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James Baresel is a freelance writer. He holds a Master of Arts in philosophy from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cincinnati.
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The Hundredfold is a needed and very welcome artistic achievement

March 30, 2020 James Baresel 3

When asked if she thought that college creative writing programs stifle too many aspiring authors, Flannery O’Connor said that the real problem is that they don’t stifle nearly enough of them. That such programs do […]

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Pope Francis, Querida Amazonia, and radical chic Catholics

February 26, 2020 James Baresel 37

Like many others, I was pleasantly surprised by the contents of Querida Amazonia, which, if not without concerning features, is almost incomparably better than was widely expected. Greater reflection has, however, led me to think […]

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Gavin Ashenden’s conversion to Catholicism due to love of truth

December 22, 2019 James Baresel 1

When the future Monsignor Ronald Knox first told a Catholic priest of his desire to convert to Catholicism, the reason he gave was that, in his exact words, the Anglican Church didn’t have “a leg […]

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New book details Catholic Church’s role in twentieth-century European politics

November 5, 2019 James Baresel 4

It is a rare enough book which calls attention to a set of facts which are crucial to an accurate understanding of a given period of history and yet widely overlooked. Giuliana Chamedes’ A Twentieth-Century Crusade: […]

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The case for Viganò’s case against the Vatican

September 17, 2019 James Baresel 9

One of the greatest difficulties facing those who wish to reveal hidden corruption is that of providing irrefutable proof to verify their allegations, allegations often rest on a mix of personal observations, claims of anonymous […]

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Fr. Aidan Nichols’ Conciliar Octet is a welcome guide to the eight key texts of Vatican II

August 22, 2019 James Baresel 10

“Not another book on the Second Vatican Council! Just as progressive Catholics are constantly revisiting the Council so as to tell again the story of their liberation from the ancient pharaoh of the older Catholicism, […]

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The untold—and complicated—story of Thomas and George Boleyn

August 8, 2019 James Baresel 1

The story of King Henry VIII’s creation of the Church of England is well-known in its basic outlines, vociferously debated in its details. Did the infamous English monarch aggressively pursue Anne Boleyn or did he […]

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The unashamedly Catholic and conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg

July 29, 2019 James Baresel 38

Despite Boris Johnson’s dismal record on key social issues there can be little doubt that his election as leader of the British Conservative Party, and the consequent legal formality of his appointment as prime minister […]

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