Of Skye
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (844+ words) It was wonderful, cheering, all the good things. At one point, we noticed a nice-looking young man sitting alone at the table next to us. We heard him speaking accented English with the server. I leaned over after she left…...
Shawn Ryan On Spiritual Risk Of Psychedelics
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (99+ words) roddreher.substack.com Shawn Ryan On Spiritual Risk Of Psychedelics And: Why The AfD?; Rave In The Nave; Crazy Clancy Jury; AI Doomer; Aztecs Part II The popular podcaster Shawn Ryan has the traditionalist Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke on for…...
Who's Tool Is AI Anyway?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (527+ words) Today will be all about finding an apartment, yet despite the stress, I feel strangely relaxed. I don’t know why. For reasons I cannot fathom, it feels right to be here … which is odd, because I don’t have any special…...
Epstein, History, And Human Nature
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (740+ words) roddreher.substack.com Epstein, History, And Human Nature And: Shaw's Triumph; God & Telos; Humanities' Woke Captivity; Nixon Vs Deep State Here’s an uncomfortable truth about the Epstein accusations: If one reads Tom Holland’s Dominion, David Bentley Hart’s Atheist Delusions, Sarah…...
California, Home Of Brave Olivia Viola
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (376+ words) Rod Dreher's Diary California, Home Of Brave Olivia Viola And: People Deserving Prison; Hunting UK Jews; Bloody Human Nature; Poetry & Politics Brett Kunkle, who runs the ministry with his wife Erin, co-wrote a book some years back, along with John…...
A Stormy, Solemn Saturday
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1279+ words) It was a solemn, rainy Saturday for me here in Budapest. I spent the late afternoon with a friend I’ll call Eva, which is not her real name. I have a handful of faithful Catholic friends here in Budapest. Eva…...
Dolly: Suffering, Compassion, And Resilience
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1646+ words) My body shuts down when it’s under deep stress. I was so shell-shocked by it all that I fell asleep on the couch at 5pm Friday, and woke up at 5am Saturday. Unless I dodge a bullet this time, I will be…...
'We Have Males. We Need Men"
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (1172+ words) I met someone yesterday who might actually be the Most Interesting Person in the World. Or at least my world, which is pretty interesting anyway. You know that famous story of the caper when Patrick Leigh Fermor led a commando…...