Out of Many, One
Having lived overseas the majority of my life, not by personal choice, but as an imposition dictated by circumstances well beyond my control, my love for the United States of America has never been an overpowering sentiment simply determined by birth alone. The notion that love often requires an equal measure of personal self-sacrifice, always in the defense of our highest values, interests, ideas, dreams and beliefs, was never entirely lost on me. Though the Bible taught me
Andre Lamartin
Jan 19
No Greater Love Is There
No greater love is there than for that to our heart always true. While I would be sincerely elated to say that the love of God and of my closest ones always accompanied me throughout the most trying of recent years, it would be tragically dishonest, emotionally remiss and spiritually facetious to do so. Like the Biblical figure Job, after all the spiritual trials indomitably endured, saying that I literally felt cursed by the highest of heavenly authorities would be a crass u
Andre Lamartin
Oct 15, 2025
Children of War
Defending those who cannot defend themselves is one of the most sacred callings a man may ever have in life. Much more than a moral imperative, being of service to the most vulnerable is a religious duty owed to Christ himself. Protecting an innocent child from the malevolent dictates of contemptible men is a religious obligation arising from St. Matthew 18:6. This is a Biblical passage where Christ direly admonishes:"If anyone causes any of these little ones who believe in m
Andre Lamartin
Sep 25, 2025
