The Guild Review

Everlasting God, You wonderfully ordered the ministries of angels and mortals, and sent the archangel Michael, bearer of the ban...

Ten days ago I sent the letter below to the University News at Dallas. I haven't seen it published yet; maybe they had a stack of bett...

This morning I published a reflection on the Annunciation and what it means that its celebration, also known as Lady Day, falls during Lent...

A little while ago my wife and I began watching Indian Summers , a show about the British Raj's annual move to Simla, in the foothills...

A Child of the Snows There is heard a hymn when the panes are dim, And never before or again, When the nights are strong with a darknes...

Today is the fifth anniversary of the funeral of Dennis Quinn, one of the founders of the legendary Integrated Humanities Program , a short-...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! This year, to supply you with Irish music on the one day of the year when it is on demand, I will show you a ...

A couple months ago I read an article on cognitive fitness which encouraged various activities to keep the mind strong and limber: music, ex...

I understand the sentiments behind flying the Confederate Battle Flag (or, at least some of them). People are fed up with excessive federal...

In case you haven't heard, New Zealand will be holding a referendum to decide whether or not to replace its current flag: As an Ang...

Reviewing the book proofs, reading Laudato Si (more on that later), and spending quality time with my family have prevented me from posting...

I’ve recently taken to reading my son poems each night. Among our recent reads were Chesterton’s “Song of the Children” and the poem be...

Saturday 11 April 2015 is The Boat Race , the annual competition between Oxford and Cambridge on the Thames.  In the world of rowing, not to...

The Song of the Children by G. K. Chesterton The World is ours till sunset, Holly and fire and snow; And the name of our dead bro...

Earlier this year I discovered W. H. Auden's poem "September 1, 1939," thanks to an article in the Financial Times . The po...

I currently reside in Virginia .  I have a son who was born here.  But I struggle with the state's Southern identity, an identity which,...

Readers of this blog will know that I am a strong proponent of heraldry, having proposed heraldic arms for the City of Charlottesville  (s...

This year in honor of St. Patrick's Day, a few polkas. Most people would be surprised to learn that the Irish dance polkas, but it...

There is something terrifying about waking up and finding that one's watch or phone or glasses are not where one left them the night bef...

"We have many saints' days in the church calendar, but this one is dear to all those who teach and learn, because it is when we...