In all its artistic iterations across millennia, the nativity remains inherently political in its depiction of God choosing ...

“Salem is a city in Massachusetts, not Tuscany." That truth-bomb was dropped a couple of week ago by our friends at the National Catholic Reporter—or the Fishwrap, as it’s known in orthodox circles.

Rod compares Santorum to Savonarola, which is frankly unfair to Savonarola. Girolamo Savonarola was a Dominican friar preaching against church abuses and immorality in the context of a Florentine ...

THE LIFE OF GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA (325 pp.)—Roberto Ridolfi, translated by Cecil Grayson—Knopf ($7.50). From the monastery he had entered a few days before, the youth wrote a letter: “For what do you ...

THE PIECE: A Renaissance Revival carved oak Savonarola-inspired armchair, from about 1900, probably made in the Midwest. THE OWNER: Louise Buckley of Metairie says that she remembers being frightened ...

Q: The chair in the photograph was a gift from my New England uncle many years ago, reputedly from an abbey or priory in or around New Hampshire. I have attached several photos, even one of the back, ...

Throughout the extensive history of the Church, there have been numerous events of lasting significance. Each week marks anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing ...