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Above: a sunset in Tuscany. 650 years ago, during the night between July 18 and 19, 1374, a gentle Tuscan poet passed away, who, like many other great figures, was fueled by the flame of genius, being born and thriving in Christian civilization, becoming a shining star within it: Petrarch. Born in Arezzo on July…
There has been much chatter on the interwebs lately about possible further restrictions being imposed upon the celebration of the classical Roman Rite, or the Traditional Latin Mass, as it is often called. However, it appears that such rumors are not going to materialize for now, even as the Vatican liturgical office devises new ways…
Some on the political left-Catholic division have their panties in a bunch because Donald Trump named J.D. Vance as his running mate. J.D. is a recent convert. Converts are always suspect by the political left-Catholic division. I converted almost 40 years ago and just yesterday got tut-tutted about being a “convert.” Stay in your lane,…
On October 4, 2019, at the Hotel Massimo D’Azeglio in Rome, there was a roundtable discussion, sponsored by Voice of the Family, an international lay initiative supporting Catholic teaching on the family. The topic was: “Our Church – Reformed or Deformed?” The panelists were a who’s who of lay Catholic thought leaders. Panelist John-Henry Westen,…
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…
