Book Review of Jerome: Select Letters
“Nothing is happier than the Christian, for to him is promised the kingdom of heaven: nothing is more toil-worn, for every day he goes in danger of his life.”
– St. Jerome
Tag: history
Book Review of Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left by Roger Scruton
“Every man is become a fool for knowledge, every artist is confounded in his graven idol: for what he hath cast is false, and there is no spirit in them.”
– Jeremias 10:14
Book Review: Stalin’s War of Extermination 1941-1945 by Joachim Hoffmann
“If my requests are granted, Russia will be converted and there will be peace. If not, she will scatter her errors throughout the world, provoking wars and the persecution of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, and various nations will be destroyed…But in the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph, the Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, Russia will be converted, and a certain period of peace will be granted to the world.” – Our Lady of Fatima
Book Review of Maistre: Major Works, Vol. I
“There is no disorder that ETERNAL LOVE does not turn against the principle of evil.” – Joseph de Maistre
A Summary and Brief Exposition of Joseph De Maistre’s Theory of Language
“In the ancient is wisdom, and in length of days prudence.” – Job 12:12
Book Review: The Case for Jesus by Brant Pitre
“But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you.” – 1 Peter 3:15
Book Review: History of the German People at the Close of the Middle Ages by Fr. Johannes Janssen (Vol. I)
“It is an oft-repeated tale,
A century old and more,
Who ne’er in sorrow hath wept,
Never in love hath smiled.”
– A Medieval German poem
Skeletons in the Closet: A Short (and Scandalous) History of the Bone Wars
“You have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other: And if a man will contend with thee in judgment, and take away thy coat, let go thy cloak also unto him.” – Matthew 5:38-40
Book Review: The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton
“Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”
– Luke 21:33
On the ‘Sleeping Hero’ Legends
Some thoughts about a very moving element of European folklore.