To be Crowned with Eternal Glory
St. Agapitus With the loss of the Catholic faith, we also have lost an appreciation for the redemptive value of suffering. Today’s saint, St. Agapitus, said, “A head, which would wear an eternal crown...
Category: Restoration Reader
Witnessing Extraordinary Courage
St. Eusebius This Nobility piece will inspire your sons. It’s the glorious tale of a Catholic knight’s honor and courage in the face of a surprise encounter with seven mounted Mohammedans. How women can...
Different Kinds of Gifts
Feria This piece by Catholic Gentleman founder Sam Guzman gently reminds us to “seek holiness in the way that God has called us to be holy.” For New Liturgical Movement, Peter Kwasniewski enthusiastically reviews a...
Traveling by Crooked Lines
St. Clare of Assisi You’ve heard of the slow food movement? David J. Walbert may attract followers to a slow travel movement with his essay, “Travel in the Magic City,” for the Front Porch. ...
Such Very Close Friends
St. Philomena His Excellency Bishop Daniel Dolan describes the beautiful friendship between St. John Vianney and St. Philomena in this short but charming sermon. How to explain Distributism? In this Ethika Politika piece, “Distributism Basics:...
Faith Without Works is Dead
St. Cyriacus They’re taking it to the streets. James E. Person, Jr., reviews Street Saints for The Imaginative Conservative, a book by Barbara J. Elliott that chronicles the stories of those who take it...
The Image of Decisiveness
St. Cajetan Nobility offers an interesting pair of essays. The first features gorgeous photos of hummingbirds and a reflection on how they go about their business. The second discusses how modern people do not...
A Time of Fullness
Feast of the Transfiguration See how tenderly Holy Mother Church looks after us in this short Vultus Christi post on the feast of the Transfiguration and the beautiful “Blessing of Grapes”. James V. Schall, S.J.,...
The Great Leveling
Our Lady of the Snow In this Artsmash blog post, Tim Smith, the fine arts critic at The Baltimore Sun, draws a worrisome conclusion from listening to old recordings and comparing them to the way...
A Very Powerful Armor Against Hell
St. Dominic On this feast of St. Dominic, do you hear your mother calling? Jeff Stempel reminds us “Why We Should Pray the Rosary Daily” in this essay for Steve Skojek’s new site, One Peter...
