Aelredus Rievallensis is the pen name of a graduate student studying in the American Midwest, with a decided penchant for all things traditional.
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‘Ab Occultis Meis Munda Me’: An Afternoon with a French Priest
By a prodding of Providence, I walked into an old religious house some days ago in the French village where I live, where, as in the massive, once flourishing house of sisters across the road, the remnants of a formerly …
What ‘Humility’ Means for the Papal Staff
I recently got to tour the papal gardens at Castel Gandolfo, and it was a remarkable experience. They were too lovely for my poor powers of description. Everything we passed was papal property. Papal olive groves, papal greenhouses, papal cypresses; …
When Is Social Justice Catholic – and When Is It Not?
I’ve been trying for a long time to fathom what makes me uneasy about the concept and rhetoric of “social justice.” Michael Novak pointed out recently that part of the problem is taking social “justice” not, as the use of …