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Heretic of the week: Philip Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian
July 11, 2019
Apostasy is a bad thing, whoever may do it; but it seems particularly bad when it happens to a scion of one of those grand recusant families who kept the faith shining during the time of the penal laws. Leaving the faith, there are saner and crazier options – an intelligent person embracing the latter
King Arthur changed the way I receive Communion
July 11, 2019
July 1 is the feast of the Precious Blood in the traditional calendar, and in certain privileged places and orders in the 1969 version. It is also the day my father died. It might be seen as a somewhat embarrassing devotion – more suited to old ladies and foreigners. But it is deep at the
Heretic of the week: Joseph Campbell
July 04, 2019
Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) is considered by many today – particularly those of a New Age bent – to be something of a prophet. Certainly, his views on comparative mythology and religion have affected millions. This is not least because of his being championed by Bill Moyers on PBS with his The Power of Myth interviews.
Heretic of the week: René Guénon
June 27, 2019
René Guénon (1886-1951) was a fallen-away Catholic and convert to Islam who is seen as father of the “Traditionalist” school – which in this context means that all existing religions are equally good and valid inheritors of a single primeval faith. This is more authentically reflected in some religions than in others – and for
A prophetic essay to read on the Fourth of July
June 27, 2019
Summer is my least favourite season. Autumn is cooling and mysterious, and I love the whole harvest theme: Michaelmas, Columbus Day, Halloween, All Saints, All Souls, Martinmas and Remembrance/Veteran’s/Armistice Day, and the two Thanksgivings (Canadian and American) are a delight. Winter is wonderful – with Advent, Christmas, New Year’s, Epiphany, Candlemas, and Mardi-Gras. Spring emerges
Heretic of the week: Arthur Conan Doyle
June 20, 2019
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a physician and writer, renowned for creating the immortal detective Sherlock Holmes. Less well known is his religious journey, which took him from Catholicism to some very odd places. Born in Edinburgh to a Catholic family (his father was English of Irish descent; his mother was a native of
When Anglicans founded religious orders
June 13, 2019
I love Oxford. Whenever I return there I am enchanted by the medieval origins of the university (and the achievements of men like Roger Bacon); the Cavaliers (Charles I’s Civil War HQ was at Christ Church College); the Jacobites; the Oxford Movement; the Inklings (and their friend Dorothy Sayers); Inspector Morse and a host of other
Heretic of the week: Herbert W Armstrong
June 13, 2019
Herbert W Armstrong (1892-1986) was an American prophet, in the mould of Joseph Smith and Mary Baker Eddy – though his doctrines were far removed from theirs. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, to a Quaker family, he married a distant cousin, Loma Dillon, in 1917. The newlyweds moved to Chicago. Early in their marriage, Mrs
Heretic of the week: Joanna Southcott
June 06, 2019
Joanna Southcott (1750-1814) was born in Devon to a small farming family. She went into service at a gentleman’s house in Exeter and worked there for some time, until a fellow servant began to make unwanted advances; she refused him – and the footman in turn claimed that she was “growing mad”, and had her
Heretic of the week: Guy Ballard
May 30, 2019
Guy Ballard (1878-1939) was a true American original. Born in Newton, Kansas, he became a mining engineer and moved to Chicago. There he met Edna Anne Wheeler (1886-1971), a professional harpist and native of Burlington, Iowa. The couple had a strong mutual interest in various esoteric doctrines – especially theosophy. From this latter body of
The family that could save Europe
May 30, 2019
A little over a hundred years ago, Emperor Karl of Austria, his wife Zita and their small children were forced to leave their last refuge in Austria for Swiss exile. Two abortive attempts to regain the Austrian throne led to their exile and his death in Madeira. Over the following decades the imperial exiles made
Heretic of the week: John Wesley
May 23, 2019
John Wesley (1703-1791) was a cleric of the Church of England who unintentionally founded his own denomination. Born to the Rev Samuel Wesley and his wife, Susanna, at the rectory in Epworth, John grew up in a large and in some ways peculiar household. Although his parents had been raised as Puritans, they had converted
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