The Path to Rome
From the preface to The Path to Rome, 1902I said, “I will start from the place where I served in arms for my sins;...
In each child
In each childI haven’t the strength to hold
For yet one moment more
An acrid haze of molten air
Shrouds the burning shore
Entire town engulfed in flame
This...
Nazi and Nazarene
FROM: RONALD KNOX, “NAZI AND NAZARENE”
MacMillan War Pamphlets No. 5
London: MacMillan and Co. Ltd., 1940We have to remember, besides, that the wedge method always...
The Vicar of Christ
FROM: THOMAS WILLIAM M. MARSHALL, “The Vicar of Christ”
Protestant Journalism, No. XLVIII
London: Burns and Oates, 1874And when they cannot entice men openly to rebel against...
Quarterly Review for January 1873
FROM: ORESTES BROWNSON, “QUARTERLY REVIEW FOR JANUARY 1873”
The Works of Orestes A. Brownson, Vol. XX
Collected and arranged by Henry F. Brownson
Detroit: H. F. Brownson,...
Lost Lectures or The Fruits of Experience
Maurice Baring, Lost Lectures of the Fruits of Experience.
Peter Davies Ltd, London: 1932. From: High-Brows and Low-BrowsOver and over again it has been my fortune...
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 PolicyIn 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 ArmsAlthough 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...