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The Wisdom of St. Theresa
Theresa’s infused wisdom easily surpassed the acquired theological wisdom of most of Christendom’s greatest minds. Jansenism, Calvinism, and numerous other heresies and philosophical novelties plagued France in the 17th century. Father Jean-Baptiste Gonet, perhaps the greatest theologian of his generation, decided to break off his life of tranquil study and battle against any ideas that [...]
Teachability and Blind Spots
Our greatest tragedy is sin unrepented, but after that comes the tragedy of unteachability, which stunts and limits us, withers God’s work, undoes our best resolutions, even those of half an hour ago, renders us partially fruitless, and makes us spiritually sterile by our own childish hands. Matthew 19: 3-12 once again shows the Pharisees [...]
Listen to St Teresa of Ávila
St Teresa of Ávila said there is only one way to perfection, and that is to pray; if anyone points in another direction, he is deceiving you. As we keep turning and opening ourselves to receive the Holy Spirit in prayer, he continually draws us up like a supernatural magnet into Christ and then, in, with, and through him into the life of the Three in One to contemplate and enjoy the Father’s love to all eternity. (essay by David Torkington)
The Missing Ingredient in Marco Rubio’s Refreshing Speech in Athens
There was a missing element in the Secretary of State’s speech. Something essential was missing, something that needed to be highlighted if these calls to heroism and excellence were to be heeded. This same lacuna is found in much of the nationalist literature that seeks to revitalize Western values. On October 7, Secretary of [...]
Belloc vs. Tolkien: Two Views of Anglo-Saxon England
Although Hilaire Belloc and J.R.R. Tolkien had much in common, not least of which was their shared and impassioned Catholicism, it is intriguing that they should differ so profoundly on the importance of the Anglo-Saxons. Picture the scene. An expectant audience, which includes the great Catholic writer, J.R.R. Tolkien, awaits the arrival of another great [...]
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