The Fifth Column

Orthodox Catholic commentary on current events.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Physics and Theology

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Experimental science describes the quantitative relationship between objects. Theological science describes the qualitative relationships be...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Logic of the Mob

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Cops exist to protect criminals from angry mobs. Cops also protect angry mobs from each other. The Kenosha rioters don't want cops.  ...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Meditation On the Death of a Friend

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Look up into the clear night sky and you will see a beautiful thing.  Stars.  Stars are born, grow for billions of years, live for billions ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2020

On Presidential Policies

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 Nota bene: Arguing for or against a policy by the current president (no matter who he is) by saying "But Obama did it!" is an atr...
Monday, August 17, 2020

Natural Born Citizen

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 The question is simple. Section 1 of Article Two of the United States Constitution sets forth the eligibility requirements for serving as p...
Thursday, August 13, 2020

BLM's Marxist Roots

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BLM started July, 2013, but did not become nationally recognized until July 2014. In 2015, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors sa...
Saturday, August 08, 2020

Silverware as Sin

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St. Peter Damian: “God in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks – his fingers. Therefore it is an insult to Him to substitute arti...
Thursday, August 06, 2020

Augustine's Rule of Magisterial Interpretation

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I have learned to yield this respect and honour only to the canonical books of Scripture: of these alone do  I most firmly believe that the ...
Thursday, June 18, 2020

Why "Systematic Racism" is a Conspiracy Theory

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I have recently come to realize that the left's insistence on "systematic racism" is a canard, a knee-jerk habit, pure drivel....
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The End of Logic

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As automation takes on more and more aspects of life, human beings will be boxed into smaller and smaller areas of activity. Paid work is in...
Saturday, June 13, 2020

Kente and the Slave Masters

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In order to represent their position in reference to George Floyd, Democrat leaders wore the kente cloth of African slave traders. Politifac...
Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Suppressing the Rioters.

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The 2nd Amendment says that we are armed so we can form militias if we want. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 says the militias are suppos...
Tuesday, June 02, 2020

A List of Looting

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Seen on the web Man stomped and stoned for trying to defend a bar from being looted https://streamable.com/xkcvkk Destroying store ...
Saturday, May 30, 2020

On the Death of George Floyd

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Fact 1:  The death of George Floyd was not divisive. Everyone agrees it was murder. Fact 2: Everyone wants the same thing for that cop: tr...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020

What is Worship?

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From a friend of mine on Facebook:  I asked a simple question in this new theological discussion forum I'm in. Answers so far are enli...
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