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December 2017

December 07, 2017

The Third Sorrow of Mary: The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple

Things had been easier for so long. Herod was dead. They were not in...

December 04, 2017

The Fourth Joy of Mary: The Adoration of the Magi

Miriam was still living in the cave. There was nowhere else to stay...

November 2017

November 25, 2017

The Second Sorrow of Mary: The Flight into Egypt

Imagine her terror. Things were bad enough before. She came to Bethlehem in the...

November 24, 2017

The Second Joy of Mary: The Visitation

(Note: most Seven Joys devotions skip over the Visitation and count the Nativity of Christ...

October 2017

October 24, 2017

An Article Which Has Nothing to Do With Father James Martin

Anthony Esolen is cross with Father James Martin. For the life of me, I can't...

October 14, 2017

An End to the Attacks on Judeo-Christian Values?

We're all in luck. Our sainted president, TV's Donald Trump, has announced that "We are...

October 10, 2017

A Reader Asks: Is the Eucharist Cannibalism?

A friend had a question: what do I say to a person, who is soon to...

September 2017

September 24, 2017

On Flags, Athletes and Christian Reverence

Many devout and serious Christians who are angry that a fellow Christian won't perform a...

September 19, 2017

The Table and the Cross

Lately, anything to do with Catholics has felt like dysfunctional family dinners.

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Some Say Peter

There are saints who seem like strangers to me, and Peter and Paul go into...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

Free Among the Dead

That's all anybody can ever do: help each other suffer less, and pretend to be...

May 17, 2017

In the Cool of the Day

I took my daughter to play on the grassy hill by the abandoned school...

May 08, 2017

An Eastern Orthodox Reviews “The Benedict Option”

The only thing worse than watching Tommy Wiseau’s heartbreaking work of staggering genius The Room,...

April 2017

April 17, 2017

Expecto Bock-Peck?

It was going to be my first Pascha in the Byzantine Catholic church. I wanted...

April 14, 2017

The Fourteenth Station: Jesus Is Laid in the Tomb

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You, because by Your holy cross You...

April 05, 2017

The Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross

We Adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross...

April 01, 2017

Introducing the Mary of Egypt Option

Somehow, all of my friends are reading Rod Dreher's The Benedict Option. I'm not. I was...

March 2017

March 08, 2017

The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your holy Cross you have...

March 01, 2017

The First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Death

We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You, because by Your Holy Cross You...

February 2017

February 27, 2017

How Do You Ask Forgiveness?

How do you repent of your sins and ask forgiveness? Badly. Horribly. It's par for...

February 14, 2017

The Lepanto Institute and the Sin of Judas

The name "Lepanto" always makes me think of rabbits. For as long as I can...

February 10, 2017

What Kind of Vetting Does Heaven Require?

It's time to talk memes again. I have seen several different versions of an irritating...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

Can a Catholic Ever Say “America First?”

I have before me the transcript of President Trump's inaugural speech. I didn't quite have...

January 10, 2017

The Remnant’s War On Men and The Gospel

Last week I read my very first Remnant article, and I didn't quite like it. I...

January 07, 2017

The Sign of the Tau: On the Death of Father Mike Scanlan

I just got back from a pilgrimage, and found that Father Mike Scanlan was dead. ...

December 2016

December 27, 2016

The Martyrdom Of St. Stephen

Yesterday, the Western Church celebrated the martyrdom of Saint Stephen. Today, it's our turn in...

December 26, 2016

A Bad Christmas Sermon and the Coming of the Antichrist

Yes, I read the RNC Christmas Greeting. I read the line everybody's up in arms...

December 18, 2016

Sunday of the Ancestors: Who Does the Work of Abraham?

We're almost to the end of the Nativity Fast now. Last week was the Sunday...

December 04, 2016

Here Come Santa Wars: On the True Race Of Santa Claus

It's Christmas! Okay, okay, it's still Advent for three more weeks. But it's December, and...

November 2016

November 29, 2016

My Christmas Redemption

I used to be one of those children who wrote poetry. Horrible poetry. I was...