The Unjust Steward, Humility and the Libido Dominandi
Remember the commandments, and do not be angry with your neighbour; remember the covenant of the Most High, and overlook faults (Sir. 28:7). ⧾
The...
Sunday Musical Selection: Mendelsshon’s Violin Concerto in E Minor
Mendelsshon wrote his final great symphonic work in the mid-19th century, first published in 1844, and performed the year after, taking six years to...
Damsels in Distress (2012): A Film Review
Immediately before the credits roll, a notice appears on the screen to the effect that footnotes will follow. There are some, but they flash...
A Quiet Place
If you live in an out-of-the-way farmhouse, especially with small children, you might want to think twice before watching A Quiet Place– but the...
Orestes Brownson Refutes Atheism
“When the Son of Man comes, will there be faith on earth?” Luke 18:8
Orestes A. Brownson (1803 –1876) was among the most original and...
What of Married Saints?
Glance at any catalogue of saints and you will be struck, as I was, at how few of them were married. There are Mary...
Contrasting Two Films: Of Gods and Men, and The Way
Of Gods and Men (2010), Directed by Xavier Beauvois, Written by Xavier Beauvois and Étienne Comar
The Way (2011), Directed by Emilio Estevez, Written by...
China: An Existential Threat
Not to have a correct political point of view is like having no soul –Mao Zedong
With Richard Nixon’s official visit to China in 1972,...
Franz Schmidt’s “The Book with Seven Seals” — an Oratorio of the Apocalypse
The Book of Revelation, also known as the Apocalypse, stands as one of the most image-laden parts of Scripture, and as such, there is...
Miracle in “Hell”
MIRACLE IN "HELL"
The 81st Anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War on September 1st has just been celebrated in distant Europe. Nevertheless,...