That time Prince sang “Raspberry Sorbet” on Muppets Tonight. The series debuted 30 years ago today.

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The Maronites. The only Eastern Catholic Church that has been in communion with Rome since the very beginning. 1600 unbroken years. St. Maron, pray for us🌹

Jude was so proud of the gold medal that he won at his first Special Olympic basketball game today 🥇 so proud of you Jude!

Prayer warriors. Dan received some encouraging news recently. Despite his spine being completely severed in a random knife attack by a schizophrenic man last February, Dan’s spine is showing signs of fusing back together. This is all but unheard of in an injury such as his. I am

C. S. Lewis and Dorothy Sayers and Ray Bradbury aren’t here to defend literature and the arts, so I’m afraid it’s up to us. I’m hereby enlisting you in the war to save the humanities.

My 91 year-old father told me that he’s ready to pass away. He isn’t feeling well and his mobility is limited. He’s depressed and said there’s nothing left to live for anymore. He’s ready to die and be with Jesus. When he told me this, my heart exploded like shattered glass

Would you support President 🇺🇦 Zelensky receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? YES or NO?

I must say though life has often surprised me I never thought the day would come that Scotland - once a mix of douce Presbyterians and devout Roman Catholics- would introduce State Assisted Suicide. And its parliament endlessly ruminate about the methods of death. It is

I am tired. Tired of war. Tired of anger. Tired of death. Tired of lives lost. Tired of hope destroyed. Tired of unnecessary grief. Tired of the destruction of well-being. Tired of forced migration. Tired of tears. Tired of children living in tents, denied the childhood

If hereditary peers are wrong on principle how can a hereditary head of state be right on principle?

I rent out the basement apartment of my house. My tenant, a guy in his twenties named Mark, was usually great. But last month, the rent didn't come. He started avoiding me. Parking down the street. Dashing inside. On the 10th, I knocked on his door. He opened it looking like he

The funeral of Father Pierre El-Rahi, Maronite parish priest of a Christian village, is celebrated today in #Lebanon, as these villages once again experience the tragedy of war. I am close to all the Lebanese people in this time of grave trial. Fr. Pierre was a true shepherd. As

Let us continue to pray for peace in #Iran and throughout the #Middle East, especially for the many civilian victims, including many innocent children. May our prayer offer comfort to those who suffer and a seed of hope for the future. #PrayTogether

Here is a very young acolyte (Servant) of the shurch of Saint Porphyrios in Gaza Palestine, the main Orthodox parish there. This child is threatened with death by "Israel" and by European and North American "Judeo-Christians" as an Eastern Christian and as a Palestinian

The wife of Dr. Hossam Abu Safieh is pleading with the world to intervene urgently to save his life, asserting that "his only crime was saving the lives of the wounded," and demanding immediate action before he dies in prison. Don't let this become just another news item; talk

IRAN 🇮🇷 An Ayatollah has penned an open letter to Pope Leo XIV, calling for the pope to advise US leaders to end the war underway in the Middle East On March 5th, Ayatollah Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad Ahmadabadi wrote: 'As the first Pope from the United States, Your

In which I discuss Heaney's uncollected poem Chestnut Time, a celebration of early autumn and the ancient game of conkers: johnod45.substack.com/p/chestnut-time #SeamusHeaney #Poetry #Ireland #Autumn

I'm currently posting analyses of Seamus Heaney's Poems, all 700 of 'em. I've discussed the first tranche of apprentice pieces, all of Death of a Naturalist, and am now looking at the uncollected poems btw DoaT and Door into the Dark. The posts are here: johnod45.substack.com/p/chestnut-time

Nigel Farage wants to turn this country into a British version of Trump's America. No way can this happen!