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Doctrine and Art: A Connection that the Communists Understand

March 31, 2016

Solicitude of Saint Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, Toward the Impoverished Nobility

February 29, 2016

Are Museums Sepulchers for Culture?

February 25, 2016

Three Faces of the Revolution

February 18, 2016

Regal Splendor and Popular Comfort

January 14, 2016

November 29 – The coronation of St. Louis IX of France

November 26, 2015

The Library: Just a Place for Books or also a Symbol of the Dignity of the Mind?

October 8, 2015

The Castle of Valençay

September 24, 2015

September 19 – The Pope asks Princess Mary to marry James II of England

September 17, 2015

Defying the Law of Gravity

August 13, 2015

Love and Fear in Christian Piety

August 6, 2015

Christian Spirit and Pagan Spirit Expressed in Architecture

August 3, 2015

Two Ways of Looking at Country Life

July 30, 2015

Non in commotione Dominus

July 23, 2015

July 26 – In memoriam: Princess Tatiana Von Metternich – who called Hitler a “stuffed doll”

July 23, 2015

Dignified Pride Is the Harmonious Complement of Humility

May 28, 2015

Was Youth Made for Pleasure or Heroism?

March 26, 2015

March 28 – Noble deeds make noble men

March 26, 2015

Being Modern: Apostasy or Sacred Obligation?

February 5, 2015

Pagan Manliness and False Christian Patience

January 19, 2015

Divorce and Romanticism

January 15, 2015

If someone were to suffer a sudden disturbance of his eyes…

January 12, 2015

On Overcoming Difficulties

January 8, 2015

True Glory Can Only Be Born of Pain

January 5, 2015

The Devil’s False Promise of Happiness

January 1, 2015

Lessons from the Holy Grotto

December 29, 2014

November 20 – Queen Elizabeth II Wedding Anniversary

November 17, 2014

True Sanctity Lies in Strength of Soul and Not in Sentimental Softness

September 29, 2014

Can Only Sacred Art Be Christian?

September 25, 2014

Two Paintings, Two Mentalities, Two Doctrines

September 22, 2014

Painting the Human Soul

September 18, 2014

Dignity

September 15, 2014

Catholic Universality and Pagan Internationalism

September 11, 2014

Spiritual Decoration vs. Materialist Decoration

September 8, 2014

Refinement without Weakness, Strength without Brutality

September 4, 2014

September 7 – The Outrage of Anagni

September 4, 2014

The Grandeur of the King Dignifies the Cook

August 18, 2014

The Hummingbird

August 7, 2014

Christian Spirit and Pagan Spirit Expressed in Architecture

August 4, 2014

June 30 – How One Humble Servant Transformed the New York Upper Class

June 30, 2014

Old Age: Decrepitude or Glory?

April 24, 2014

Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria-Hungary, washes the feet of the poor on Holy Thursday

April 17, 2014

Queen Mary washes the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday

April 17, 2014

Queen Mary Welcomes the Sick on Good Friday

April 17, 2014

For Contrast: Two Royal Attitudes to Washing the Feet of the Poor

April 17, 2014

February 18 – Fra Angelico brought part of heaven to earth

February 17, 2014

January 31 – St. John Bosco Meets His First Noble Patroness

January 30, 2014

“Credo, Domine! Credo, Domine!”

January 27, 2014

November 20 – Queen Elizabeth II Wedding Anniversary

November 18, 2013

John Wayland: On the True Gentleman

October 24, 2013

Teacups and mugs: quality and quantity

July 1, 2013

Video: Queen Elizabeth II Opens Parliament 2013

May 16, 2013

Emperor serves the table of the poor and washes their feet in imitation of Christ

March 28, 2013

Patton used the power of myth to inspire his men

January 7, 2013

Louis XVIII’s policy of peaceful coexistence paves the way for the French Republic

November 29, 2012

Video – Royal Wedding: H.R.H Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, November 20, 1947

November 19, 2012

Saint Margaret of Scotland: In the Middle Ages, the Marvelous Was Something Achievable

November 15, 2012

How elites today shirk their responsibility to “set the tone” for society

November 8, 2012

Fabulous Luxembourg Royal Wedding

October 22, 2012

St. John Bosco taught his boys to love social inequalities

October 18, 2012

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