Defending the 12th century since the 14th; blogging since the 21st.

Catholicism, Conservatism, the Middle Ages, Opera, and Historical and Literary Objets d'Art blogged by a suburban dad who teaches law and writes stuff.


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"Too modest" -- Elinor Dashwood

"Perhaps the wisest man on the Web" -- Henry Dieterich

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Who was Cacciaguida? See Dante's PARADISO, Cantos XV, XVI, & XVII.


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Upcoming changes in the English version of the Ordinary Form -- almost too good to be true...!
posted by Cacciaguida at 10:21 PM

 
Daniel Hannan, MEP, rising Conservative (UK) star so outspoken, he sometimes annoys party leader and presumptive next PM David Cameron, writes from summer holiday: The Middle Ages were far from dark. Eh now, Cacciaguida, he always say....
posted by Cacciaguida at 10:46 AM

 


Robert Novak, 1931-2009

Hard-hitting conservative reporter and columnist, also Catholic convert.
posted by Cacciaguida at 12:51 PM

 
Netherlands: Minister for Youth and Families attends pro-life/pro-marriage/pro-natalist conference; gets slammed for "legitimizing" a "right-wing religious gathering."

Is there any gratitude? Then Rouvoet for EU President, if we have to have one.
posted by Cacciaguida at 5:31 PM

 
Santorum dips toes in 2012 Iowa waters

Add former Sen. Rick Santorum to the list of potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates.

POLITICO has learned Santorum will visit first-in-the-nation Iowa this fall for a series of appearances before the sort of conservative activists who dominate the state GOP’s key presidential caucuses....

posted by Cacciaguida at 1:12 PM