Author: True Restoration

In Awe of What They Gain

St. Hugh of Glenoble John Clark, a husband and father, discusses ideas for talking to sons about the possibility of a priestly vocation in this Seton Magazine article, “Many Are Called.”  Most Holy Trinity...

All Francis Friday

St. John Capistran The Francis-Obama summit: where the popular one meets the unpopular one so they can exchange gifts and “dialogue” about poverty and world peace.   National Catholic Reporter sums up the meeting...

Tossing a Lace Doily at a Tank

St. John of Damascus “Wearisome are the displays of what passes for happiness in a dead world,” laments Anthony Esolen in this essay for The Catholic Thing, “A Time to Tear Down, A Time...

Picture This

St. Ludger Sumptuous color photos of pre-Bolshevik Revolution Russia depict glorious landscapes and an incredible diversity of people in this splashy Smithsonian piece by Natasha Geiling. An intriguing story of ancient grains, community, entrepreneurship,...

Behold the Handmaid of the Lord

The Annunciation The importance of March 25 in salvation history is woven into this piece on the Dominicana blog, that notes J.R.R. Tokien’s use of this date for the destruction of the ring and...

A Trembling in Her Womb

St. Gabriel Vultus Christi lovingly tells the story of the Annunciation, explaining the Marian symbolism in art, and tying this great solemnity to the anniversary of the first exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. In...

All Francis Friday

St. Benedict Mirror, mirror on the wall?  Francis beats out the competition for #1 leader on Fortune Mag’s “best leader” list, walloping the Dalai Lama by eight spots.  However, the Dalai Lama boasts 8.61...

Just Say “Na” to Nabisco

St. Photina Two-dad families are now being marketed as wholesome by none other than the Nabisco company, according to this post on a Blog for Dallas Area Catholics, which includes  an embedded video of...

Silence Encourages the Tormentor

St. Joseph With “A Protest for Everybody” the French lead the way in fighting for the traditional understanding of marriage and protecting children from homosexual adoption.  Unlike the American Tea Party movement, the French...