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4 Practical Reasons to Study Latin 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Western Civilization
- October 8, 2026
I started studying Latin in first grade. Given that we barely understood the concept of “other languages” at that age, we began by simply memorizing Latin prayers, such as the Pater Noster (Our Father), Ave Maria (Hail Mary), and the classic blessing before meals. Our Latin teacher (Magistra, as we called her) managed to teach
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Making Time for Autumn Remembrance 0
- Culture, Featured
- October 7, 2026
In the fall, trees draw all the nutrients from their leaves down into the trunk and earth-enmeshed roots, saving sustenance for the winter ahead. As the tree sucks in the lively green chlorophyll from its leaves, the underlying carotenoids become visible in the flaming yellows, oranges, reds, and browns of the autumn canopies. Then the
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Is Beauty Really in the Eye of the Beholder?0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy
- October 6, 2026
When you think of beauty your mind may go to a sunset or landscape, maybe a famous painting or poem. It is less common to associate beauty with medieval Scholastic philosophy, especially that of a celibate priest named Thomas Aquinas. Ancient peoples leading up to the Scholastic period took beauty very seriously, believing that beauty
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Opening Eyes and Hearts to Love of Country 0
- Culture, Featured, Western Civilization
- October 5, 2026
Over 10 years ago, I began writing an autobiography of sorts on my blog based on meaningful objects in my home. These are the possessions – an ornamental sword from the long-defunct Staunton Military Academy, a slender Lladró figurine of a nurse I’d given to my wife Kris one Christmas, a large, time-battered desk she’d
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The Way Out of Marxist Racial Tension 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Politics
- October 5, 2026
Literature is timeless. In it we glimpse the past and find a map for the future. It tells the story of mankind, filled with human themes that transcend particulars, still relevant in the here and now. Recently, I read such a book. Alan Paton published “Cry, the Beloved Country” in 1948, right before apartheid was
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What Happens When the Man-Hating Feminists Have Sons 2
- Culture, Featured
- October 2, 2026
Motherhood influencer Paige Connell recently posted a video explaining what she does to keep her son from “grow[ing] up to be an a**hole.” Teaching her daughters common courtesy is less of a concern as “girls are generally people pleasers,” she says, but she is especially concerned that her son develop these traits. One way she
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