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Oliver Buchannon
T.J. Haines

Catholic writer, podcaster, educator, guru at Stoking the Embers. Bringing Catholic back.

Feb 13, 2026

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9 min read

Firebrand Dispatch #7 - FORGE Ahead

Okay Tribe, we’re loaded up with news and featured content this week. So get yourself a coffee, sit back, relax, and enjoy this edition of the Firebrand Dispatch.

Dispatches

Feb 13, 2026

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3 min read

The Fathers Know Best #4 - St. Ireaneus: Truth is Received, Not Invented

Exploring the Church’s Role in Preserving the Truth Entrusted to Her, Unchanged Through the Ages

The Fathers Know Best

Feb 7, 2026

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6 min read

The Firebrand Dispatch #6

Why is a Catholic parish posing as Hogwarts instead of Heaven's gate? Are Harry Potter and Magic appropriate for "evangelization"? Also two podcasts that some would rather silence.

Dispatches

Feb 6, 2026

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3 min read

They Accused Me of Lying — because the TRUTH exposed THEM

I’ve been accused of lying for months — because I said the quiet part out loud.

Podcast

Feb 6, 2026

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3 min read

'Subtle Seductions' and Spiritual Drift

From Harry Potter services to yoga and New Age spirituality, confusion keeps getting packaged as evangelization in the Catholic world.

Op-Ed

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Feb 5, 2026

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4 min read

Why We Lose in Spiritual Combat

Everyone wants to go to war against the Devil. But no one is battling his ally

Article

Feb 4, 2026

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2 min read

Gender: Not a Construct, but a Gift from God

We're told gender is just a social construct—something humans made up that we can change or unmake. That's backwards.

Article

Feb 3, 2026

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3 min read

The Beginning of the End for “Gender Care”?

Court awards $2 million in lawsuit over teen gender surgery. The facts, and my analysis.

Op-Ed

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Feb 3, 2026

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3 min read

Truth Matters, Preference Doesn't - The Fathers Know Best

Modern man often chooses their preferences over the Truth. St. Augustine has a few things to say about that.

Article

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Feb 1, 2026

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4 min read

!!️New Episode Alert🔥 and more!

Truth can be too hot to handle 🔥 But this newsletter is LOADED with it!

Feb 1, 2026

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3 min read

Truth Too Hot to Handle. Can YOU handle it? Ep. 77

Some Truth is too hot to handle, even for some Catholics. Let's do this anyway.

Podcast

Jan 30, 2026

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3 min read

Archbishop Coakley Calls for Holy Hour of Peace. Does it Tilt "Left"?

But Whose Side is He Really On? Here's my Short Take

Op-Ed

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Jan 29, 2026

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3 min read

Immigration Through a Catholic Lens

Immigration is one of the most polarizing issues in American life—and almost no one is talking about it clearly, honestly, or from a Catholic perspective.

Podcast

Jan 29, 2026

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2 min read

Pope Leo XIV: Truth PLUS Charity

Pope Leo XIV has an important message for you and me in his address to the Roman Rota.

Article

Jan 29, 2026

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4 min read

Meet Joe Wilson — a Scottish teen who may become a saint

A prayer warrior. A tragic death. And the hidden diary that put him on the path to Sainthood. This is the story that saints are made of!

Article

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Jan 27, 2026

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3 min read

TRUTH EITHER MATTERS, OR IT DOESN'T - Dispatch #5

In this edition of the Dispatch, we remember that Truth is not negotiable in the Catholic world.

Dispatches

Jan 20, 2026

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4 min read

You Don’t Drift Into Holiness. You Fight for It.

A Spiritual Combat Call to Arms. Catholics Should Remember that We Are Made to be Warriors, not Prey for the Ancient Enemy (the Devil)

Commentary

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Jan 13, 2026

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6 min read

Sorry Protestants! More Evidence of Peter as Pope from Ancient Mosaic

A 1,500-year-old inscription discovered in the Holy Land reminds us that the Church has always recognized Peter's primacy—and what that means for us today.

Commentary

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Dec 26, 2025

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5 min read

Not Just Wearing the Jersey

A Call to Catholics Already in the Fight

Commentary

Dec 22, 2025

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3 min read

Stand or Lose - Why Some Catholics are "Asleep"

When Catholics don’t get their way, too many of them start talking about leaving the Church.

Podcast

Dec 16, 2025

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5 min read

France and 'War' on Catholic Schools

There's something oppressive going on in France. It calls itself "oversight" but it's actually intimidation.

Commentary

Dec 14, 2025

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6 min read

SMOLDERING EMBERS! Firebrand Dispatch #4

Podcast and articles have been HOT 🔥 but it's about to get hotter! 🔥🔥🔥

Dispatches

Dec 2, 2025

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6 min read

'Mary Worshiper'? Here's What Worship Really Is!

Why the sacrifice of the Mass is the ONLY definition of worship and why "Catholic Idolatry" is a fairytale told by the ignorant.

Commentary

Nov 30, 2025

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5 min read

The Fire is Burning HOT! (Even I'm surprised!)

The Fire Branded podcast is 'sparking' interest everywhere. Check out the first two episodes that 'blased' onto YouTube.

Nov 30, 2025

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6 min read

The TRUTH Hits Harder than you think - Fire Branded Post-show Smackdown

Last night’s episode hit anti-Catholics hard, and tonight I break open the biggest Catholic truths behind the moments that had everyone talking.

Podcast

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