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England and Always: Coming Home

May 10, 2016 Charles A. Coulombe 3

“England and Always” The British, the Empire, and the Faith Part VIII: Coming Home O God of earth and altar, bow down and hear our cry, our earthly rulers falter, our people drift and die; the walls of gold entomb … Continue reading →

Conversation and Expectant Silence

May 9, 2016 Dr. Robert Hickson Reply

After recently re-reading Albert Jay Nock’s 1928 collection of essays entitled On Doing the Right Thing, I had the thought to counterpoint his insights about conversation and civilization with my mentor Josef Pieper’s insights about silence and hope and the … Continue reading →

Speaking Catholic

May 2, 2016 Gary Potter 2

Of the many writers I have known, some briefly, others long and well enough to call them friends, and speaking here only of ones who are deceased, perhaps none wrote more that has proved to be of greater lasting value … Continue reading →

Evelyn Waugh in East Africa

Apr 15, 2016 Dr. Robert Hickson Reply

By considering the refreshingly candid insights to be found in A Tourist in Africa (1960) — Evelyn Waugh’s last book of travel — we may also thereby shed valuable light on the current challenges and limits to be faced by … Continue reading →

My Morning Cup Of Joe – Part IV

Apr 11, 2016 Russell LaPlume 1

Since we are on the subject of getting old — we were talking about that, weren’t we? — or is my mind slipping into two months feeling like it was two years ago. Time, oh time, it goes so fast … Continue reading →

Antonin Scalia Viewed as a Liberal

Apr 1, 2016 Gary Potter 19

When U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia died last February 13, I was shocked, as one always is by the news of an acquaintance’s unexpected death, but not surprised. You had only to look at him and see that … Continue reading →

Diplomats Without Honor

Mar 14, 2016 Dr. Robert Hickson 1

The momentous theme of “honor in foreign policy” presented by James Burnham in his incisive book, Containment or Liberation? (1953), will also be found pervading Geoffrey D.T. Shaw’s recent book of excellence, The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal … Continue reading →

England and Always: Decline and Fall

Mar 12, 2016 Charles A. Coulombe Reply

“England and Always” The British, the Empire, and the Faith Part VII: Decline and Fall Why, If there’s a God in the sky, Why shouldn’t He grin High Above this dreary Twentieth century din? In this strange illusion, Chaos and … Continue reading →

Our Wrong Economics

Mar 7, 2016 Gary Potter 3

The nation’s quadrennial election charade is upon us once again, and once again there is no major-party candidate a Catholic can support with a completely clear conscience, not if he is serious about pro-life, peace instead of perpetual war, and … Continue reading →

Memories of a Combatant Marine Officer

Feb 26, 2016 Dr. Robert Hickson 2

As a result of recently reviewing The Lost Mandate of Heaven, Geoffrey D.T. Shaw’s well-documented book on the Vietnam War and the manifold cumulative betrayals of South Vietnam’s Catholic President Diem (d. 1963), I came to know of Andrew R. … Continue reading →