Edwin Benson 
“As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.” This once-popular aphorism is easily applied to the life and career of the man who became Pope Saint Pius X. A Christian Home Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto was born on June 2, 1835. Most available sources describe his parents as “poor but industrious.” Their … Read more
The following article is the third of a four-part series that features the life of Augustus Pugin, the renowned English Catholic architect of the nineteenth century. The prior article is found here. Curiously, the word “ambience” is little used in today’s modern, materialist world. Ambience is a word frequently used to describe … Read more
This article is the eighth part of a series about Purgatory, a topic that is rarely discussed today. A knowledge of Purgatory is essential if souls are to avoid the pains of this place of expiation. The previous article can be found here. * * * Visions of Purgatory are … Read more
On May 27, 2026, Vladimir Putin’s Russia signed a “military and security cooperation agreement” with the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan. In at least two ways, this appears to be a very unlikely fellowship. However, irony often accompanies desperation. A Pair of Significant Ironies The first irony is that the one-time KGB colonel … Read more
This article is the seventh part of a series about Purgatory, a topic that is rarely discussed today. A knowledge of Purgatory is essential if souls are to avoid the pains of this place of expiation. The previous article can be found here. * * * About a half-hour’s drive … Read more
This article is the sixth part of a series about Purgatory, a topic that is rarely discussed today. A knowledge of Purgatory is essential if souls are to avoid the pains of this place of expiation. The previous article can be found here. * * * Most modern Catholics hear … Read more
Over the last three years, the Ford Motor Company did a very intelligent thing. It rehired human engineers to correct errors caused by its reliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The results have been remarkable. In 2025, according to the technology website Fast Company, Ford “set new records for the most safety recalls.” … Read more
Since its inception, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) has admired and promoted the ideals of chivalry. This rigorous code of conduct and way of life provides a much-needed model in a world without honor and virtue. Medieval knighthood still captures the American imagination. Youth are … Read more
This article is the fifth part of a series about Purgatory, a topic that is rarely discussed today. A knowledge of Purgatory is essential if souls are to avoid the pains of this place of expiation. The previous article can be found here. * * * Many who foolishly regard … Read more
A court recently sentenced a homeschooling couple with two daughters, ages 15 and 11, to 50 days in prison. The charge – intellectual neglect – is so absurd that it could almost have been invented just to convict this couple. This accusation appears particularly absurd since the couple’s daughters are fluent in … Read more