Bringing the Commanders home is a great deal, but it's not a done deal. It's time to get it over the line.

Free him!

#PopeLeoXIV prays for "those affected by the clashes on the border between #Thailand and #Cambodia", for "the victims of violence in southern #Syria", and for #Gaza, "where the civilian population is being crushed by hunger and continues to be exposed to violence and death."

Good morning New York City!

A dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government. -Alexander Hamilton

I want to support Israel, I want the US and Israel to be strong allies. But, Netanyahu's government has lost all sense of responsibility and proportionality. I wouldn't support from my own country and I can't support funding such evil in the Holy Land.

Dear young people, Jesus is our hope. Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less. You will then see the light of the Gospel growing every day, in you and around you.

This is how you win.

Our nation’s capital has some of the worst homicide rates in the world. If this fact doesn’t anger you but President Trump’s efforts to fix it do, you might have a brain worm.

Every American has two hometowns, his own and Washington DC.

God bless the arts

DC is a "safe city," except you can't attribute your name to your thoughts because it's dangerous... washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/…

Joe Biden vetoed the proposed new DC Criminal Code. He knew DC had to be protected from itself. Biden knew DC was incapable of self government, Trump knows it too.

It helps to have friends in high places.

Catholics like to talk about the practical benefits of hierarchy, but the spiritual benefits are critical. Namely that submission to priests and bishops is a strong antidote for pride.

Political realignment is getting stranger.

Finally

“Santangelo’s clinic made headlines when the group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising (PAAU) found more than 100 aborted babies from the facility in toxic waste containers…including five that were large enough to spark allegations of infanticide” PAAU dailycaller.com/2025/08/20/dc-…

There have been ZERO MURDERS in DC during the past week.

Baby steps, the nation is healing.