Category: Essay

The Attitude of Mattathias

Christians must look to Mattathias, who chose to obey the Truth rather than the powerful.

Sigrid Undset’s Powerful Portrayal of the Consequences of Sin

Sigrid Undset’s Powerful Portrayal of the Consequences of Sin

Undset is clear that the moral wounds we inflict on ourselves and others are at the root of our misery. 

March 30, 2024
Lent and Baptism, More Than a Fad?

Lent and Baptism, More Than a Fad?

Candidates for baptism feel a deep and visceral need for civilisational coherence.

March 29, 2024
The Source of All Blessings

The Source of All Blessings

The Cross is the most awful sign the world has ever known, and the only sign that brings victory and hope: “In hoc signo vinces.”

March 29, 2024
Tory or Conservative?: The Anglo-American Dilemma, Part II 

Tory or Conservative?: The Anglo-American Dilemma, Part II 

Many conservatives hold something approaching old Cavalier principles, but they are no more influential than their predecessors were under Cromwell.

March 28, 2024
Understanding Literary Tradition

Understanding Literary Tradition

Familiarity with the artistic canon is essential for those who would create it.

March 28, 2024
The Children of History’s Great Villains

The Children of History’s Great Villains

How do they cope with having a last name synonymous in the minds of millions with breathtaking evil?

March 27, 2024
The Godless Return: Peterson, Tate, and Spengler’s “Second Religiosity”

The Godless Return: Peterson, Tate, and Spengler’s “Second Religiosity”

The difficulty that a Jordan Peterson or an Andrew Tate have articulating faith in God is paradigmatic of the West’s decline.

Tory or Conservative? The Anglo-American Dilemma, Part I

Tory or Conservative? The Anglo-American Dilemma, Part I

The victorious ideals of 1688 and 1776 are bound together.

March 26, 2024
The Melody of Souls: Song as Penance and Beatitude in Dante’s <em>Purgatorio</em> and <em>Paradiso</em>

The Melody of Souls: Song as Penance and Beatitude in Dante’s <em>Purgatorio</em> and <em>Paradiso</em>

Dante’s depiction of song conveys an essential truth about music’s relationship to the divine.

March 24, 2024
Portugal: The End of a Political Cycle?

Portugal: The End of a Political Cycle?

Chega managed to break the siege and assert itself as an instrument of protest by the ‘people’ against ‘the regime.’

March 23, 2024
What the Bronze Age Pervert Can Teach Us

What the Bronze Age Pervert Can Teach Us

Conservatives shouldn’t be afraid of this movement despite its obvious paganism.

March 23, 2024