+ JMJ As expected the pace of life has picked up after the slight and I mean very slight, lull after Christmas. Against the continual and persevering crisis of the Catholic Church we have the Death of Bishop Williamson. Suffice to say that, like many others, I knew Bishop Williamson. I have met with him privately to discuss some rumours that I'd heard from former seminarians, attended both retreats and Doctrinal Sessions at Winona, and on one occasion even had the privilege of driving him to the airport. I saw the breach coming in 2009 and started praying for him to not do, frankly, something stupid. Yes, I was thinking about the time that he was banned from Canada for comments on the Holocaust. Then three years later we had his expulsion. I've written criticizing Bishop Williamson's positions on numerous topics (see Collection - Resistance and Resistors ) and while the 'resistance' is now set in its erroneous ways, now is the time to pr...
+ JMJ A long time ago I worked for a Defence Contractor and during that time I took to reading the magazines and journals available at my workplace. It still keep tabs on military developments by reading public domain sources like Defense News, Defense One and other reports. The following statement made by the Polish DPM and Defence Minister caught my eye: “States are safe when three principles are met: the strength of their societies, the strength of their militaries, and the strength of their alliances,” Polish Deputy Prime Minister and National Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said, as quoted in a statement released by his ministry. Defense News: German Patriot batteries begin guarding Ukraine aid hub in Poland While I'm not certain if the principles are all encompassing, but they do provide a point to ponder. Rome's fall, according to popular assessment, coincided with its economic, moral and military decay. Looking at these words, I wonder if there is a hierar...