Month: April 2022

Rediscovering Awe: Antoine Brumel’s “Earthquake Mass”

More than 500 years ago Antoine Brumel wrote a 12-part Mass that allows us to experience the uninhibited spirituality of the pre-Reformation world of the early 16th century. Its construction from a tiny motif of Gregorian chant from the Easter Lauds is nothing less than awe-inspiring.

Ukrainians Helping Ukrainians in Western Pennsylvania

“As an American citizen, I can’t wrap my mind around this, how people who share the same faith—because Russia is predominantly Orthodox, and Ukraine is predominantly Orthodox—could be so evil to each other. But then, we have to think about Cain and Abel, he killed his brother, so, nothing new under the sun, unfortunately,” Rev. Tomson said.

The Tragedy of Transgender Children

The madness of transgender children is the culmination of an ideological delusion that has been with us for many years. It is based on the erroneous idea that we can free ourselves from the sexual differences that are rooted in the bodies of men and women.

Italy Signs Energy Deal with Algeria

Italy’s energy infrastructure is not only relevant to its domestic consumption, but to all of Europe, being a key potential entry-point for the EU to receive north African energy, including hydrogen.

The Nine Worthies and the Present Age

What the nine worthies provided was a thematically unified account, a sweeping narrative, from Homer through the Bible and into Christendom, which western Europeans could use to understand and in some wise enshrine the canon of their history. The question we may venture to ask, in whose answer we might come to understand our era and its place, is whether it is possible to discern modernity’s worthies.

Nearly 1 in 3 Germans Believe They’re Living Under a “Sham Democracy”

A survey, conducted by one of the country’s most trusted polling firms, has revealed that Germany’s globalist-led political system—propped up by its ideologically uniform press, cultural institutions, multinational corporations, and academic establishment—is facing a legitimacy crisis, with nearly one in three Germans believing they live under a “sham democracy” where citizens have no say.

Germany: Foreign Nationals Vastly Overrepresented in Violent Crime Arrests

Germany: Foreign Nationals Vastly Overrepresented in Violent Crime Arrests

Despite making up approximately 12% of the population, foreign nationals—that is to say those living in Germany with foreign passports—last year comprised 37.7% of suspects arrested for violent crimes such as assault, manslaughter, and murder, data from the BKA has revealed.

April 14, 2022
Celtic Conservatism

Celtic Conservatism

When discouraged by events in the here and now, we should remember that “not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time.”

April 14, 2022
Moral Supremacy: A New Assault on Life Itself

Moral Supremacy: A New Assault on Life Itself

Recent abortion laws allow the moral supremacist to drive a dagger through the very notion that our rights, including the right to life, are given to us by God. Separating personhood—a legislative definition—from life has given government full jurisdiction over our rights.

April 13, 2022
Socialite Scammer Exhibits Drawings at New York Art Show For $10,000 a Piece

Socialite Scammer Exhibits Drawings at New York Art Show For $10,000 a Piece

Proceeds from the sale of scammer Anna Sorokin’s drawings are intended to cover her legal costs, with 15% of the revenue to be donated to an “unspecified children’s charity.”

April 13, 2022
NATO Fast-Tracks Nordic Expansion

NATO Fast-Tracks Nordic Expansion

A statement from the Russian government repeated Moscow’s long-standing opposition to further expansion of NATO. This, Russia says, “will not bring stability to the European continent.”

April 13, 2022
German Ethics Council Criticises Crisis Management During the Pandemic

German Ethics Council Criticises Crisis Management During the Pandemic

The German Ethics Council released a statement criticising politics and media for their crisis management during the pandemic, calling for measures to be “democratically legitimised,” while conveniently forgetting how the Ethics Council helped shape those very measures they now criticise.

April 13, 2022
Maria Goretti: A Supreme Teacher on Human Flourishing

Maria Goretti: A Supreme Teacher on Human Flourishing

I have dedicated much of my life to studying the great philosophers and scholars of our civilisation, but from none have I learned as much about true human flourishing as I have from the peasant girl of Nettuno.

April 13, 2022
NYT Verifies Authenticity of Videos of Ukrainian Forces Executing Russian POWs

NYT Verifies Authenticity of Videos of Ukrainian Forces Executing Russian POWs

The New York Times’ verification of the video’s authenticity comes amid recently surfaced video footage depicting the abuse of Russian POWs.

April 12, 2022
Germany Grants Ukrainian Refugees Access to Basic Benefits and Workforce

Germany Grants Ukrainian Refugees Access to Basic Benefits and Workforce

Following a decision by the German Conference of Minister-Presidents, Ukrainian refugees are now being treated as recognized refugees, giving them access to better healthcare, basic benefits, and the workforce. Critics fear this might create a new pull-factor within the EU.

April 12, 2022
Why Did Viktor Orbán Win Again In Hungary?

Why Did Viktor Orbán Win Again In Hungary?

This latest triumph of Fidesz, the fourth time it achieved a two-thirds victory, may further corroborate theories that Orbán’s Fidesz was to become the centrist party of a new era, to remain in power for an extended period of time, continuing the Hungarian political historical tradition.

April 12, 2022
VOX Initiative to Close the Moroccan-Spanish Border

VOX Initiative to Close the Moroccan-Spanish Border

The more concessions the socialist-led government makes to Moroccan territorial pretensions, the more VOX promises a dramatic change in the country’s geopolitics should it enter a future coalition.

Bolingbroke’s Conservative Freedom

Bolingbroke’s Conservative Freedom

Bolingbroke is, perhaps, the most obvious figure to represent secular conservatism. He was a statesman, an historian, and a philosopher; he was also a libertine, and no stranger to intrigues he denounced.

April 12, 2022