There’s a poem by John Donne that makes a presence of an absence; his absent love becomes as real to the speaker and more fully his than if she were present. This could illustrate what Katherine Rundell wants us to see in the work of John Donne, seventeenth-century metaphysical poet and preacher, . . . . Continue Reading »
Phillip Donnelly joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Lost Seeds of Learning. Continue Reading »
Brilliance and humility met in Bishop Victor Galeone. It was a privilege to call him teacher and friend. Continue Reading »
Setting debates about the virtues and vices of the TLM aside, Cardinal Gregory’s decision will have serious, real-world consequences for parochial life in D.C. Continue Reading »
The overbearing micro-management of the Traditional Latin Mass comes perilously close to undercutting the teaching on episcopal authority laid down by the very council Traditionis Custodes and Archbishop Roche claim to defend. Continue Reading »
The Christian story is the true myth, making concrete, clear, and present what the pagans had perceived only dimly and distantly. Continue Reading »
Between Christ’s first and second advents, the truths of redemption are always now. Continue Reading »
Classicists should, at the very least, know the common linguistic thread that binds their discipline together. Continue Reading »
Fr. Reginald Thomas Foster, O.C.D., inspired thousands to love and study Latin.
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Some people acquire foreign languages more easily than others. I, alas, am one of those others. I cannot truly say that I have possession of any foreign language. I have perhaps two hundred or so words of Yiddish—just enough to fool the Gentiles into thinking I know the language, but not . . . . Continue Reading »
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