The Dispatches
Brendan Malone, Simon Ussher, Frank RitchieReflections on faith, culture and current affairs from a conservative contrarian desperately seeking to recover a sense of sacred enchantment in a world of grotesque existential crisis.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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I Cried the Other Night - Hopefully I Will Cry Again Soon
The other night I cried.
It happened while I was watching a movie.
Not that this is unusual for me. I have always been deeply moved by well crafted artistic goodness, truth, and beauty.
Years ago I penned the line ‘to hide a tear is to d...
Why Modern Culture is Collapsing (And the Radical Solution)
About a week ago I had the privilege of appearing as a guest on the Floreology podcast with Simon Ussher. We had a really enjoyable conversation about cultural collapse, faith, and the fundamental importance of Christian anthropology for so...
From Protestant Pastor to Catholic Convert - A Conversation with Frank Ritchie
Frank Ritchie hosts a weekly talkback show on Newstalk ZB; he founded a Christian chaplaincy organisation to minister to journalists and others who work in the NZ media; and until relatively recently he was also a Protestant pastor. Then, i...
Why are Birthrates in Free Fall?
Last week saw the launch of my weekly commentary spot on Rhema NZ, and the first cab off the rank was the issue of collapsing birthrates. I share some thoughts with host Andrew Urquhart about the implications of this crisis and why it is ha...
Why Massie’s Loss Matters; Two Professors & Their Dystopian Idea; An Odd Response to The Fertility Crisis
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