Trending With Timmerie: John Paul the Great

GARDEN GROVE, California. (April 1, 2020) — Patrick Novecosky, editor of this blog, was a guest on Relevant Radio’s Trending with Timmerie today. During the 48-minute segment, host Timmerie Millington asked Novecosky about his new book, 100 Ways John Paul II...

Don’t Blame the Gun, Your Eminence

by Patrick Novecosky (August 7, 2019) — Nobody blamed the truck when 29-year-old Uzbek national Sayfullo Saipov rented a pickup from Home Depot 18 months ago and deliberately mowed down a dozen pedestrians and bicyclists in New York City, killing eight. There was no...
How the Oscars got grouchy: In your face politics

How the Oscars got grouchy: In your face politics

by Patrick Novecosky (February 26, 2019) — When Jack Palance stood up to collect his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 1992, I distinctly remember thinking, “I bet the old guy has a heart attack by the time he hits the third step.” Palance did, indeed, drop to the...
St. Padre Pio and the art of fraternal correction

St. Padre Pio and the art of fraternal correction

by Patrick Novecosky (SEPTEMBER 18, 2018) — Nice is not a virtue. It’s not a bad thing to be nice, but it’s not among the seven virtues. To be frank, Jesus wasn’t always nice. When he overturned the moneychangers’ tables, I’m sure none of those who witnessed the event...
Masculinity, heroism and the Gospel

Masculinity, heroism and the Gospel

(AUGUST 28, 2018) — There was a time not long ago when men were expected to be the provider, protector, and leader of their household—and of their culture, society, and nation. In our day, however, such “outdated thinking” is sometimes branded as “toxic masculinity.”...