Veteran character actor Robert Davi (of Licensed to Kill, Die Hard, and The Goonies among others) shares his heartbreak in a quiet, powerful video in response to New York's barbaric new abortion law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKjlp9DQ0Vk Money quote: "You really think you can rip a baby from its mother's womb at nine months and it's ok?" This is the … Continue reading Robert Davi Speaks the Truth
Author: DBreitenbeck
Ave Doctor Angelicus
“[A] man would show himself to be a most insane fool if he declared the assertions of a philosopher to be false because he was unable to understand them”. -Summa Contra Gentiles, Chp. 3: 4 Today is the Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the great intellectual jewels of the human race. Today let's … Continue reading Ave Doctor Angelicus
Hail, Patron
Today, January 24, is the feast day of St. Francis de Sales, patron of writers and journalists. Mr. David Warren provides as fine a summary of his life, work, and faith as I've read. “Be who you are and be that well.”
Traditional Masculinity with Larry Correia
After all the nonsense we've heard in the news lately about 'toxic masculinity,' a restorative seems in order. To that end, I offer another fisk by the incomparable Larry Correia. In this one, Mr. Correia tears into a painfully ignorant and narrow-minded piece listing 'obsolete' male skills and in the process demonstrates what real manhood … Continue reading Traditional Masculinity with Larry Correia
Thoughts on ‘Dr. No’
Since my household recently purchased a complete box set of the James Bond films, we’ve begun a total re-watch of the entire series. So, I’ll be giving my thoughts on each film in turn. First some background: I’m a long-time fan of the Bond films. I’ve seen all of them (except Quantum of Solace) at … Continue reading Thoughts on ‘Dr. No’
Thoughts on the Pro-Life Movement
Every year, about half-a-million people descend upon Washington DC, and many more march in other cities, to call for the end of abortion. It is probably the most noble and most important social movement in the country right now: one of the few that is both appropriate to the moment, possessed of a clear and … Continue reading Thoughts on the Pro-Life Movement
Discussing Changes at Catholic Match
In today's post at 'Catholic Match,' I give advice on when you should ask your significant other to change: In the first place, let’s be clear that you do have the right to ask your significant other to ‘change’ in some way. When you enter a relationship with someone, your life is no longer quite your own, and … Continue reading Discussing Changes at Catholic Match
Aquaman and Causation at The Everyman
That review I fisked last week sparked some thoughts in my mind about Progressivism and causation. The resulting essay appears today at The Everyman First it must be noted that Aquaman is a very successful film. As of this writing, it’s made 265 million dollars in the US and close to a billion worldwide (according to boxofficemojo.com)—and it’s … Continue reading Aquaman and Causation at The Everyman
Snakes, Snakes, and More Snakes
I'm very fond of snakes, so one of my favorite YouTube channels at the moment is 'Snake Discovery,' which is all about snake and reptile care, with lots and lots of gorgeous different kinds of snakes. But they're almost all colubrids (which are 'standard,' mostly non-venomous snakes such as garter snakes, rat snakes, racers, hognoses, … Continue reading Snakes, Snakes, and More Snakes
An Aqua-Fisk
Last weekend I got out to see Aquaman. It was incredibly stupid and absolutely ridiculous in a lot of ways, but I enjoyed it a lot. Certainly, I much prefer over-the-top dumb-fun like this to self-consciously grim garbage like Man of Steel. Then I happened across this review which I thought was so off-point that … Continue reading An Aqua-Fisk
Serpent's Den 