It seems like such anti-Catholic persecution is becoming the new norm worldwide. Here in Canada, a bill was just passed in Parliament that goes under the guise of "anti-hate" legislation. It will criminalize quoting publicly certain passages of the Bible -- including on your personal social media (You can guess which passages would be targeted. Not "God is love").
This piece illustrates brilliantly the utter absurdity to which we have fallen. Most worrisome is the fact that we have been desensitized to the point of embracing the absurd as normal and the normal as dangerous. It’s becoming more and more apparent that the only real hope we have is in the Catholic Church, which of course means persecution.
To paraphrase Flannery O’Connor: ‘A good narrative is hard to find’ here in England 2026. This one feels like it could form part of a much needed, longer series, written in this sadly hilarious mock-satiric style.
You could take up the mantle as Irish/English younger sister in ink to Flannery. She was known as the Hillbilly Thomist.. is there an English equivalent…The Cockney Thomist :)
The stable of faithful and courageous Catholic female fiction writers in this part of the world seems rather empty at present.. but might be just what is needed to break the enchantment of the spectacle we call modern life..
It seems like such anti-Catholic persecution is becoming the new norm worldwide. Here in Canada, a bill was just passed in Parliament that goes under the guise of "anti-hate" legislation. It will criminalize quoting publicly certain passages of the Bible -- including on your personal social media (You can guess which passages would be targeted. Not "God is love").
This piece illustrates brilliantly the utter absurdity to which we have fallen. Most worrisome is the fact that we have been desensitized to the point of embracing the absurd as normal and the normal as dangerous. It’s becoming more and more apparent that the only real hope we have is in the Catholic Church, which of course means persecution.
Bravo Katherine!
To paraphrase Flannery O’Connor: ‘A good narrative is hard to find’ here in England 2026. This one feels like it could form part of a much needed, longer series, written in this sadly hilarious mock-satiric style.
You could take up the mantle as Irish/English younger sister in ink to Flannery. She was known as the Hillbilly Thomist.. is there an English equivalent…The Cockney Thomist :)
The stable of faithful and courageous Catholic female fiction writers in this part of the world seems rather empty at present.. but might be just what is needed to break the enchantment of the spectacle we call modern life..
Brilliant - couldn't put it down! More please 😃