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April 16, 2026
By Donald DeMarco, National Catholic Register - T.S. Eliot published The Waste Land in the year 1922 amid the ruins of World War I. The opening lines of this highly enigmatic poem are both disturbing and provocative: April is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain... We are currently witnessing unrest on a global scale that threatens to bring about another World War. In our own troubling time, as we approach the month of April, Eliot’s poem has additional meaning for us. ....
April 16, 2026
By Scott McKay, The American Spectator - I know that it’s a sin against my own intelligence not to follow Mark Twain’s guidance in matters such as these... Twain said many wise things. Some of the wisest things attributed to him are now said not to have come from him at all. But I have my doubts about the doubters... One was “Don’t wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”... The other has been offered in two versions — either “Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference" ...
April 16, 2026
Patriot Post - “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” —Benjamin Franklin (1789)
April 15, 2026
By Kate Quiñones, EWTN News - The Archdiocese of Dubuque is halting weekend Masses at more than 80 parishes across northeastern Iowa this summer as part of a reorganization plan... The reorganization, which began in September 2024 in response to declining numbers of priests and churchgoers, is now in its third and final phase. The archdiocese will be organized into 24 “pastorates,” or groups of parishes that work closely together and share resources and ministries. Merged parishes will not yet be closed and may still be used for liturgical celebrations such as funerals, weddings, and weekday Masses. ...
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