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Gloria Romanorum: December 2007
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Friday, December 28, 2007. Still scratching my head over Justinian's Flea. For a better discussion of this issue, see this article. From the Ohio State University's eHistory site. Rosen has that annoying tendency so common these days, to go out of his way to condemn the Crusades and the Inquisition, even going so far as to put them on the same level as the Holocaust and the gulags. He says:. It's a truly engrossing ...
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Gloria Romanorum: December 2005
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Tuesday, December 06, 2005. The true Jesuit ideals. Regarding the recent decision of the Boston College administration to cancel a homosexual dance. But back to the subject at hand, the above-linked editorial from the BC campus newspaper deserves a heavy dose of refutation. They wrote:. If the editors had taken any of these courses, they would know that there are supposed to be no. That is the TRUE Jesuit ideal from...
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Gloria Romanorum: November 2005
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Friday, November 25, 2005. Give the gift of Santorum this Christmas. A review I posted on Free Republic:. Sadly, even some here on FR have risen to the media bait, calling him a RINO who needs to be "taught a lesson" because he backed Arlen Specter in 2004 over primary challenger Pat Toomey. I personally think Rick was wrong to do this as well- I would have preferred that he at least remain neutral. Posted by Floren...
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Gloria Romanorum: April 2007
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Wednesday, April 04, 2007. The Battle of Daras- The First Victory of the Last Great Roman General. King Cabades immediately recognized the threat this fortress posed and in AD 530 mustered an army some 40,000 strong to destroy it. Entrusting the command to Perozes, a Persian nobleman, Cabades had every expectation of easy success. After all, Persian armies had a history of getting the better of their Roman c...Not w...
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Gloria Romanorum: February 2007
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Friday, February 23, 2007. Vanity Radio - Rebuttal to Michael Medved's RINO love letter. As a result, votes cast for third party candidates are wasted, Medved opines. If one has a problem with the candidates fielded by the major parties in a general election, the proper time to dispose of them is in the primaries. Surprisingly, we now find out that Mr. Medved isn’t even all that big a fan of the primary process.
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Gloria Romanorum: August 2007
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Friday, August 24, 2007. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Sirius Improvement. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Was formulaic and a rehash of Sorcerer's Stone. With a few different critters and magical doo-hickeys,. The Prisoner of Azkaban. Is quite the tome. Rowling introduces the fascinating character of Sirius Black in Prisoner of Azkaban. There are also some hints in the book about an afterlife,...
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Gloria Romanorum: November 2007
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Friday, November 30, 2007. Duncan Hunter at the YouTube/CNN debate. Even though he only got about a quarter of the time Abortiani and RomneyCare got to speak, Duncan Hunter was extremely impressive. He even handled the loaded question posed by Hillary Clinton's plant- the lavender general- with aplomb and resolution. His answer was perfect. This guy's never been to Mitt Romney's Waffle House. Gone are the days when ...
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Gloria Romanorum: October 2007
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Thursday, October 25, 2007. J K Rowling - Deathly Hollow. CAVEAT: Of necessity, the following post contains content that discusses disordered human actions that most people find filthy and revolting. However, this issue must be confronted lest the error be spread even farther afield. If this topic disgusts you to the point where you feel the need to berate me for even bringing it up, please stop reading now. And now...
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Gloria Romanorum: September 2007
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Sunday, September 09, 2007. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - When you have to shoot, shoot. It took four books, but Voldemort, the most powerful of the dark wizards, is back. And his minions, the Death Eaters, couldn't be happier. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Curse, which causes the victim to do the spell-caster's bidding, the cruciatus. Curse which causes the victim horrible pain, and Avada Kedavra.
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Gloria Romanorum: June 2007
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Book reviews, Catholic commentary, late Roman history, homeschooling, politics, and more! Wednesday, June 13, 2007. A "conservative rallying cry" with "Dune-like plots-within-plots"? Thanks to John Desjarlais for the thorough review of my book on CatholicFiction.net. The complete text of the review may be found here:. Http:/ www.catholicfiction.net/2007/06/05/belisarius-by-paulo-belzoni/. Posted by Florentius at 10:55 PM. Hey, I wrote these books! John J. Desjarlais, CatholicFiction.net. Remembering the ...
