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Modernity has succeeded in jailing God. Then it made many of His priests a class of pygmies. Pity. For God’s priests are anointed to be a class of Titans. A perfect metaphor for the classical priest is Hercules. Sadly, the Modern priest happily sees himself as Shirley Temple, steering not the mighty Barque of Peter…
After surviving an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania and glowing in the dismissal of the Florida classified documents case, Donald Trump announced his running mate at the Republican National Convention on Monday in Milwaukee: Senator James David Vance, of Ohio. It is an interesting choice for a few reasons—and not least among them, another instance of…
Pull their strings and the chorus of talking heads all sing the same tune: “Donald Trump poses an existential threat to our democracy.” Even the sycophant sloganistas at the National Catholic Reporter headline with: “Biden’s debate disaster leaves democracy in peril.” To that, I say, “Great!” Even the smallest of minds knows that the difference…
When Donald Trump was nearly assassinated this past Saturday in my hometown of Butler, Pennsylvania—at a rally that I nearly attended (my 16-year-old son was there)—I quickly thought of March 30, 1981, the day that President Ronald Reagan was nearly assassinated. I have written extensively about Reagan, and I think the similarities between the two…
Dr. Peter Kwasniewski is a scholar and composer who has written major books on many subjects, centered on the sacred liturgy and the fine arts. One of his aims is to help restore awe-inspiring beauty in Catholic places of prayer and worship. Dr. Kwasniewski will be leading a 13-Day REGINA Insider’s Trip to Sicily next…
People are losing their admiration for higher education. A degree from Harvard or Princeton doesn’t mean much anymore, as the Ivy League falls into the slumber of woke-ism. College graduates are less and less learned and deeper in debt than ever before. Why bother spending (or borrowing) the money and time to go to college…
It’s not about political policy. People with opposing policies don’t murder each other, no matter how much they disagree. You may tell me there are lefties on Twitter who do love murder, who openly call for the death of their opponents, those who rejoiced and made ugly snarks Saturday night after Trump was rushed from…
It was a time of changes in the northern part of the American continents. The U.S. started to engage with China (Nixon’s visit), while Mexico’s economic “miracle” was nearing its end. For decades, Mexico’s single-party system had shielded the country from foreign influences or at least limited its exposure. Investors’ and speculators’ sway in Mexico…
Above: The Missal, a 1902 portrait by John William Waterhouse. I would like to share a happy, hopeful story with you about the future of the Traditional Latin Mass. You read that right: “happy,” “hopeful,” “future,” and “TLM” all in the same sentence at the very moment rumors swirl about Pope Francis being poised to…
Above: St Bonaventure Enters the Franciscan Order by Francisco Herrera the Elder (1576–1656). 750 years ago, on the morning of July 15, 1274, in Lyon, the world bid farewell to one of the most esteemed figures in Church history: Saint Bonaventure, whose original name was Giovanni da Fidanza. Born probably in 1217, he lived during…
