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The Brew: Jesus Calms the Storm, But Not Before We’re Good and Scared and Seasick, by John Zmirak – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

The Brew: Jesus Calms the Storm, But Not Before We’re Good and Scared and Seasick, by John Zmirak

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A painting of Jesus saving merchant mariners be restored at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Source: Jon Brown - @JonBrownDC - X

By John Zmirak, The Stream, April 14, 2025

John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or coauthor of 14 books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. His newest book is No Second Amendment, No First.

 

John ZmirakIn one of the Trump administration’s welcome returns to decency, sanity, and respect for the faith of our ancestors, an historic painting of Jesus calming the storm is being returned to display at a U.S. maritime service academy. As The Western Journal reports:

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy received enthusiastic and prolonged applause from midshipmen at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy when he insisted that a painting of Jesus Christ, relegated to the basement by officials in former President Joe Biden’s administration, must return to its former place of honor.

“Let’s bring Him up!” Duffy thundered. ….