Do the humane laws of modern nations derive from English Common Law? This is often asserted. Are modern concepts of fair play and humane treatment of others the result of the slowly evolving trial-and-error improvement of standards of behavior? Maybe it was the Age of Reason. Or should we thank the Enlightenment? Or attribute it to  the suppression of the “patriarchy”.  Actually the advance in morality and laws occurred rather rapidly when our big Mother arrived.​https://Breadbox [...]

Have you heard of Maximilian Kolbe? Listen  to a few stories about this Polish priest who performed noble and heroic acts in the Nazi death camps during WWII. Kolbe's life was strongly influenced by a childhood vision of the Virgin Mary. As he described it: “That night I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one white, the other red. She asked me if I was willing to accept either of these crowns. The white one meant that I should perseve [...]

Christmas 2017 is past but lingers in the mind. Why does the word “Joy” has special significance at Christmas? Who started having Christmas trees? When did we start celebrating Christmas on December 25th? Did you know that the War on Christmas is 500 years old? As a bonus you will hear a bit of small town music at the end of the Podcast. ​https://BreadboxMedia.podbean.com/mf/web/uuskgh/CRC_Podcast_033_Afterthoughts_about_Christmas_1_11_18.mp3​https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-f [...]

Christmas time is here, so Chuck offers a few small gifts of his words and music inspired by Christmas. There is a Christmas story and a piano improv on Christmas at Charlie Browns.​https://BreadboxMedia.podbean.com/mf/web/a8gz6c/CRC_Podcast_032_My_Christmas_Gifts_to_you_12_21_17.mp3​https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vatzm-80dccbSupport this Podcast and the Breadbox Media network with your Premium Membership and unlock your deals today!​https://www.breadboxmedia.com/chuckcoughlinsuppo [...]

What did Catholics do to resist the Nazis? Evidently, the Holy Spirit must have been moving powerfully within them. Listen to amazing stories of Catholics in wartime Germany and France risking everything to truly live their faith.​https://BreadboxMedia.podbean.com/mf/web/6q8wcb/CRC_Podcast_031_Courageous_Catholics_vs_Nazis_12_15_17.mp3​https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7rpwy-7fea3e​Support this Podcast and the Breadbox Media network with your Premium Membership and unlock your deals t [...]

The Myth Exterminator team is back in action in this Podcast. Put on your Myth Exterminator uniform and galoshes, load your Myth Exterminating weapon with truth ammo. Get ready to wade into the rising tide of anti-Catholic falsehood, lies, distortions, and war propaganda.​https://BreadboxMedia.podbean.com/mf/web/w54qyj/CRC_Podcast_030_MythExterminators_12_8_17.mp3​https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8pw48-7ee18e​Support this Podcast and the Breadbox Media network with your Premium Membe [...]

We live in an unending revolt of the civilized against civilization. We long to return to a simpler life, to return to our native state. Why not make up your own imaginary tribal past. The problem is that the primitive life was not the paradise romantics imagine. Listen to part 2 of "Lust For The Mud" and hear why belief in this alfuring myth has caused much harm. This "Designer Tribalism" myth is based on the concept of "The Noble Savage" which was created by Jean Jacque Rouseau in the 18th cen [...]

Thanksgiving is the quintessential Protestant religious holiday, right? Our national holiday commemorates the Pilgrim's first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock. The Pilgrims were fundamentalist Calvinists who were driven from England by the persecution under the Anglican Crown. They, in turn, despised Catholics. So how did a Catholic get invited to the feast? Listen and you will see that if the Catholic had not showed up, there would have been no feast at all.​https://BreadboxMedia.podbean.com/mf/ [...]

Lust For The Mud. The inner urge to go native that sophisticated people sometimes feel. They want to go native, go slummin', return to the mythical innocent state of primitive mankind. The French coined the phrase as "Nostalgie De La Boue". Harmless? Not really. This myth has helped cause the cultural decline of recent centuries. It is grounded in romantic imaginings about how primitive people live without the supposedly artificial constraints of religion, society, and governments. Listen to the [...]

Truth esists, but is elusive. However, scientists today are often compelled to produce positive findings. Thus many peer reviewed articles have been found to be fraudulent. The search for the true requires something more than rationality. One should say "I don't know" quite often. Scientists must enhance the cool elegance of the scientific method with an attitude of humble spirituality...and a sense of beauty. Einstein said "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the [...]