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How my devotion to St. Joan of Arc led me to be a Monarchist
SJST My devotion to St. Joan of Arc expressed itself initially as simply a love for the person of St. Joan. That person of St. Joan is a soul magnified by the Lord our Savior in a related, though...
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We are the spiritual diaspora of the Kingdom of Catholic France. (Ste....
We are the spiritual diaspora of the Kingdom of Catholic France. That declaration is the natural extension of our devotion to Traditional French Catholicism and the Renaissance of Catholic France. It...
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Was Joan of Arc’s attack on Paris really a disaster?
Well… sort of. Maybe. But then again, maybe not. Most commentaries that I read refer to Joan of Arc’s attack on Paris as a mistake. They point out that it resulted in her first defeat, took away a...
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May 4th – A most touching tribute to Joan from one of her soldiers – and,...
I must admit that May 4 during the siege of Orleans holds a special place in my heart. It is not only that we are on the cusp of something, well, miraculously big. Who does not like a great battle...
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May 5 – Feast of the Ascension – Joan refuses battle in honor of the holy day...
The English do not know it, but they have only two more days before their siege over Orleans is broken. With that backbreaking, their hopes of claiming the royal crown of France for Henry VI, boy king...
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May 6 – Joan’s bravery in the face of confusion at Iles-aux-Toiles provokes...
The day of the Ascension passes, and Joan is moving again. No longer fearing a counter-attack from Saint-Loup since its capture a couple of days ago, she marches to take the strategically placed...
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May 7 – The day of Victory! “In God’s name, tonight we will enter the city by...
SJST The morning of May 7, with only the Bastille of Les Tourelles standing between Joan and freedom for the city of Orleans, she spoke the words quoted in this title. Soon, all of Christendom from...
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May 30 – The Feast of St. Joan of Arc
SJST I will say boldly that throughout history Our Lord remains active and vibrant, occasionally painting the sky in yet one more shade of brilliance so that the world may witness His Grandeur, His...
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For those who wish to love Joan of Arc – Mark Twain and his Recollections
For those who wish to love Joan of Arc (and who would not?), Mark Twain’s book, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc is a must read. I say, “for those who wish to love Joan of Arc,” because, unlike...
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How an American man from Oklahoma found spiritual kinship with the Mystical...
One of the most prominent themes in all of my writings is that of our growth through time and space toward our Final Form that resides in the Mind of God. I often quote St. Thomas Aquinas who himself...
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A Catholic madman’s guide to the galaxy (and on going home to Guymon, OK)
(Written in the Spring of 2012.) I’m writing this not knowing whether or not I will be able to make my Guymon High School 35th class reunion this summer. Guymon Oklahoma is far from Chicago, and...
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The French Catholic Diaspora: The Mystical Kingdom of Catholic France
The reason I am Catholic is simple. Only Catholicism will give me what I love and desire. Only Catholicism will fulfill my heart’s longing. Only Catholicism is capable of making me into the person that...
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The French Catholic Diaspora: The gift of St. Mary Magdalene’s...
An outstanding trait among the French Catholic Diaspora is that of self-abandonment to Divine Providence. This trait is a spiritual gift of grace that comes to us through the royal line of St. Mary...
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The French Catholic Diaspora: Purity and Humility as the gateway to and...
Abandonment to Divine Providence in a dogmatic confession of Catholic faith through the Immaculate Heart of Mary is the hallmark of the French Catholic Diaspora. We entrust ourselves completely in...
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The French Catholic Diaspora: St. Mary Magdalene’s Sainte-Baume of Purity
During my last visit to the Icon of Our Lady of the Sign, Ark of Mercy at the Church of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Chicago, I was forcefully struck interiorly by a realization. As I pondered in...
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Joan of Arc and the unfortunate liars
There are stories from history that make me wish I could go back in time to watch closely, perhaps as a fly on a wall somewhere in the vicinity, to feel the whole expression of it. I think we all have...
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Jeanne d’Arc enters Orléans on the evening of April 29
586 years ago, what would be the most amazing week in the history of Western Civilization was about to commence. This evening, the evening of April 29, Joan of Arc is entering Orléans to free it from...
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April 29 – Joan arrives to Orleans and crossly scolds Dunois, The Bastard of...
Joan’s epic at Orleans begins on the evening of April 29. As Joan made her way to Orleans from Blois with the royal army, she discovered that, without her knowledge, her Captains had decided to avoid...
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April 30 – Now in Orleans, Joan of Arc gets into a shouting match with the...
On April 30, Joan spoke first thing with The Bastard (Dunois), and, according to her page, Louis de Coutes, “Upon her return she was very angry because they had decided not to try an assault that day.”...
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May 1st through 3rd – Conflict appears inevitable while Joan waits for her army
It is May 1, and Dunois is off to help bring in the army, which is making its way back from Blois. He likely is relieved to have a good excuse to leave Orleans. Joan is not easy to manage, and to sit...
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May 3rd – Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross. As we wait one more day for...
During Joan’s era in the early 15th century, the rules of chivalry still dictated that armies cease-fire on Sundays and feast days. That is one ironic advantage of Christian being at war with...
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On how I became Catholic and devoted to Sts. Joan, Thérèse, and the French...
On how I became Catholic and devoted to Sts. Joan, Thérèse, and the French Monarchy I could not have been raised in a more distant land, culture, or political belief system from that which is stated in...
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St. Joan and St. Thérèse
Throughout this part, you will find poetic and essay type expressions describing how God has shown me that He loves me and how He has given me the grace to, in turn, fall in love with Him. His love to...
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St. Joan and St. Thérèse Spirituality
“Saint Joan and Saint Thérèse, together they are the most beautiful color in the heavens.” This is a motto of mine that describes my feelings about both of these saints individually as well as in their...
