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RIP, dear sweet Stratford Caldecott

By Adam Minihan | July 18, 2014

He was a fine man. Back in 2005, I had the honor of offering toasts at the Chesterton Society dinner that crowned the annual conference. Dale Ahlquist basically instructed us to tell a joke, make a toast and keep it short. Stratford’s joke was extra super hilarious because his soft-spoken manner combined magnificently with the…

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Wow

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014

Israeli MP calls for mothers of all Palestinians to be killed. Monstrous. This woman might recall that somebody else in the relatively recent past took a very similar approach to her own people. I hope she and her party are some tiny despised kook minority in the Knesset.

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Beautifully Done, The Internet!

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014

Following the loss of his infant daughter, Sophia, a mourning father took to Reddit to ask for a single request – a photo without all her medical tubes The response was overwhelming, and many artists volunteered to give this father the beautiful portrait of Sophia he never had the chance to take. People can be…

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Brennan Gleason puts resume on beer, lands job

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014

No. Seriously. It was a home brew called “Resum-Ale“. That is six kinds of awesome.

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Feel Safe, or You May be an Enemy of the State!

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014
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Obscure Heroes

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014

Nicholas Winton: The man who saved children from Hitler The CBC’s Joe Schlesinger, who files the report, was one of 669 Jewish children rescued from the encroaching Nazis in 1939.

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Children at the border…

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014

…are refugees. WASHINGTON – From the head of the U.S. agency in charge of the welfare of more than 50,000 Central American children who have been apprehended at the Mexican border, to the Honduran cardinal who heads the international Catholic relief agency, Caritas, the message was clear, those minors are as much refugees as the people…

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If Only Eisenhower Understood War like Cheney and Kristol Do

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014

In other news, a 73 year old vet is fired for giving a bit of cornbread (that Cracker Barrel does not charge for) to a homeless guy. Because the universal destination of goods will not be tolerated when it does not benefit the powerful! 2445 Love for the poor is incompatible with immoderate love of riches…

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Prayer Request

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014

A reader writes: Please pray for a mother of 2 under the age of 6 – whose husband walked out a few months back. She’s a good Catholic, but has struggled with depression over the years, and is now on suicide watch. Friends report that her comments now don’t even sound like her: that it…

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God love Thomas Peters!

By Adam Minihan | July 17, 2014

Here’s a beautiful post from the website chronicling his recovery from his devastating accident a year ago. Please keep him in your prayers, and his heroic and devoted wife.  What a treasure!

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Mass Attire

By Adam Minihan | December 13, 2017

This post was written by a guest blogger and Council of Man member, Rich Lamm. You…

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Be a joyful man by The Catholic Man Show

By Adam Minihan | December 13, 2017

On Being a Joyful Man by The Catholic Man Show Want happiness? Eat bacon! But…

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