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Heraldry of Humility and Pride

2015-10-22T18:35:59-05:00

Heraldry of Humility and Pride A characteristic form of Christian art is heraldry.  As G. K. Chesterton noted in The Everlasting Man (1925), ancient Egyptians “had a sort of heraldry; that is, decorative art used for symbolic and social purposes.”  Nevertheless, their kind of heraldry is no longer with us.  No one writing to a genealogical [...]

Heraldry of Humility and Pride2015-10-22T18:35:59-05:00

History As If Truth Mattered – Announcing the New Issue of StAR

2015-08-14T22:24:14-05:00

The September/October issue of the St. Austin Review is winging its way to the printers. This issue’s theme is “History as if Truth Mattered”. Highlights: Joseph Pearce complains that everyone expects the Spanish Inquisition. Catherine Brown Tkacz discovers “Deaconesses: The True Story”. Vincent Ryan is “Understanding the Motives of the First Crusaders”. Brendan J. McGuire surveys [...]

History As If Truth Mattered – Announcing the New Issue of StAR2015-08-14T22:24:14-05:00
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