by Catholic Wise Guy | Feb 10, 2022 | Essays, Stories & Poems
The great melting pot of the American imagination no longer melts. Our story is becoming the same old story of other nations throughout history whose peoples divide into warring factions, grouped by religion, race, ethnic group, class, and whatever other divisiveness...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Feb 5, 2022 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Science is real . . . but not always right. This thought was reinforced for the Catholic Wise Guy recently when reading an article in the Wall Street Journal (1/24/22) by Andy Kessler “90% of Everything Is….”. The article is centered on an interview with Marc...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Jan 29, 2022 | Essays, Stories & Poems
The Protestant Rosary I converted to the Catholic Church 30 years ago and doubts about Mary lingered after my confirmation. Now I recite the rosary daily and consider Mary one more gift from the Lord. Wishing to share my blessings with my separated brethren, I offer a...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Dec 4, 2021 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Sympathy for the Devil “Please allow me to introduce myself I’m a man of wealth and taste I’ve been around for a long, long year Stole many a man’s soul and faith.” Strange days have found us when the Superior General of the Jesuits (the Black Pope)...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Nov 12, 2021 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Democrat & Catholic? Our Catholic forefathers nestled comfortably in the Democratic party, the party of the little guy. They looked after themselves and their families but wanted the government’s help in times of need. Catholic social teaching jived nicely with...
by Catholic Wise Guy | Oct 25, 2021 | Essays, Stories & Poems
Catholic Factions The Catholic Wise Guy has decided to share his wisdom on factions within the Catholic Church. As distasteful as it may seem to the naive, all churches have factions, even the “one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.” This is the way “it was in the...
