The Miraculous Medal: Origin, History, Circulation, Results
Extracts of letters written by Sisters of Charity during the War of Secession, from 1861 to 1865: “Military Hospital (House of Refuge), St. Louis,...
King Henry V and the Hermit of Dreux
First published in The Morning Post, 24 September 1798; afterward in The Anthology, 1799. based on the following history: “While Henry V lay at...
In defence of the pope
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more.
- Roger Waters, 1973
Media expert Marshal McLuhan once wrote...
January Thaw, Bluffer’s Park, Lake Ontario
Francis Joseph Dvorak is an artist, art restorer and teacher. He studied philosophy at the University of Toronto, and painting in the atelier of...
Books I have not read
There are lots of books that I have never read and never will read. The act of not-reading is portrayed as passive, but there...
Is beauty in the eye of the Beholder?
College professors sometimes have too much time on their hands. While digging around in the crypt of an old medieval library in Oxford, I...
Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium
Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium
Featuring Cappella Romana and Alexander Lingas (Conductor)
Cappella Romana, 2012
ASIN: B007VHJVSM
On their new CD, Cappella Romana performs Byzantine musical treasures from...
Lumen Fidei
16. The clearest proof of the reliability of Christ’s love is to be found in his dying for our sake. If laying down one’s...
Are you a jerk?
I am a big jerk—for a list of reasons I will mostly not explain to you. But I will tell you part of the...
