Author Archives: Glen Franklin Koontz

“Pray as though everything depended on God.  Work as though everything depended on you.” –St. Augustine. Today I am in Chatmoss, the most lovely spot in Southside Virginia. This week is the annual Member-Guest golf tournament. My long time playing partner John Bays will be here on Wednesday. Hopefully, we will be hoisting the winners’Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 7, 2026”

“Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.” –St. Augustine. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ENGLISH! YOU ARE JUST AS PRETTYContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 6, 2026”

“Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.”–St. Augustine. The U.S. economy created 169,000 new jobs in August, more than 3x the projections. WINNING! The Trump Administration will cancel a school’s tax exempt status if they employ affirmative action in their administration. In other words, if schoolsContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 5, 2026”

“God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.” –St. Augustine. A proposed Constitutional Amendment limiting the number of seats on the U.S. Supreme Court to 9 (the current number) failed. Naturally, the vast majority of Democrats opposed the Amendment. The number of justices has remained constant at 9, for moreContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 4, 2026”

“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” –St. Augustine. Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll has resigned. He issued a statement praising the leadership of, and changes implemented by, Secretary of War Hegseth. There’s a story you won’t find on cable news or in The Washington Post.Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 3, 2026”

“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” –St. Augustine. On September 2, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur and his Japanese counterpart signed the official surrender documents of the Imperial Empire of Japan. The signing ceremony occurred on the U.S.S. Missouri battleship, anchored in Tokyo Bay. The SecondContinue reading “September 2, 2026”

“Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”— St. Augustine. August is gone. September is here. How time flies! “September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours, but in their lengthening evenings a prophetic breath of autumn.”― Rowland E. Robinson. GOOGLEContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 1, 2026”

“The Archangels serve the will of God, bringing guidance and protection to all in need.” –St. Michael. The President signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of the Interior to take all appropriate steps to rename Lake Ontario, Lake America. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Democrats are going nuts over the President’s Executive Order.Continue reading “AUGUST 31, 2026”

“He who brings light to darkness must also have courage and faith.” –St. Michael. ____________________________________________________________________ Today we direct our attention to S. Paul’s letter to the church in Galatia. This was a region in Asia Minor (now modern-day Turkey), just west of Cappadocia. S. Paul had evangelized this area, along with S. Barnabas, during hisContinue reading “AUGUST 30, 2026”

“The Archangels serve the will of God, bringing guidance and protection to all in need.” –St. Michael. Our golf team accomplished all our goals yesterday. We finished, very important. We all had fun, extremely important. And no one got hurt. What a great day! “I’d like to propose that Los Angeles consider a pilot programContinue reading “AUGUST 29, 2026”