Monthly Archives: June 2013
The oil of consolation and the wine of hope
On 11 February 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy. The full text is reprinted here.
Dear Brothers,
I have convoked you to...
Dear, Old South Side Hill
The fondest thoughts of childhood’s day twine ’round thee, dear old hill,
And as I gaze, thy bare, bleak braes with love my bosom thrill;
For...
The Three Taps
Chapter 1. The Euthanasia Policy
In a sense, though, insurance was but an empirical science until the Indescribable Company made its appearance. The man who...
The Newfoundland Quarterly
Vol IV, No. 2 (October 1904)
The Old Coat of Arms at Placentia: The French Arms
Although the Fleur-de-Lis was from time immemorial used in ornamentation...
Introduction to the Devout Life
31. Pastimes and recreations. To get out into the open air, be entertained by happy, friendly conversation, play the lute or some other musical...
Generally Speaking
On American morals
As I also have the habit, and have never been able to imagine how it could be connected with morality or immorality,...
Legends and Lyrics: A Book of Verses
The Three Rulers
I saw a Ruler take his stand
And trample on a mighty land;
The People crouched before his beck,
His iron heel was on their...
St. Patrick’s Fire
In our culture, the closest thing we have to a state religion is the worship of scientific knowledge, which is really just the worship...
Fathers
When King Herod was holding court, all the best and brightest newspapers, reporters, gossip-mongers, and talking heads were constantly in attendance trying to get...
The Hollow Cross
Good artists, musicians, writers, and dramatists are able to reflect reality. Often their work is so true to life that we
cannot see it. I...
