I count my pygmies, one by one, The nearly finished, half-begun, Bedraggled poems I have written, Companioned by a clock and kitten, On littered desk, by candle-light, Locked in my chamber late at night,
Category: Articles
Anti-Mexican Race Pride: An Insult to Our Lady
On the web site Taki’s Magazine, Charles Coulombe has a brief, thoughtful essay on the immigration question. In it, he summarizes the thinking of Archbishop José Gomez — his own Ordinary, since Coulombe resides in the L.A. Archdiocese. After touching … Continue reading
Michael Voris Hits the Jackpot
…that is, “the dogma.”
Finale
When the Angel has blown on his trumpet a rat-a-tat-tat, And the final encounter of armies is finished and fought;
Three Soldiers
Three soldiers rose up from their tents And went to join their regiments. And one said: “Captain, I report Because I think the war is sport!”
Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser
In honor of Archduke Otto von Habsburg (RIP), his father, Blessed Karl, and the entire House of Habsburg. (Read about the tune here.)
The Advent of a New Dark Age?
Many years ago, when the Catholic magazine Triumph existed and I was one of its editors, Malcolm Muggeridge stopped by our Washington offices one day. Several of us joined him for drinks on the rooftop terrace of the nearby Washington … Continue reading
Miserere
One’s faith has little nightmares It easily survives: — Divorcing lust and Luther, Henry and lots of wives.
China and the Pope: ‘It’s War’ Says Cardinal Zen
The Chinese Communist government has once again boldly promoted itself as the ultimate master of all things Chinese, including mainland religious affairs, with the ordering of three illicit consecrations (since November, 2010) of bishops having no papal mandate. The Chinese … Continue reading
The Duel
One of us must surrender Ere this affair is done. I beg You — for it could not be — That You be not the one.
Memento For My Mourner
Think you, if this were I, You would be let to cry? Were it I, for your sake, Think you I would not wake?
To One Created
There are three persons I admire tremendously and love the most, And these are God, The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost. I admire them the most because beyond all others they are
What Are the Middle Ages?
The current definition of the Middle Ages implies that they are an intermediary epoch between two civilizations, and, therefore, only a break in the course of civilization. There is no term about whose definition there is more perfect agreement than … Continue reading
RIP Archduke Otto Von Habsburg
As has already been noted on the SBC website, Archduke Otto von Habsburg, who in 1916 became heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, has died. I’d like to offer a couple of additional thoughts. The Archduke passed away … Continue reading
A Prayer For Protestants
May God be kind to captive fish Who dwell in little bowls and wish To swim, and can’t, and have no notion
