And also the universities, a medieval Christian Western invention which the woke seek to appropriate for ends contrary to its mission. To "decolonize" the university would be precisely to purge it of wokeness.

Churches keep burning down in France. Last night, the church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer was completely destroyed. 40 churches have burned since January 2023. 🇫🇷

Wittgenstein said: "A wheel that can be turned though nothing else moves with it is not part of the mechanism." If the theory of evolution were discarded today, it would make no difference to medicine, veterinary science, or technology.

The emotional fuel of liberalism is hatred of Christendom, not love for “religious freedom.” That’s the only explanation of the insanity of those who tolerate every blasphemy against Christ while feigning outrage at offenses against the main historic rival to Christianity.

Looking forward to revisiting Dundee to speak at this next week.

Meet Lena Holzer. Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law. She wrote a paper explaining that declaring a baby's s*x when they're born is "intrinsically violent."

I thought this was a joke, but clearly not. 😢. Time to return our Cathedrals to the Roman Catholic Church. peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/events/events.…

That good woman Queen Catherine of Aragon, who suffered so many indignities during her life, is not being spared them in death.

Lord Lovat's piper describing what it was like to play the pipes during the D-day landing (incidentally, I like the way he refers to his master simply as Lovat, showing how the feudal spirit is not sycophancy.)

I gave at interview on the Council of Florence at 'Five Books for Catholics'. fivebooksforcatholics.com Also a podcast: podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e8a8adc3…

On Monday evening, Latin Mass Society is organising a High Mass in London to say 'thank you' to the people who signed the recent petitions to save the Traditional Mass. The polyphonists singing Victoria will be joined by period instruments. 1/5

Just in time for the second Marian conference, finishing today. {My New Blackfriars article on 'Mary as a new Eve in the thought of St Paul' is included in this volume.}

On the one hand all religions lead to God; on the other hand, some of them lead to His wrath.

Important new book explaining and defending the Church's teaching on usury (X doesn't want to allow me to give a link for some reason; probably just my ignorance of how to do it.)

Running two related (free!) tours this weekend: ‘What Makes a Londoner?’, on Renaissance and Reformation in Smithfield (fully booked); and ‘Early Modern Latin in London’ in the City, some tickets left: eventbrite.co.uk/e/early-modern…