Pope Francis: Sloganeering Politician
In Super Hanc Petram Fr Serafino Lanzetta studies with care the teachings of the present Pope, a task which all his admirers will agree is very laudable. Speaking for myself, one of the many doctrines of Pope Francis with which I fully agree is that “the reality is greater than the idea”. In this case, […]
On the Identity and Creation of the Enemy
Those who enjoy geopolitical studies know well that one of the strategies for strengthening the identity of groups, states, and nations is that of creating the enemy. That is, the perception of an enemy strengthens internal cohesion and allows the implementation of measures that under normal conditions would be impractical to propose. Let’s think, for […]
Dialogue with the Devil: Freemasons & the Vatican
Disclaimer: this article describes some of the darkness of Vatican corruption. Cardinal Martini, the architect of the St. Gallen Mafia, had an auxiliary bishop in Milan. That man was Francesco Coccopalmerio, whom Benedict XVI elevated to the cardinalate a year before he resigned. You may shudder to remember Cardinal Coccopalmerio from the Capozzi affair – […]
The Declaration of Independence Condemned Catholic Culture
Author’s note: this is the final text of a talk given at The Collegium Gala last fall. The video of this presentation, which is an earlier draft of this essay, can be viewed here: In the year 1774 of the reign of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King, on October the 14th, in the city […]
Saltem Diebus Dominicis: Your Mountain of Transfiguration
On this 2nd Sunday of Lent we find ourselves once again on the Mount of the Transfiguration. Keep in mind that, in the familiar account in Matthew, the Lord did not let His divinity shine out through His humanity. Rather, He let a little something of His divinity shine forth. Even that was enough to […]
Tucker & Putin: a Russian Catholic View
Author’s note and disclaimer: I wish a Russian soldier had never set foot on Ukrainian soil against his neighbour. This passage is not part of the article, but it feels necessary to add, asI am aware that any words of a Russian author about current events may be met with distrust as an attempt to […]
Mass of the Ages Episode III Premier
We are excited to announce that the third and final installment of the Latin Mass trilogy Mass of the Ages: Guardians of Tradition will premiere on March 9th at the historic Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. It will also screen in a few other cities and be available for free […]
The Shotgun Wedding for the Psychologized Self
Above: Front row: Sigmund Freud, G. Stanley Hall, Carl Jung; back row: Abraham Brill, Ernest Jones, Sándor Ferenczi (1909). Carl Trueman’s book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self is a true genealogy of one branch of modernity. Although published in 2020, I recently completed reading the book and wanted to recommend it to […]
Through Lent with the Stations of the Cross
To guide my Lenten reflections this year, I am using the new book The Stations of the Cross in Slow Motion: A Daily Devotion by Suzan Sammons (Sophia Institute Press, 2023). This book guides the user each day through one Station of the Cross, considering several aspects of each for three to four days at […]
The Noble Office of the American Presidency
Above: George Washington by Charles Wilson Peale (1776) February is certainly our most presidential month in these United States, featuring, as it does (in reverse chronological order) the birthdays of Washington, Lincoln, and Reagan. Moreover, this is 2024, yet another election year. Usually, the question of who will run on one side is settled, if […]