Every year, somebody stoops down to instruct us ignorant Catholics about the real origins of Halloween. According to that pop history, it was originally a pagan feast and then the
… I thought I would post this piece I wrote long ago: The final Marian dogma—the Assumption—was promulgated in 1950. But like all doctrinal developments throughout the history of the
This weekend, we are going There and Back Again, to our Hidden Island Redoubt: There, we shall give ourselves up to jollification for days on end and return late Monday,
…for the Fourth. Here it is, in US Catholic: With some people, patriotism has fallen on hard times. A man I know summed up the view of many when he
…I thought today might be a good day to learn about one of the greatest literary hoaxes in history: Vortigern: In the spring of 1795, a parade of London notables—scholars,
Today is Lady Day: AKA, the Feast of the Annunciation! It is a day cram-packed with theological and literary significance, particularly for English speakers. Many people labor under the idea
I thought this peculiar mashup of St. Patrick’s Breastplate and Game of Thrones people would be an unusual way to honor the day. The odd thing about all the swordplay
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sightFor the ends of
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