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Seek First the Kingdom – The Fire of Joan of Arc
This post is an excerpt from my book Seek First the Kingdom – The March of Hope. Click above for a paperback version. Click here for Kindle. The Fire of Joan of Arc I was wondering one day Why Joan of...
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Heaven and Hope
This post is an excerpt from my book Seek First the Kingdom – The March of Hope. Click above for a paperback version. Click here for Kindle. The Freedom Dance continues merrily on… Imagine my...
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A commentary on St. Thérèse’s Play “Joan of Arc”
This essay is an excerpt from my book The Dove and Rose. Click above for a paperback version. Click here for Kindle. I cannot express with enough sincerity how edified I am to be reading through St....
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The fields of Christendom (Part 2)
The fields of Christendom (Part 2) After crossing many fields Covered with flowers and grazing animals We carefully crossed a rapid creek Where on the far side, we sat to dry our feet Thérèse spoke,...
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The fields of Christendom (Part 3)
The fields of Christendom (Part 3) As the three of us made our way Through a mountain pass We had reached from far below We covered ourselves to protect Against the encroaching cold How far we had come...
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The March of Hope, Part 1
The March of Hope, Part 1 The Freedom Dance continues merrily on… Imagine my astonishment When the Queen announced Through my saintly sister Thérèse That Joan of Arc was to the fore… The Dance of...
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The March of Hope, Part 2
The March of Hope, Part 2 The March of Hope The March of Joan of Arc With saintly sister Thérèse Made its way toward the kingdom My view was larger than life The panorama before us was brilliant The...
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The Fire of Joan of Arc (Light out of Dark)
The Fire of Joan of Arc (Light out of Dark) I was wondering one day why Joan of Arc’s end so cruelly stark, formed with her fire, a light out of dark She did everything asked of her, she did nothing...
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Joan of Arc – her beginnings (1)
As a child Joan of Arc’s local community knew her by the name, “Jeannette.” That later became what we know in English today as “Joan” after she left her small village on the borderlands of the Holy...
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Joan of Arc – Young Joan and the Burgundians (2)
Conditions were not ideal in Domrémy while Joan was a youth. Of course, the Hundred Years War made the situation appalling at times. Of notable importance is the fact that France was at war with...
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Joan of Arc and the Ladies Tree
For those who are following my new series on the life of Joan of Arc, you will be pleased to know that we are going to speak soon about the Ladies Tree. The Ladies Tree became a point of significant...
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Restoring the influence of Catholic and Royal France in America
U.S. History shows how all Catholic government, whether English, French, or Spanish, was gradually crowded out, on a continent liberally watered by the blood of martyrs from all parts of Europe who...
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Joan of Arc is my hero.
March 12, 2009 St. Joan of Arc pray for us. One of the truly remarkable aspects of Roman Catholicism is the incredible view, that is, the world view through which we judge our state of happiness. As I...
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My Journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan and St. Thérèse –...
This is part of a series. In this series I will relate the story of my journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux through the lens of the Carmelite...
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My Journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan and St. Thérèse –...
This is part of a series. My initial experience with Carmelite spirituality was similar to St. Teresa Benedicta’s. “Picking up a book at random, Edith began to read. It was St. Teresa of Avila’s The...
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MJTDC with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – departure, path, and goal
This is part of a series. This St. Teresa Benedicta moment is critical in my understanding of the Journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux. This...
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MJTDC with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – The March of Hope
This is part of a series. One of the great sufferings we experience when we depart any place is that of our attachments for those things we enjoyed there. For St. John of the Cross, our point of...
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MJTDC with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – Divine Union through Faith
This is part of a series. In the combined spirituality of St. Joan and St. Thérèse, “the most beautiful color in the Heavens,” as I mentioned earlier that I like to call it, I received many graces...
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Meine Reise auf den Spuren des dogmatischen Glaubens mit Johanna von Orleans...
My Journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – Introduction Arbeitsübersetzung: Meine Reise auf den Spuren des dogmatischen Glaubens mit Johanna von Orleans und Therese...
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MJTDC with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – Purgation through Hope
This is part of a series. We now cross an important threshold on our journey with St. Joan and St. Thérèse through their combined spirituality and viewed through the lens of Carmelite spirituality. We...
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MJTDC with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – Freedom through Carmelite spirituality
This is part of a series. Now let us bring together the various Carmelite and de Montfortian influences that comprise this particular mystical Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan and St. Thérèse....
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MJTDC with St. Joan and St. Thérèse – Our Journey as a relationship with God...
This is part of a series. Our discussion of the Journey on the Trail of the Dogmatic Creed with St. Joan of Arc and St. Thérèse of Lisieux requires an added dimension. Thus far, we have emphasized the...
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Mon voyage sur les traces de la foi dogmatique avec Jeanne, la Pucelle...
Ceci fait partie d’une série. Je remercie Madame Lucie Engler pour la translation en Français. En cette série de mes narrations, je relate de l’histoire de mon parcours à la découverte de la foi...
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Why devotion to the Renaissance of Catholic France?
One of the key spiritual tools we recommend in pursuing our goal of “la reconquête spiritual de Nouvelle France en Amérique” (“the spiritual reconquest of New France in America”) is devotion to...
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Forward – France, outside of Jargeau, the Loire Valley, in June of 1429
France, outside of Jargeau, the Loire Valley, in June of 1429 Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, Supreme Commander of the French Army, and a young girl only seventeen years of age, the youngest child...
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Chapter 5 –“But where is the Paladin?” – Joan of Arc
I will close this section with a story that delights me, one of my favorites that describes the final impetus, the last push that gave me courage to write. A few months after the unveiling of the icon,...
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