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If Cardinal Ruffo could transition from leading forefather of a fanatic reaction against Jacobinism to a skillful agent in service of the different powers of his time, ultimately not serving his faith but its institutional church, then why would his contemporary equivalents do otherwise now, when they can play the academic and political games as long as there is someone to serve?
If power corrupts, and absolute power corrupt absolutely, then what happens with passion? Does passion also corrupts, and absolute passion would also corrupt absolutely? Or can passion be a different kind of drive, one that creates a sense of trust and direction towards higher ideals?
Even in such crucibles, even in periods of transition, when we get to choose between greatness and stillness like the ones I now struggle with, there seems to be a single thing that remains untainted by instability and the mortal edge of history: love.
We’ve been bombarded with attacks from trolls who claim that the Catholic Church is nothing but a pedophile ring for years but the attacks seem to be ramping up. One troll in particular claims ad nauseam that “330,000 children in… Continue Reading →
Episode I: Discover the Traditional Latin Mass Episode II: The Perfect Storm The creation of the New Mass (Novus Ordo) after Vatican II. Join us for a surprising investigation into the machinations of Annibale Bugnini, and meet those who fought… Continue Reading →
The problem of pain has long perplexed philosophers, theologians, and thinkers throughout history. How can a loving and all-powerful God allow suffering and pain to exist in the world? This profound question has led to a variety of theological and… Continue Reading →
We are conservatives because we see these little platoons, these intermediate bodies, these sovereign spheres as the living tissue of society, we see these little platoons, these intermediate bodies, these sovereign spheres, in which the virtues to sustain civilization are promoted and taught in each generation, building traditions based on moral principles and institutions that are meant to preserve the historical common good for future generations. We are also classical, for we firmly believe that there are different spheres of class to which each individual person belongs, fulfilling different roles and exercising different rights in each; a set of mutually inclusive allegiances that allow the free development of the best in our nature, both individually and socially.
Hillary Clinton recently appeared on Christiane Amanpour’s show likening saving babies from abortion to soldiers raping women: “We have come along way on so many fronts but we are also in a period of time where there is a lot… Continue Reading →
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