Christopher Dawson, “EDITORIAL NOTE,” 1940–Dublin Review
While not well titled (typically, Dawsonian), the “Editorial Note” served as a vital call to arms for the Catholic Literary Movement of the 20th century. Much like Russell Kirk’s “Apology for a New Review,” Dawson’s few paragraphs beautifully defined the role of the Catholic man (or woman) of letters in a world dominated by ideological terrors.
Source: Christopher Dawson, “Editorial Note,” DUBLIN REVIEW (July 1940): 1-3.
Christopher Dawson, “Claims of Politics,” 1939
One of Christopher Dawson’s many pieces on the dangers of the New Leviathan and the rise of the modern state, something unique in world history, claiming the traditional roles of state as well as church.
Source: “The Claims of Politics,” SCRUTINY 8 (September 1939).
Rush’s SUBDIVISIONS (1982)
The last album produced by the then fourth-member of Rush, Terry Brown, Signals (September 9, 1982) marked yet again a major progression in the music of Rush as well as in the lyrics of Neil Peart. The pressure to produce something similar to the previous year’s Moving Pictures naturally proved immense, as they had never […]
Big Big Train’s FAR SKIES DEEP TIME Reissued — Progarchy
According to an email from Burning Shed this afternoon, Big Big Train has redesigned and remastered its 2010 maxi-ep release, FAR SKIES DEEP TIME. Coming after 2009’s THE UNDERFALL YARD, FAR SKIES DEEP TIME was never seen by the band as a proper studio release, but rather as a compilation of disparate tracks. Over the […]
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Burke’s View of Human Nature (TIC)
The French Revolutionaries, Edmund Burke rightly understood, sought not just the overturning of the old, but, critically, they also desired the destruction of the true, the good, and the beautiful. 1,214 more words
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FUMBLING TOWARDS ECSTASY at 25
Let me throw down the mother of gauntlets as I start this piece. Of all the bands and artists I’ve seen perform live over my fifty years of life, no one has ever exceeded Sarah McLachlan in intensity and performance. And, yes, I’m comparing her to Rush, to Yes, to Tears for Fears, to Neal […]
Father Dwight’s Pope and President (TIC)
God’s way of working in the world is full of seeming coincidences, plot twists, and unexpected jolts. Ronald Reagan’s election at an advanced age could not have been predicted, neither could have the sudden death of Pope John Paul I, which thrust the young pope from Poland onto the world stage. 1,269 more words
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Returning to Catholicism. . . in Morocco, 1988 (TIC)
There I, a convinced atheist, stood alone in a sandy and windy world, devoid of water, trees, or anything that seemed to be alive. And I couldn’t help but wonder what madness had overcome me… 1,293 more words
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Birzer Bandana Video: A View
There may possibly be some readers who still don’t know that, as well as being editor and chief contributor to Progarchy, Dr. Brad Birzer has also written lyrics and created concepts for two progressive rock albums. This is a track from the latest album Of Course It Must Be. You can explore more of Brad’s […]
Marillion LIVE in Grand Rapids by Rick K.
Marillion at 20 Monroe Live, Grand Rapids, Michigan, February 18, 2018. Waiting for Marillion to take the stage, my thoughts drifted to the rest of those gathering in this well-appointed concert club. Why were they here? Doubtless, there were locals who, when they heard Marillion was returning to Grand Rapids after 20+ years, anticipated pure […]
My Review of Roie Avin’s ESSENTIAL MODERN PROG ROCK ALBUMS
Yes, I want to break into song. I just recently rewatched THE SOUND OF MUSIC with my two oldest daughters. I’d forgotten what a great joy the whole movie is, and how satisfying it is that the family outwitted the Nazis. As their followers, the alt-nuts grow in audacity in America, I hope the descendants […]
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The Deep Humanism of Flannery O’Connor (TIC)
Not only was Flannery O’Connor one of the most important Christian Humanists of the twentieth century, but she also well understood what made Christian Humanism what it was. 1,240 more words
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Stormfields 