A Whiff of Rosemary
St. Hilary A job as a historic re-enactor in her teenage years inculcated a lifelong love and appreciation of history in Sarah Lohman. She describes some of her experiences in this intriguing piece for...
Category: Restoration Reader
The Tranquil Blossom on the Tortured Stem
Octave of the Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord How do you deal with loss? In this essay for Truth and Charity Forum, Don DeMarco, Ph. D., chooses the role of Paul Harvey and gives “the...
Will You Fight for the Remnants of Christendom?
St. Benedict Biscop Hilary White surveys the appalling situation of post-Christian Western culture and lays out her battle plan for saving what’s left of Christendom in this Orwell’s Picnic post. It touches on the Charlie Hebdo...
The Use of Money as an Intrinsically Moral Affair
Dec. 3, St. Francis Xavier In this timely essay for Front Porch Republic, John Cuddeback draws on the teaching of Socrates to explain the right approach to the use of money–Socrates and Laura Ingalls...
To Know So Much about the Sacred Things
St. Bibiana, Dec. 2 This post on Traditional Catholic Priest has good advice on communicating with the average Catholic who attends the Novus Ordo: Avoid traditional Catholic lingo and explain how Paul VI changed things....
Give Thanks to God
St. Sylvester Gozzolini Yes, there is a Catholic way to celebrate Thanksgiving. Traditional Catholic Priest outlines it in 10 points. John Cuddeback muses on the gift of his wife in this Thanksgiving piece for...
The World and Its Desires Pass Away
St. Catherine of Alexandria “What man, stationed in a foreign land, would not want to return to his own country as soon as possible?” asks St. Cyprian in a meditation that is quoted in...
The Periodic Necessity of Making God Your Only Companion
St. John of the Cross Even Jesus didn’t stay “connected” all the time. “There must be times when a soul petitions the Father in solitude,” says Mark Bauerlein in First Thing’s Prayer in the...
Is This Cross Really Sweet, Like the Lord Says?
St. Elizabeth of Hungary “Love consumes you, but it is beautiful to die consumed…” Can we ever hear too many stories of everyday Catholics who suffer with heroic joy? Chiara Corbella’s story is one...
