The Narthex
A Walk on Charles Bridge
The famous Prague bridge features sculptures of saints and a Calvary scene
By John M. Grondelski | November 18th 2024 12:59 PMYesterday, November 17, marked an anniversary: 35 years ago the Lord freed the Czech and Slovak peoples from Communist oppression through the Velvet Revolution. Let us not forget that great moment in human freedom in 1989. Five years ago, I walked across Charles Bridge, that famous span in Prague, going…
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Normal people can recall when they saw or were near history-altering events
By John M. Grondelski | October 4th 2024 2:45 PMTim Walz has been called out several times over the accuracy of his claims, most recently about his alleged presence in communist China during the Tiananmen demonstrations of June 1989. During the October 1 Vice Presidential debate, “Knucklehead” Tim walked back his earlier claims to being an eyewitness to history,…
READ FULL BLOG POSTCaptive Nations Week
Freedom still needs to come to places like China, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cuba
By John M. Grondelski | July 26th 2024 11:53 AMJuly 21-27 is Captive Nations Week. Congress designated in 1959 the third week of July as Captive Nations Week and asked the President to proclaim it annually. (Congress initially designated Captive Nations Week by itself in 1953). Joe Biden issued an executive proclamation on July 19. Captive Nations Week commemorates…
READ FULL BLOG POSTDialogue with Marxism?
Marxism is built on a faulty philosophical and theological anthropology
By John M. Grondelski | January 17th 2024 1:37 PMOn January 10, Pope Francis met with DIALOP, a group of "European leftist politicians and academics that seeks to bridge Catholic social teaching and Marxist theory.” The Pope encouraged “dialogue” with Marxism. “European leftist politicians and academics” can theorize over cappuccino and croissants about what Moscow has in common with…
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