This week marks the 110th anniversary of the Easter Rising. I revisit a short essay published for the Rising’s centenary. I wrote it as speaking back from a moment when the possible was about to change open.substack.com/pub/jamesgrc...

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Policy of Truth My writing on Thomas Merton circulates around the topic of Parrhesia (Greek: παρρησία) or “risky truth-telling”.

Revisiting Britain’s “Vietnam moment” in 2026 with the death of weapons expert, Dr. David Kelly, on the eve of the Iraq War substack.com/@jamesgrcron...

#IranWar American naval and air assets around the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the US blockade, traffic through the strait has remained fairly steady, according to reporting from Reuters.

New to Substack … new long-form essays developing topics introduced here.

My first contribution is an essay on one of Thomas Merton’s poems and my essay is entitled” Dreaming America” open.substack.com/pub/jamesgrc...

Vessels report being fired upon in Strait of Hormuz | Iran war briefing Military analyst Sean Bell discusses the latest developments in the Strait of Hormuz, as vessels reported being fired upon by the Iranians.

#IranWar at Day 50 news.sky.com/video/share-... @skynewsrss.bsky.social

“Apocalyptic cosplay” … the actual verse from Ezekiel 25:17 is about calling the people to take a different perspective. Such misquoted nonsense gives religious people a bad name in modern secular societies.

Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogue

#IranWar “The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogue” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

#HistoryMatters … we should be a little less fearful, period!

PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Algeria during his first papal trip to Africa The Holy Father is scheduled to visit four African countries throughout mid-April.

As our American Pope visits Algeria, www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/phot... I remember Charles de Foucauld (1858–1916) who died in the desert as a casualty of war: merton.org/Itms/Seasona... de Foucauld’s “Prayer of Abandonment” influenced Merton @ewtnvatican.bsky.social @mertoncenter.bsky.social

This is “catholicity” … it’s not necessarily religious, it’s about being open to what is universal — that’s the meaning of “Catholic” #HistoryMatters #ReluctantPacifist @mertoncenter.bsky.social

Readings for Dark Times …

#War #Peace @thomasmertongbi.bsky.social

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More tolerance required!

Trump is an aspect of America 🇺🇸 just as JFK was an aspect of America 🇺🇸 the two are in constant unresolvable tension. This is the tragedy … not just for America, 🇺🇸but the world 🌎 #My2Cents

Emojis and words, they’re only words and symbols, friends … go ask Alice!

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Thomas Merton on the futility of words … @mertoncenter.bsky.social

I would add not only America 🇺🇸but the rest of the world 🌍

The most previous commodity in America 🇺🇸 right now #IranWar @channel4news.bsky.social

Richard Burton - the Greatest Poem in the English Language.mpg YouTube video by ferrymanza

Now, before you think this pretentious nonsense, Yahweh (or YHWH), revealed to Moses in Exodus 3:14 is “I Am Who I Am" (Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh) … remind you of the present tense of the verb “to be”? youtu.be/fDNCEp8Utjo?...

Stunning!