Archive - The Obscure, Forgotten, and Undiscovered

Cadillac’s Catholic connection

There is some outstanding dialogue in John O’Hara’s 1934 novel Appointment in Samarra—some funny, some sad—and some just plain spoken as in the…

Jun 25 •

on incense, mystical experience, and “pinprick visitations of grace”

Jun 23 •

Remembering Lord Acton

The English Catholic historian, John Dalberg Acton, known as Lord Acton, died in Tegernsee, Germany on this date, June 19, in 1902.

Jun 19 •

The Dream of Gerontius

and a moment of grace

Jun 17 •

Remembering J. F. Powers

Jun 12 •

A bit of obscure presidential history

Did William McKinley Die a Catholic?

Jun 10 •

Two souls to pray for

The sad case of Sophia Szymanowski & Father John Dembinski

Jun 7 •

“Fools for Christ”

It’s 80 degrees at 8:00pm and I’m sitting on my balcony enjoying this book by Heather King. The title is Fools for Christ: Fifty Divine Eccentric…

Jun 5 •

True Confessions

Baptist minister extols merits of the confessional

Jun 3 •

May 2025

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