Y’all probably remember the epic “Choose your partners for the Virginia Reel!” scene from Gone With the Wind. If so, then you already know more about barn “folk dancing” than does the average bear. For those who you live in St Herman’s neck of the woods, grab your honey or c’mon out solo for some […]

Here’s the followup to Part 1 and Part 2 of Walt Garlington’s thoughtful series. III. The South: A People Without a Religion In Serbia, the nation fell at Kosovo because of the corruption of the aristocratic elements of the country. Here is how St Nikolai explained it via an imagined dialogue between Tsar Lazar and […]

Editor’s note: As a followup to Part 1, today we commemorate the 163rd anniversary of the repose of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall Jackson. When his wife gently said to him that his life would soon be coming to an end, the 39-year-old told his tending physician, “Good. I always wanted to die on a Sunday.” Later that day, […]

Editor’s note: Today marks the 163rd anniversary of the ending of the Battle of Chancellorsville, the principal engagement of the bloody and destructive Chancellorsville Campaign during the American War Between the States. So over the next few weeks, we will be publishing an insightful three-part series from our friend Walt Garlington. So without further ado, […]