Fires of Faith: Catholic England under Mary Tudor
(Saint Thomas More was put to death on July 6th, even though we celebrate his feast on June 22nd, the day when his compatriot...
Calvary (2014): A Film Review of a Tragedy
The following review was written by Father Callam for an anthology, and is re-posted here, signifying Hollywood's continued fascination with the image of the...
A Review of Father Jonathan Robinson’s “The Mass and Modernity”
Jonathan Robinson, The Mass and Modernity: Walking to Heaven Backwards. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2005. (First published in the Chesterton Review)
When I mentioned Father...
A traditional gem from a young composer: a review of āNew Catholic Hymnsā
It is unusual to encounter newly-written sacred music that appeals to traditional hymnodic taste; perhaps it is unsurprising that when such music does appear,...
Tolkien’s Legacy
The death of Christopher Tolkien as a nonagenarian ends a legacy, for it was this youngest son of the great J.R.R. that took ā...
Treasure and Tradition: The Ultimate Guide to the Latin Mass
āThis is not a āreligious serviceā or a scripture class; this is Heaven on Earth: it is where our God comes to us.ā
The...
Ordination and Marriage in Hitchcockās ‘I Confess’
(This analysis of Alfred Hitchock's film noir classic 'I Confess' offers some key insights, but, as a caveat, also gives away elements of the...
Brother John: A Monk, A Pilgrim, and the Purpose of Life
August Turak has written a delightful little book ā and by ālittleā, I mean the term in a way similar to Christās usage of...
Half-Baked Mission?
When I was a child, I thought like a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish thingsā¦
These words of Saint...
Cobra Kai: A Nostalgic Adventure
Cobra Kai is the latest addition to the epic Karate Kid saga. It takes place 34 years (!!) after the 1984 All Valley Karate...
