Articles on Catholic History and Culture
“To be deep in history, is to cease to be Protestant.” Venerable John Henry Cardinal Newman
Should We Call the Pope “King Francis”?
If you look back to the ceremonies of popes you’ll see them wearing headgear called “the triple tiara”. This ornate, three tiered crown was worn by the popes from the eighth through the mid [...]
A Mystical Metaphysical
An Introduction to Thomas Traherne My little sister followed me to England, fell in love with the country, fell in love with an Englishman and fell in love with the English poets. She studied [...]
Resurrection at Walsingham
An ancient shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary, once one of the top pilgrimage destinations in Christendom, is experiencing a resurrection as crowds of twenty first century pilgrims wend their way to Walsingham. in [...]
The Man Who Wouldn’t Be King
The Queen of England was on her deathbed without an heir. Exiled to France, the twenty six year old prince was the rightful king. The English courtiers wrote to offer him the throne, but [...]
The Bucolic Appeal of the Country Parson
They used to tell American boys that they could do anything if they put their mind to it. You could be an astronaut or a big league ball player. You could be president of [...]
English Catholicism is Roman Catholicism
When I lived in England I often heard members of the Church of England say, “We’re Catholic too, we’re just not Roman Catholic.” The theory is that the English Church was always Catholic, but [...]