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On the Death of Benedict XVI
On April 16, 1783, the holy vagabond Benoit Joseph Labre died in Rome, where he was beloved. He could neither read nor write. He had tramped through the length...
Mass and Memory
In Traditionis Custodes, Pope Francis has given a command. He does this at a time when papal authority is unraveling as never before. The Church has long since advanced...
Baptism of Blood
It is a scrupulously made short film, shot with several cameras in 2015. Arabic letters dance atop a black background, as if afloat on a whirling current of water,...
Eternal Rome
I was fifteen when I first saw Rome. One of my mother’s sisters had invited me to stay with her; we lived in a little hotel near the Via...
Zurück zur Form
( English Version | German Version ) Die Zeiten, in denen eine neue Form geboren wird, sind äußerst rar in der Menschheitsgeschichte. Es muß viel zusammenkommen, damit so etwas...
Return to Form
( English Version | German Version ) The times in which a new form is born are extremely rare in the history of mankind. Great forms are characterized by...