I once read somewhere that the tradition of Forgiveness Sunday, with which last week ended for the Orthodox, arose in Egypt, when monks bid their farewells to each other before leaving the safety of the monastery to wander in the desert for Great Lent. In Russian we still use the same word for “farewell” and “forgive.”
I enjoyed Randall Ivel’s article on William Goyen. The House of Breath is one of my favorite novels.
A Federal judge in Illinois has ruled that an illegal immigrant has the right to own and carry a firearm
Italian Medieval History could be read as a series of conflicts between the Empire (first Greek, then German) and the Republic of Saint Peter. Tuscany in general and its counts were caught in the middle.
We are honored to be able to publish this fine essay by Randall Ivey, well-known novelist and essayist, on the once-famous Texas writer, William Goyen.
The histories of Lucca and Pisa are closely interconnected. Although Pisa, Florence, and Siena will be our primary focus, some attention should be paid to Lucca, which played so prominent a part in Roman and Medieval Tuscan history.
They say that learning a foreign language alters the brain or, to use the term favored by soulless materialists, rewires it. In fact, contemporary scientific opinion has it that multilingualism boosts gray matter, increasing the number of neurons in the brain, and heightens the vitality of white matter, increasing the speed at which their impulses travel.
At the very turning of the Millennium, the most powerful ruler of Europe was obsessed with ancient Rome.
So, just in case there are any curmudgeons out there, please tell us ONE thing that is wrong with the American people. By concentrating on one issue, no matter how small, we might be able to get to the bottom
Four years before his victory at the Lech, Otto decided to involve himself in Italian affairs. It would be a mistake to regard Otto’s invasion of Italy as a completely cynical move.
