Dr. Robert Hickson 29 September 2020 Saint Michael the Archangel Epigraphs “The censor’s sway is felt most acutely in the social sciences, especially in the sphere of history. Soviet censorship begins in the head of the historian.” (Alexander Nekrich, “Rewriting History” (1980)—my emphasis added) *** “For the conscientious researcher, work loses all point if the…
Dr. Robert Hickson 21 September 2020 Saint Matthew (d. 65) Epigraphs “Who were exempt from taking the 1910 Antimodernist Oath, why, and since when? Were the Vatican II Fathers themselves and their Advisors (Periti) also exempt, or did some of them gravely and consequentially perjure themselves?” *** “What are the actual repercussions and some further…
Dr. Robert Hickson 9 September 2020 Saint Peter Claver, S.J. (d. 1654) Epigraphs “Shortly afterwards [on 21 June 1912], he started on his tour round the world [until October of 1912], the result of which was what seems to me one of the most enchanting, also one of the most unusual travel-books ever written: Round…
(Author’s Note: This 2017 essay on Maurice Baring is intended to be a fitting sequel to the recently posted essay on Max Beerbohm’s Parody of some of Maurice Baring’s subtle writings. This essay shows the deep character of Maurice Baring himself, as well as presents an instance of his gifted writing on certain personalities from…
Dr. Robert Hickson 14 August 2020 The Vigil of the…
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Dr. Robert Hickson 29 June 2020 Feast…
(Author’s note: this essay was first published in 2017, and we hereby reprint it in light of current events.) Dr. Robert Hickson …
(Author’s June 2020 note: This essay was written and published in early January 2013.) Dr. Robert Hickson …