# john paul (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover john paul. Page: Feed: --- ## [The End of the Affair, Mesozoic edition](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/the-end-of-the-affair-mesozoic-edition) _2026-08-16 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ The new horror film The End of Oak Street explores the frightening prospect of the end of a 1980's marriage ## [Einstein, Churchill, and AI](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/einstein-churchill-and-ai) _2026-08-15 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ What LLMs Can't Do ## [Why I Set Fire to a School Bus](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/why-i-set-fire-to-a-school-bus) _2026-08-11 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ On the mysticism of sports ## [The Great and Unfortunate Story of Jason Arday](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-great-and-unfortunate-story-of) _2026-08-08 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ A One-Stop Shop For the Craziest Scandal of 2026 ## [The Splendor of Truth: a new stack](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/the-splendor-of-truth-a-new-stack) _2026-08-06 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ On the Feast of the Transfiguration, I'm launching a new Substack commemorating 33 years of the letter Veritatis Splendor by Saint Pope John Paul II ## [Saint John Vianney and the priest today](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/saint-john-vianney-and-the-priest) _2026-08-04 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ Reflections from Pope Saint John Paul II ## [of Anthony Fauci and the evasion of justice](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/of-anthony-fauci-and-the-evasion) _2026-08-02 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ the primary kind of justice we see today seems like the kind offered by mafias ## ['The Odyssey' Is the Song of the Summer](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-is-the-song-of-the-summer) _2026-08-01 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ But should you lash yourself to the mast, or invest in beeswax? ## [The Last Lunch](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-last-lunch) _2026-08-01 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ A Short Story ## [the suitors of Lady Liberty are too much with us](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/the-suitors-of-lady-liberty-are-too) _2026-07-30 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ Christopher Nolan's Odyssey taps into a desire for a reckoning with America's deceptive suitors: Epstein, Fauci, Biden, and Trump ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ru9etzWCq3KO) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when a friend signs up for the Graphite Business Card ## [My review of Christopher Nolan's Odyssey](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/my-review-of-christopher-nolans-odyssey) _2026-07-27 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ Unlike Nolan, I will keep this short ## [a groovy day in my spiritual life](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/a-groovy-day-in-my-spiritual-life) _2026-07-26 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ the first Christians celebrated the anniversary of their baptism ## [Young Churchill](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/young-churchill) _2026-07-25 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ Twentieth Century Victorian ## [an unsatisfied thirst and an unhealed wound](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/an-unsatisfied-thirst-and-an-unhealed) _2026-07-22 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ five years after Traditionis Custodes and the USCCB scandal, the thirst and the wound remain ## [Apology](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/apology) _2026-07-20 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ Remorse, defense, and the power of forgiveness ## [an Odyssey to remember](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/an-odyssey-to-remember) _2026-07-18 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ Christopher Nolan's new film is worth experiencing on the large screen ## [Dear Me, England](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/dear-me-england) _2026-07-18 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ What England's Defeat Tells Us About the Mysterious Power of Culture ## [Big Tech and the manipulation of elections](https://doxaweb.substack.com/p/big-tech-and-the-manipulation-of) _2026-07-14 · Clayton Emmer, OFS · The Weight of Glory_ Big Tech's interference in U.S. elections is nothing new ## [On Performative Reading](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/on-performative-reading) _2026-07-13 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ Language, resentment, magic, and morals. ## [Anatomy of a 'F\*ck You'](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/anatomy-of-a-fck-you) _2026-07-11 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ Male Banter and Obscene Contact ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ErsVpM931Dep) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [On Being Cooked, and It Being Over for Me](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/on-being-cooked-and-it-being-over) _2026-07-08 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ Time, comparison, and thieves. ## [Happy John and Paul Day](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/happy-john-and-paul-day) _2026-07-06 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ One of the Great Photographs of the Twentieth Century ## [Notes on Acquired Taste](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/notes-on-acquired-taste) _2026-07-04 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ Why Do We Make an Effort To Like Things? ## [America’s Greatest Work of Art Is Trash](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/americas-greatest-work-of-art-is) _2026-06-30 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ Alternative title: FEAR NOT ## [Notes on Cannes Lions '26](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/notes-on-cannes-lions-26) _2026-06-27 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ Reporting From a Deal Zone. Plus a Juicy Rattle Bag. ## [Pod: Part II of My Conversation With Benedict Evans](https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/pod-part-ii-of-my-conversation-with) _2026-06-21 · Ian Leslie · The Ruffian_ The Business of AI, National Sovereignty and Life As an Independent Analyst ## [Stuff I’ve Read. And what I think!](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/stuff-ive-read-and-what-i-think) _2026-06-18 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ Recommendations and field notes from a hungry reader ## [A saintly Leo loses on the battlefield](https://popes.substack.com/p/a-saintly-leo-loses-on-the-battlefield) _2026-06-18 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ And: The only British pope crowns an emperor ## [How I Learned to Read Way, Way More](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/how-i-learned-to-read-way-way-more) _2026-06-09 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ I had to rethink my relationship to attention ## [Confessions of a People-Pleaser](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/confessions-of-a-people-pleaser) _2026-06-04 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ On the unpleasantness of being very, very pleasant ## [Point once, get highlights (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9wUFCd8iAHjD) _2026-06-04 · **Sponsored**_ Get minutes worth watching from a whole game — point once ## [An Audiobook of Pope Leo XIV's New Encyclical](https://popes.substack.com/p/an-audiobook-of-pope-leo-xivs-new) _2026-06-01 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ Also: The death of the last "Pope Gregory" ## [Unpacking Pope Leo's new encyclical w/ Katie McGrady](https://popes.substack.com/p/unpacking-pope-leos-new-encyclical) _2026-05-27 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ The host of The Katie McGrady Show and Ave Explores joins the show to share her impressions of Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical. ## [Regionally-Specific Award-Winning Short Story](https://johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/regionally-specific-award-winning) _2026-05-26 · John Paul Brammer · John Paul Brammer_ Precise and richly evocative and timely as well ## [The Anti-Iconclast comes to power](https://popes.substack.com/p/the-anti-iconclast-comes-to-power) _2026-05-19 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ Also: St. Celestine V, the last man before Benedict XVI to voluntarily resign the papacy, dies. ## [The 6th Best Day Ever](https://popes.substack.com/p/the-6th-best-day-ever) _2026-05-04 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ Still in disbelief that the pope is holding pictures drawn by my kids. ## [Pope St. John Paul II is laid to rest](https://popes.substack.com/p/pope-st-john-paul-ii-is-laid-to-rest) _2026-04-08 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ Also: A special interview with some lifelong friends of Pope Leo XIV ## [When the pope (maybe) invented April Fool's Day](https://popes.substack.com/p/when-the-pope-maybe-invented-april) _2026-04-01 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ Also: The death of the pope who held the first solemn canonization ceremony in Church history ## [Rare Treasures from the Papal Household](https://popes.substack.com/p/rare-treasures-from-the-papal-household) _2026-03-24 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ Some precious items from Fr. Richard Kunst's collection that were on display at the Vatican Unveiled exhibit ## [The "Hilarius" pope's successor dies](https://popes.substack.com/p/the-hilarius-popes-successor-dies) _2026-03-10 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ The 1543rd anniversary of one pope's death, and the 227th anniversary of another condemning the French Revolution ## [A Widower Becomes the Pope](https://popes.substack.com/p/a-widower-becomes-the-pope) _2026-02-05 · Matthew Sewell · Today in Papal History_ Today in Papal History, a 13th-Century husband and father finds a lofty calling later in life