The False Propaganda of Gleiwitz’ Casus Belli
September 1st, 1939 marks the official beginning of World War II, with Germany’s invasion of Poland, which had an agreement with Britain, and which...
Crecy and the Changing Face of War
The protracted Hundred Years' War, (if the term protracted is not redundant) which was more like a series of dynastic wars mainly between French...
The Muddled Metaphysics of Darwin
(Today, August 20th, marks the anniversary of the publication Darwin's Origin of Species, in 1858, whose full title includes also "by Means of Natural...
Remembering Father Joseph Koterski, S.J.
Tributes are pouring in for Father Joseph Koterski, one of the loyal sons of Saint Ignatius, who loved the Society of Jesus to which...
Falls From Grace
First there were the twisties – not a wardrobe malfunction, but a loss of muscle memory in gymnasts, who ‘forget’ their routines, and where...
Saint Roch Against the Plague
August 16th, besides the public memorial of King Stephen of Hungary, is also the feast of a very popular mediaeval Saint, Roch of Montpellier,...
Why We Still Very Much Need the Traditional Latin Mass
In light of the tangled and controversial implications of the recent motu proprio Traditionis Custodes – the irony of which title still strikes me...
Dominic and the Dogs of (Spiritual) War
(As Father Attard reminds us, this is the 8th centenary of the death of the great Saint Dominic, entering heaven on August 6th, 1221,...
Macron’s Praetorian, Mexicans and Moustaches
Emmanuel Macron's entire security detail - his personal praetorian guard, if you will - quit en masse rather than submit to his requirement that...
Anne, Joachim and Trudeau’s Tragic Legacy
A blessed feast of Saints Joachim and Anne on this July 26th, who may be deemed patrons of Canada, with the shrine of St....