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Editor's Corner
Saint William of Monte Vergine
William of Vercelli (1085 -1142) was a tenth-century hermit, and almost-accidental founder of an Order, the Congregation of Monte Vergine, also called the âWilliamitesâ. He sometimes takes his name from the mountain on which...
Editor's Corner
Ignorance Versus Nescience: What Should We Know, and not Know?
In this era of information deluge, with facts, factoids, opinions, posts, podcasts, articles, books, and the ever-expanding Wikipedia, raining down upon us, the question we must ask, is what should we know? What should...
Editor's Corner
All For Katy’s Wedding
On this day in 1525, Martin Luther married Katherine von Bora. Luther was â ontologically speaking â still a priest, a member of the Augustinians, and Katherine was a Cistercian nun, so whatever ceremony...
Nota in Brevis
Swiftly and Singly Run the Years
A good while back - as in, 2016, which was a surprise even to me just how far back it was - I wrote a short piece on why Taylor Swift may never get...
Editor's Corner
Impure Thoughts and Morose Delectation
What we know of the saints is the least part of them.
So quipped Saint Philp Neri (+1595), and it is a saying that has always given me some comfort. For the saints are...
Editor's Corner
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, Our Lady of Combermere and the Immaculate Heart
A blessed âfeastâ of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom, Sedes Sapientiae, an ancient and venerable title of the Virgin Mary celebrated on June 8th as the Chora tou Achoretou, the âcontainer of the uncontainableâ,...
Editor's Corner
Public versus Private: A Response to Dr. Catherine Pakaluk
Catherine Pakaluk, a professor at Catholic University of America, in a recent article over at First Things, seems to opine that no one should comment on the commencement speech of Harrison Butker, since it...
Nota in Brevis
Saint Francis Cacciolo: Zeal for Thy House
A brief mention of Saint Francis Cacciolo (1563 - 1608), who was born during the final sessions of the Council of Trent, and died the year that Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec city, laying...
