Is Ugliness Sustainable? by Julian Kwasniewski

A note from Robert Royal: Today is the feast of St. Gregory VII (Hildebrand), the medieval pope who excommunicated the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and made him do penance kneeling in the snow at Canossa before lifting the ban. The story then became more complicated than we learned as children – human stories always are. But it’s a reminder of an age when Church leaders stood up to politicians and, at least sometimes, for a while, could get results. Today’s column reminds us that we also need to stand up for transcendence in our world, maybe an even harder task than the usual Church/state confrontations. At TCT, we strive to keep the whole range of the Faith alive with our daily offerings. To judge by people I meet traveling – I was in Fort Worth just yesterday – many of you understand that this is going to be a hard and long fight. Which is why we have to ask urgently in these final days of our funding campaign that you be generous. You know what’s at stake or you wouldn’t be here. And know we all need to act, wherever we are in whatever way we can. Giving is one way you can make a difference. So do, make a difference. Give to TCT, today.