National Catholic Register, Joseph Pearce: Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) is not as well-known as he and his talent deserve. From the last years of the reign of Queen Victoria until the first years of World War II, when ill health silenced his Muse, he was one of the true giants of English culture. As a poet, he had few worthy to be considered his peers. His verse, such as “Tarantella,” “The End of the Road” and “Ha’nacker Mill,” is amongst the finest written in the 20th century, and his whimsically mischievous Cautionary Tales for Children (1907) continue to delight parents and children alike, more than a century after they were first published. He was a novelist, excelling in acerbically witty satires of the politics of his day, inspired by his experience as a Member of Parliament, and was one of the finest essayists and prose stylists in a golden age of stylistic prose and essay writing, a giant among giants. Full article is here.
The Catholic Genius and Range of Hilaire Belloc’s History, Poetry, and Prose
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“After a somewhat worldly life, he was struck down one day by lightning while riding on a horse. He cried out to God, like Saint Paul, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me do?” He heard a voice from Heaven saying to him, “Turn from evil unto good.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“It was he who baptized the eunuch of Queen Candace, of Ethiopia, to let us know how much God values every soul of good will, no matter how socially low or useless he may be according to the standards of the world.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.“At seventy-five, he set out with fifty-two companions to finish his work in the conversion of Friesland. Saint Boniface and all his companions were martyred there by the pagans. Saint Boniface was killed while he was putting on his vestments to say Mass.”
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Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.We are excited to announce that Mr. Hugh Owen has been added to the lineup of speakers for our Fall Conference! https://t.co/mDMXnkutLX via @SBC_Catholic3 days ago 0 4
Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M.What’s in that Prayer? The Collect for Trinity Sunday
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