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Fishing, Luck and Divine Providence
According to proverbial wisdom, “When you do succeed, the chances are that you were not trying too hard in the first place.” This observation appears to contradict the idea of hard work, persevering...
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Ten Books That Changed My Life (And Might Change Yours) Part I
As I was recently helping my son Athanasius order and assemble his books for his first year at Christendom College, I began thinking back to the books that have changed my life. It’s a happy memory,...
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A Guide to Success in Your Studies: Improving Memory and Retention
By Bruce T. Clark, Seton Historian Since I am a professional historian, I am dismayed when I hear anyone say, “I hate history.” This lament almost always means that the person is as yet unprepared to...
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Our Lady of Good Remedy
The Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady of Good Remedy, is honored by the Church on October 8. Over 800 years ago, thousands of Christian men, women, and children were being captured by...
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Good Character, Will Power and a Flying Trunk
The art of living demands will power, one of the most underdeveloped of human powers. Will power increases with self-discipline and exercise. Imagine a home when someone only occasionally prepares...
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The Ballad of the White Horse: An Introduction and Analysis
G. K. Chesterton’s epic The Ballad of the White Horse is certainly his greatest poetic work, standing with his marvelous novel The Man Who Was Thursday and his masterful apologetic work The Everlasting...
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Halloween in the Old Days: Vigils over Beloved Graves
Dessi Jackson is an immigrant from Bulgaria, in Eastern Europe, now living in the Maryland countryside, USA. “Say all their names: Baba Pena, Diado Yon…” She went on and on, making sure she did not...
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The Secret Ingredient to Bliss: A Story from King Arthur’s Round Table
Every human being experiences the conflict between duty and pleasure, what a person wishes to do for enjoyment and what a person ought to do by way of obligation. These two tendencies often appear as...
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The Human Touch: What King Midas Didn’t Get
While everyone has heard of King Midas’s avarice and his desire for The Golden Touch that transforms everything he touches into gold, not everyone has heard of The Leaden Touch. In Hawthorne’s A Wonder...
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Dealing with the “I hate History!” Syndrome
by Dr. Anne Carroll Home schooling parents are often faced with the “I hate history” syndrome. But they can transform antipathy into enthusiasm. Everything we teach our children should have as its...
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Our Lady of Lourdes: 6 Points to Know
On February 11, 1858, the Blessed Mother appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, when Bernadette was only fourteen years old. The “lady” appeared to be only about sixteen, wearing a white...
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The Tremendous Gift of Freedom and Destiny
by Marc Postiglione Recently in a class to our Confirmation students, I was attempting to explain that much of morality can be traced to Genesis 1:26-27 and the creation of man in the ‘image and...
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Rediscovering the “Shining City on a Hill”
by Thomas J. Centrella The foundation of this country is the Constitution. It is the mind of the nation. The cornerstone of this foundation is the Declaration of Independence. It is the heart of the...
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5 Paths to Becoming a Philosopher
If all the world were Christian, it might not matter if all the world were uneducated. But, as it is, a cultural life will exist outside the Church whether it exists inside or not. To be ignorant and...
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3 Lessons to Teach our Youth from John Paul II’s ‘Redeemer of Man’
As the world prepares for the canonization ceremony of Blessed John Paul II on April 27th, it would be helpful to explore some of his written words and see where they can be helpful in our daily...
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4 Things to Know about the ‘Te Deum’ in Musical History
The Te Deum is an ancient prayer of praise, dating to the 4th Century. Traditionally ascribed to Saints Ambrose and Augustine, composed to commemorate Augustine’s baptism, scholars now also argue for...
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