The French Revolution promised a world made new. The Catholic counterrevolutionaries of the Vendée fought for a world that believed in transcendence, a world worth handing down. Between these competing visions, our civilization still trembles.…
Editors’ note: John Birch was born May 28, 1918. In remembrance of this hero and namesake of The John Birch Society, we are reposting this article by Steve Byas, originally published on May 28, 2018, as “Centennial Birthday for John Birch — May…
The Vietnam War has been depicted onscreen repeatedly, usually as a cautionary tale of American hubris and young male naïveté. But a 2002 film directed by Randall Wallace (Braveheart) and starring Mel Gibson sees the war, and the men who died…
Today marks the death, over nine centuries ago, of St. Magnus, a jarl or earl of Orkney, those windswept isles off the coast of mainland Scotland. His holy life is recounted in the Orkneyinga Saga, which captures, in spare and forceful language,…
It is only fitting that Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney should be the first to tell the world that Kermit Gosnell is dead. They send out a notice this morning that “according to prison and law enforcement sources, Gosnell died two weeks ago…
Dr. Joseph Leininger Wheeler, a man whom millions long associated with the celebration of Jesus’ birth and the many heartwarming stories it inspired, passed away late last year. Fittingly, it was just a few days before Christmas. He was 89.…
Several friends have recently asked for prayers as mothers, friends, even distant acquaintances are seriously ill or lie on their deathbeds. News comes, too, for those of us with memories of storied moments in sports that the great Notre Dame…
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