Category: Essay

The Aesthetics of Settlement

Britain, like Europe, is suffering from a spiritual decay which manifests in the deterioration of its built environment.

Javier Marías and the Meaning of Memory

It is ironic—and ultimately tragic—that in Spain, as across the West, the popular imagination increasingly fails to distinguish between ‘memory’ and facts.

Recipe for a Weary Soul

In a world overwhelmed with suffering, it’s vital to reconnect with God and His creation.

500 Years: The Legacy of Luís Vaz de Camões

500 Years: The Legacy of Luís Vaz de Camões

Camões’ legacy is not just integral to Portuguese heritage; it is also an emblem of the European spirit.

October 10, 2024
The Bayingyi of Myanmar: Catholics under Siege

The Bayingyi of Myanmar: Catholics under Siege

Since the 2021 Burmese coup, thousands of Portuguese descendants have been slain or unlawfully detained by the regime.

October 7, 2024
The New Jerusalem: Napoleon’s Veterans

The New Jerusalem: Napoleon’s Veterans

After the fall of Napoleon, Bonapartist refugees petitioned the U.S. for permission to establish a colony in the American South.

October 5, 2024
The Usefulness of Haunting

The Usefulness of Haunting

Halloween may be a bulwark of tradition in the fight for Europe’s future.

September 28, 2024
Wendell Berry at 90

Wendell Berry at 90

Wendell Berry reminds us that communities with ties to the land and to our place in the world are essential for a good life.

September 25, 2024
Investigating Utopia

Investigating Utopia

Should we aim for a perfect world?

September 22, 2024
Where the Woke Are Right

Where the Woke Are Right

Some pretty foetid things have come about thanks to white, Euro-American action. But there are solutions.

September 19, 2024
What is Philosophy? Diogenes Laërtius’ Answer

What is Philosophy? Diogenes Laërtius’ Answer

Whilst the term ‘philosophy’ is Greek in origin, the practice it denotes is as old as mankind. No life can be fully human without it.

September 15, 2024
Discovering the Comtesse de Ségur, the Mother of French Children’s Literature

Discovering the Comtesse de Ségur, the Mother of French Children’s Literature

No one has ever portrayed the wonders of the child’s soul as she did.

September 14, 2024
The Destroyed Vineyard

The Destroyed Vineyard

At a time when many intellectuals were loyal leftists, one Spanish poet honored the heroes of the Hungarian Revolution.

September 10, 2024
<em>Femina Simulacra</em>

<em>Femina Simulacra</em>

Why does the pretence that ‘transwomen are women’ continue?

September 9, 2024
Pleading for Permanence

Pleading for Permanence

The Turkic Azerbaijanis seek to eradicate all signs of the ancient Christian history of Armenia.

September 8, 2024