The Narthex
Random Ruminations #29
Conversion Therapy on SCOTUS Docket... Truckers against Trafficking... and more
By John M. Grondelski | October 7th 2025 11:36 AMSarah Mullally’s New Role King Charles III through UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (or maybe vice versa) has appointed Sarah Mullally to be the next “Archbishop of Canterbury.” Thoughts? Well, in one sense the question is moot. There hasn’t been a real Archbishop of Canterbury for over 400 years. Changes…
READ FULL BLOG POSTNo Judge Is above the Law
No state may exempt itself or its officials from federal authority
By John M. Grondelski | August 28th 2025 11:00 AMHannah Dugan, the Wisconsin circuit court judge who last April berated ICE agents in the Milwaukee courthouse and smuggled a wanted illegal alien out a back door, learned this week that wearing a black robe does not place one above the law. A federal judge ruled that her judicial status…
READ FULL BLOG POSTLaw & Order in Los Angeles
Collusion in tolerated anarchy to nullify federal law is much more than 'passive resistance'
By John M. Grondelski | June 10th 2025 11:50 AMPresident Trump is facing an intense and organized opposition PR campaign, attacking him for federalizing the California National Guard to restore law and order in the "City of Angels.” I offer a few thoughts to provide perspective: California governor Newsom, 22 other Democratic governors, and the chorus of Democratic Senators…
READ FULL BLOG POSTWater & Fire in His Hand
Baptism is a turning from sin; Confirmation is a fuller turning toward God
By John M. Grondelski | January 16th 2025 1:14 PMIn a recent Gospel, John the Baptist tells the crowds in the Judean desert: “I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier than I is coming… He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire” (Lk 3:16-17). Water and fire have been prominent in the past week and…
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