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By John Horvat, Imaginative Conservative, February 25th, 2024

John Horvat II is a scholar, researcher, educator, international speaker, and author of the book Return to Order, as well as the author of hundreds of published essays. He lives in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, where he is the vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property.

By building a chapel, the owner is inviting God into the home. By making it the most beautiful room in the house, the person recognizes God’s primary place in one’s life. The chapel builders represent one of those paradoxes where people feel the emptiness of the postmodern world that promises everything and wishes to fill it with the only thing that can satisfy the soul: God.

What do you get for the homeowner who has everything?

In today’s materialist world, the answer is to look for something new and trendy. The market is full of new gadgets and home improvements to maximize comfort and convenience. …