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*Image: The Murder by Paul Cezanne, 1868 [Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, England]

By John M. Grondelski, The Catholic Thing, Oct. 24, 2023

John Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) is a former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. All views herein are exclusively his.

Note: Fr. Gerald Murray joins Robert Royal in today’s podcast to discuss some of the radical claims synod participants have recently made, their questioning even of the apostolic tradition, and what authority the novel form of synod now underway has – or does not have. Click here to watch ‘As the Synod Begins to Conclude.’

In 1937, the British poet W.H. Auden wrote a tribute to the Left that was then in the middle of the Spanish Civil War. Like many intellectuals of that day, Auden rooted for the “Republic,” highlighting crimes of the Nationalists while ignoring or excusing the Republic’s brutality and its record – before and during the War – persecuting Catholics who are, even today, the majority of Spaniards.

On the ‘Necessary Murder’, by John M. Grondelski

Saint of the Day for October 24: St. Anthony Mary Claret

ESG’s Reign of Tyranny Wanes, as More People Learn What It Is and Investors Return to Prioritizing Profit, by Craig Bannister

By John M. Grondelski, The Catholic Thing, Oct. 24, 2023

His poem, “Spain,” is his tribute to the Left. But there’s one line in it that stands out for me. Auden acknowledges:

“Today. . .The conscious acceptance of guilt in the necessary murder”

The necessary murder. …

Continue reading >>>>

On the ‘Necessary Murder’, by John M. Grondelski

Saint of the Day for October 24: St. Anthony Mary Claret

ESG’s Reign of Tyranny Wanes, as More People Learn What It Is and Investors Return to Prioritizing Profit, by Craig Bannister

By John M. Grondelski, The Catholic Thing, Oct. 24, 2023

His poem, “Spain,” is his tribute to the Left. But there’s one line in it that stands out for me. Auden acknowledges:

“Today. . .The conscious acceptance of guilt in the necessary murder”

The necessary murder. …

Continue reading >>>>

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