Author Archives: Glen Franklin Koontz

“There are plenty of ways to practice mortification!  Just patiently endure cold, heat, sickness, troubles, people, happenings, and so forth.” — Saint John Bosco. The Left cries “War is not the answer!” To which The Observations replies, “It depends upon the question”. Because sometimes, peace is gained through sheer force. “In that first meeting, bothContinue reading “MARCH 4, 2026”

“Lent is a privileged time of interior pilgrimage towards Him who is the fount of mercy.” — Pope Benedict XIV. S**W! I have had all the S**W I can handle! Yesterday morning I was sitting in my dining room working, oblivious to any goings on outside. When I got up to go to the postContinue reading “MARCH 3, 2026”

Below is an article by Scott McKay addressing many of the issues that are being thrown about with respect to the current conflict with Iran. I hope you find it informative. Ten Thoughts on Operation Epic Fury and Its Aftermath Why the strike on Iran was legal, overdue, and a strategic earthquake. BY: SCOTT MCKAY,Continue reading “MARCH 2, 2026 SUPPLEMENTAL”

“Fasting is directed to two things, the deletion of sin, and the raising of the mind to heavenly things.” — Saint Thomas Aquinas. More anti-American fallout from the attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran. Actress Jane Fonda led a rally condemning the United States in Los Angeles. Of course, she did. JaneContinue reading “MARCH 2, 2026”

Iran’s militant and unyielding supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the Islamic Republic for more than three decades and oversaw an era of harsh internal repression and confrontation with the United States and Israel, has died following the Israeli strike in Tehran, as his compound was reduced to rubble. The world is now aContinue reading “MARCH 1, 2026 SUPPLEMENTAL”

“The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain.” — St. Padre Pio. As we enter into the second week of Lent, we are probably experiencing the first failures in our Lenten Rule.Continue reading “MARCH 1, 2026”

“Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world.  For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted death to America and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder, targeting the United States, our troops, and the innocent people in many, many countries. *Continue reading “FEBRUARY 28, 2026–SUPPLEMENTAL”

“Unless there is a Good Friday in your life, there can be no Easter Sunday.” — Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Today I write to share some news from my little corner of Northern Virginia. Here in Virginia’s Hunt Country, one would think that we might be isolated from the Leftist shenanigans that plague the more urbanizedContinue reading “FEBRUARY 28, 2026”

“Lenten fasts make me feel better, stronger, and more active than ever.” — Saint Catherine of Genoa. Welcome to the end of the week. You made it! “The Somali pirates who ransacked Minnesota remind us that there are large parts of the world where bribery, corruption and lawlessness are the norm, not the exception.” –PresidentContinue reading “FEBRUARY 27, 2026”

“Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.”  —St. Catherine of Siena. Today I am sharing an article that I found inspiring. It is equally applicable to the beginning of a new year, the Season of Lent, or just a personal time where you are concentrating on your own goals. We live in a worldContinue reading “FEBRUARY 26, 2026”