1st January Day 8 of the Octave of Christmas Christ the Lord is born today; today, the Saviour has appeared. Earth echoes songs of angel choirs, archangels’ joyful praise. Today on earth his friends exult. Glory to God in the highest, alleluia 12 Days of Christmas Carol: On the eighth day of Christmas, my True [...]
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ~Philippians 4:8 I pray that The Imaginative Conservative lifts your spirits and brings to your life things excellent and praiseworthy, as we pursue the True, the Good, [...]
When Joseph obeyed the command of the angel in his dream, he was following a long tradition of obedience to God’s messengers. He could not, like Mary, reverse the disobedience of our first parents by his simple consent to God’s plan. Today’s gospel (Matthew 1: 18-24) relates the circumstances in which Joseph considered “putting Mary [...]
31st December Day 7 of the Octave of Christmas Christ the Lord is born today; today, the Saviour has appeared. Earth echoes songs of angel choirs, archangels’ joyful praise. Today on earth his friends exult. Glory to God in the highest, alleluia 12 Days of Christmas Carol: On the seventh day of Christmas, my True [...]
Ora et labora.… “Pray and work.” This is the motto of the Rule of St. Benedict, written in 516 by the famous founder of Western monasticism. “Benedict of Nursia found the world, physical and social, in ruins,” observed St. John Henry Newman, “and his mission was to restore it… quietly, patiently, gradually.” We at The Imaginative Conservative also seek [...]
30th December Day 6 of the Octave of Christmas Christ the Lord is born today; today, the Saviour has appeared. Earth echoes songs of angel choirs, archangels’ joyful praise. Today on earth his friends exult. Glory to God in the highest, alleluia 12 Days of Christmas Carol: On the sixth day of Christmas, my True [...]
In the modern world, love is often ignored or perverted into lust. When we talk of governance, when we talk of relationships, when we talk of societal structures, we never mention love. What happened? How could the modern West be so very different from the ancient and medieval West? One of my greatest joys in [...]
29th December Day 5 of the Octave of Christmas Christ the Lord is born today; today, the Saviour has appeared. Earth echoes songs of angel choirs, archangels’ joyful praise. Today on earth his friends exult. Glory to God in the highest, alleluia. 12 Days of Christmas Carol: On the fifth day of Christmas, my True [...]
Van Dyke’s religion and politics are really to be found in entertainment. He thinks he never really gave up on his teen desire to be a minister, “—only the medium and the message has changed. I have still endeavored to touch people’s souls, to raise their spirits and put smiles on their faces.” That he’s [...]
28th December Day 4 of the Octave of Christmas Christ the Lord is born today; today, the Saviour has appeared. Earth echoes songs of angel choirs, archangels’ joyful praise. Today on earth his friends exult. Glory to God in the highest, alleluia. 12 Days of Christmas Carol: On the fourth day of Christmas, my True [...]
There are signs that some conservatives, "Roman" and "barbarian" alike, are questioning certain liberal premises and expressing a desire for a grand return to grace and God, to fill the vacuum created by a world without beauty and truth. During the long decline of the Roman Empire, the Roman legions defended the borders against the [...]
27th December, St. John Day 3 of the Octave of Christmas Christ the Lord is born today; today, the Saviour has appeared. Earth echoes songs of angel choirs, archangels’ joyful praise. Today on earth his friends exult. Glory to God in the highest, alleluia. 12 Days of Christmas Carol: On the third day of Christmas, [...]
The very finding of a Child wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger—is this not a miracle in itself? Then there is the miracle when a particular mission, hidden in a person’s heart, really reaches its goal, bringing God’s peace and joy where there were nothing but despair and resignation; when someone succeeds in [...]
26th December, St. Stephen Day 2 of the Octave of Christmas Christ the Lord is born today; today, the Saviour has appeared. Earth echoes songs of angel choirs, archangels’ joyful praise. Today on earth his friends exult. Glory to God in the highest, alleluia 12 Days of Christmas Carol: On the second day of Christmas, [...]