Catholic Insight
Three Eusebii
Names can be confusing in history, for significant figures often share the same name - There have been eighteen kings Louis in France; eight...
Podcast: What’s In An Apology?
I offer the following thoughts on the Holy Father's apologia in his penitential pilgrimage to Canada as a help in discernment and prayer. They...
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi
In 1540, on this 27th day of July, Henry VIII married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. He was 49, and aged well beyond his...
Crown and Crozier – Podcast on the Papal Visit
I was recently interviewed on the fine new Crown and Crozier podcast, hosted by Patrick Owen Brown (who has a piece published recently in...
Christina the Astonishing and, well, Nick Cave
July 24th is the traditional commemoration of one of the most remarkable of saint, aptly called Christina Mirabilis, Christina the Astonishing (1150 - 1224),...
Paganini, Classical and Gypsy Style
Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840) was one of the most virtuoso of violinists (and also classical guitarists, apparently), whose compositions count amongst the most...
The Battle Continues
Today marks the anniversary of one of the greatest victories in the history of Christendom, the defeat of the Islamic Ottoman Turks on July...
