George, Shakespeare, Brian Boru: England, Ireland and the Fighting Catholic Spirit
Today used to be (*) a national holiday in England – as the people hearken back to an earlier and better time in the now tragically declined, if not lost,... Read more.
Popes and Martyrs, Marriage and Montanism
Today’s commemoration of saints are all connected with the persecution The first group suffered under the Stoic emperor Marcus Aurelius in the mid-2nd century,... Read more.
Is the SSPX in Full Communion? A Reply to Timothy Flanders
Over at OnePeterFive, editor T.S. Flanders urges us all to charity and not to ‘excommunicate’ each other (perhaps we might say ‘shun’). It’s... Read more.
The Hidden Grateful Holiness of Margaret of Castello
Margaret of Castello (+1287 – 1320) is the patroness of the unborn, the disabled, the blind, for she herself was ‘disabled’, even if she may never... Read more.
Elon’s Efficiency, Algocracy and God’s Munificence
Efficiency is not in itself a virtue. It may sometimes help towards virtue, but in much of life, it is not efficiency that is called for, but munificence, profusion... Read more.
Saints Sabbas and Julius: Contra Paganism, Pro Homoousios
There are two saints commemorated on this April 12th. The first is Saint Sabbas the Goth (+372), a sort of ‘village fool’, but the wisest of fools, a fool for... Read more.
Trump’s Thumb
Why would Donald Trump say the following after meeting with our current-and-hopefully-temporary Prime Minister, Mark Carney: It was an extremely productive call,... Read more.
Jurassic Wolf
Well, they’ve finally done it. Readers of a certain vintage may recall seeing Jurassic Park in full theatre mode, and being blown away by nature run amok.... Read more.
Saint Vincent Ferrer’s Gentle Fire
Saint Vincent Ferrer (+1419), whose commemoration is on this April 5th, was a fiery, intense, highly intelligent Dominican missionary, who travelled the length and... Read more.
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains
(In light of Saint Isidore of Seville, patron of the internet, here is a re-post of a review from 2016, on Nicholas Carr’s book, ‘The Shallows’.... Read more.