Category: Restoration Reader

Islam: The Anti-Catholicism

Islam and the Decalogue on The Catholic Thing offers a blunt, factual examination of the philosophies of Islam. The author, Howard Kainz, offers a brief comparison of the teachings of Islam and those of...

God’s Spice and 1st Discourse

In King Lear’s Last Speech on Dappled Things the author, Michael Rennier, places some lines of Father Robert Southwell side by side with the poignant speech of Shakespeare’s King Lear.  Considered together, the works...

Courage, Evil, and Contrition

In Courage on The Catholic Gentleman, an excerpt from the writings of Bishop Fulton Sheen shows that not much has changed in society at large over the last generation or two: the young are...

Who Are the Fanatics?

Crisis Magazine’s Fanatical Ideas and Reasonable Convictions by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian will leave you with the conviction that we live in a world rife with fanatics. “In this narrow pursuit of one ruling idea,...

Silence and Wisdom

In today’s constantly connected, overly informed world of smartphones, touchscreens, and WIFI, silence can be extraordinarily elusive. What’s more, many find it uncomfortable or even anxiety provoking. But without silence there can be neither...

A Perfect Model of Friendship

Erasmus on More from Supremacy and Survival provides a personal description of St. Thomas More, both of his character and appearance, from one who knew him well. “In a word, if you want a...

Spiritual Courage

Regis Martin’s A Model of Spiritual Courage for Our Time from Crisis Magazine briefly tells the story of Ven. Philip Howard, yet another victim to be laid at the name of Elizabeth I, yet...

The Last Acceptable Phobia

The continuous contradictions caused by the no-right-or-wrong dogma of modernism continue to spread confusion and chaos through the world, as now it seems even one’s gender is a question for situational ethics. Transgenderism and...

Byrdian Pathos

Letting Go of the Past by Señorita Rita gives the message to see and accept the Will of God in all things. It is said often enough, but true resignation is something which takes...

Courting and Military Victories

Finer Femininity presents Pitfalls in Company-Keeping with guidelines on courtship from Father Lovasik. This article offers a thorough reminder for those who are courting or have loved ones in this stage of life. Father...