Category: REVIEW

A Hackneyed Narrative

Goodbye, Eastern Europe marches in lockstep with Western journo-academic interpretations of the region’s history.

Orpheus and Eurydice, Jean Raoux

Reclaiming the Poetic Register

David Lane’s The Tragedy of Orpheus and the Maenads recommends itself by irresistibly inspiring readers to ponder.

A Christian Call to Re-Enchant the World

A Christian Call to Re-Enchant the World

Rod Dreher’s Living in Wonder outlines an escape from the paradigm of modernity that has painted the whole world grey.

October 5, 2024
A Spaniard’s Paean to Trajan, Romania, and Latin Civilization

A Spaniard’s Paean to Trajan, Romania, and Latin Civilization

“The Mystery of Romania: By its history faithful to Rome, by religion faithful to Byzantium; by its language tied to the West and by its customs to the East.”

September 29, 2024
Forgotten Classics: Tradition, Modernity, and the Inspiration for Fiddler on the Roof

Forgotten Classics: Tradition, Modernity, and the Inspiration for Fiddler on the Roof

Sholem Aleichem’s tales of faith and parenthood remain powerful stories with relevance for raising children in our troubled age.

September 29, 2024
In the World or Of It? Ancient ‘Cultural Christians’

In the World or Of It? Ancient ‘Cultural Christians’

Nadya Williams’ work considers how secular influences have infiltrated Christianity since the beginning.

September 22, 2024
Fawlty Towers: The Play Misfires in London

Fawlty Towers: The Play Misfires in London

The play’s primary draw seems to be a nostalgia for a fading Middle England.

September 21, 2024
Why Modernism Failed

Why Modernism Failed

As long as there is a viewing public that can witness beauty, there will be a desire for tradition.

September 15, 2024
Reaching towards Heaven

Reaching towards Heaven

Christopher Villiers’ latest anthology of poems, Versing the Mystery, carries the gospel and its context from Eve in the Garden to the present day.

September 14, 2024
Identifying the Historical Arthur

Identifying the Historical Arthur

A new study supports the factual history of the once and future king.

September 7, 2024
From Rome, Light

From Rome, Light

Europe can be understood only by those to whom Roma aeterna has revealed its secrets.

September 2, 2024
Why American Democracy Failed

Why American Democracy Failed

Conservatives still lionise the democratic form of government while failing to take seriously its obvious breakdown in practice.

September 1, 2024
Preserving the Tradition in Verses Sacred and Profane

Preserving the Tradition in Verses Sacred and Profane

Richard Robinson published a collection bound up with a tradition of poetry and thought stretching from antiquity to the present.

August 31, 2024
Superior Musicianship Makes Up for Lackluster Visuals in Munich <em>Parsifal</em>

Superior Musicianship Makes Up for Lackluster Visuals in Munich <em>Parsifal</em>

The visuals barely pass as a recognizably traditional setting while also failing to offer any symbolic interpretation of the work.

August 29, 2024