Miguel Pro, the guy with the gun, and the King of History
I still remember the first time I heard his name. “Blessed Miguel Crow” is what I thought I heard. “Who is he?” I thought. It was the final prayer in the Litany of Saints at […]
I still remember the first time I heard his name. “Blessed Miguel Crow” is what I thought I heard. “Who is he?” I thought. It was the final prayer in the Litany of Saints at […]
Anthony Esolen, professor of literature at Providence College, who is likely known to many CWR readers as his writing appears frequently on nearly every Catholic web site known to mankind, has written several columns critical […]
I’m not sure it’s possible to go five minutes without a “judgment” unless you’re unconscious or asleep. These people need to read a little Kant (something I wouldn’t usually recommend). A friend writes to ask […]
Some institutional dramas are so ridiculous, the actors’ motivations so bizarre, that you couldn’t sell it as a movie script. Any decent producer would immediately send it back saying: “Your characters make no sense. They’re […]
“Pastors need to be preparing their people to be forced out of their jobs if they insist on living their Christian faith.” So said conservative commentator Rod Dreher in a recent thought-provoking conference address. Dreher, […]
Allow me to suggest the case of an apostolic exhortation never written that may never be written. Let’s say it deals with the pastoral concerns that arise due to the increasing presence in our society […]
Consider the following proposal: Bill Cosby for the Laetare Medal. For those who don’t know, the Laetare Medal, called this because the recipient or recipients are announced each year on Laetare Sunday, is the University […]
Rod Dreher has suggested something he calls “The Benedict Option” as a response to the decline in religious faith and practice — and in the face of the increasing hostility toward them — in contemporary […]
Hölst Schüler, a former private in the Nazi German army who was tasked for two weeks during the war with going from house to house to ask people whether they were hiding Jews, reported recently […]
The Church recently celebrated the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God — a wonderful way to begin the New Year. Some might be inclined to fault the Church for placing this solemnity on New Year’s […]
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