In taking his autobiographical protagonist through hell, Winston Brady does many things that would, I believe, have pleased Dante Alighieri. Like Dante’s “Inferno,” Brady’s “Inferno” tests the will and courage of its hero, forcing him to wrestle with his American identity and legacy, to understand the grave nature of sin, and to seek repentance from […]
The current practice of the Roman Church reflects that Lent is both penitential and baptismal. The penitential themes are predominant during the first two weeks. The baptismal elements are emphasized in a three-week Lenten period. The final two weeks are dominated by preparation for the celebration of the passion. At first glance, the season of […]
The friar has come a long way from the young man he was when he entered. He is ready to promise everything forever. He is not capable of adding anything to Christ, but he offers the only thing he can: all of himself. Note: Nowadays, the young man who enters St. Joseph’s Province to be […]
“Neither she nor anyone else could have imagined how birth control would also contribute to the spread of divorce, infidelity, single parenthood, abortion, and pornography.” This matter-of-fact statement is a welcome acknowledgment of what has become abundantly clear—ready access to contraception has contributed to all of these destructive evils. A synod of Catholic bishops recently […]
Regina Derieva’s life and poetry were filled with the bleak, the absurd, and the painful. But they do not form the last word in either, for God was her friend. Earthly Lexicon: Selected Poems and Prose by Regina Derieva, translated by various (156 pages, Marick Press, 2019) Images in Black, Continuous, by Regina Derieva, translated […]
My friend John O’Connell was a conservative of the truest stamp, never miseducated, never subject to the whims and fashions of opinion. A man of dignified piety, his principles were strong and unshakable. I have had occasion many times to say that Jack was the best man I knew, and I do not want his […]
The mere fact that we are not happy now is proof that we will be happy in the future, for God does not give us any desire which he himself does not intend to satisfy in his own perfect way. So let us mourn now, but do so with the joy for the gifts given […]
People who read books of this kind usually expect the author to answer the question: “Why did you become a Roman Catholic?” I am not trying to explain it, but I must try to illustrate it by an example. It was as if I had been a man homeless and needing shelter, who first of […]
Fr. Ian Boyd was one of the most beautiful representatives of that culture that goes by the name of “conservatism.” His name will forever remain linked to that of G.K. Chesterton, and especially to “The Chesterton Review.” The founder of The Chesterton Review, emblem of a conservatism we miss, passed away at 88. Fr. Ian […]
The Cross of Jesus teaches us the undying love of God and this is what gives us comfort. The Cross of Jesus must be our joy, peace, and grace. The Cross is good because it is an abundant source of all kinds of delight and consolation. It brings joy, peace, and grace to the soul.” […]
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