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Welcome Home--May 2008-- Volume I, Issue 4

      So, you’re finally here.  We’ve been expecting you.

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Table of Contents

Religion
Sed Contra                                                 Phillip Davis
Extraordinary Times                                   Nicholas Trandem

The Arts
Book Review                                              John F. Triolo
Poem of the Month: Modern Charity           John F. Triolo

Family and Society
Mrs. Triolo's Column                                 Anne R. Triolo

Politics
Contra Mundum                                        Ryan Grant
Feature: Political Notes, 2008: Part III.         John F. Triolo

Miscellanea
The World...As I See It  
:
         Torture, Natural Law and
                                  the Church              Kenneth Schrieber
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Blogroll. 

The editors have compiled a list of great blogs with a contrarian perspective.

Our own writers:
-The Contrarians' Blog (The official weblog of The Contrarians' Review)
-Unam Sanctam Catholicam (Phillip Davis's blog)
-Anthanasius Contra Mundum (Ryan Grant's blog)
-Traditio in Radice (Nicholas Trandem's blog)

Religion:
-Off The Record (Catholic World News' editorial blog with the ever-popular Diogenes)
-The New Liturgical Movement (A fine resource on art, architecture, music, vestments and even theology.  Check it out!)
-What Does the Prayer Really Say?
(Father John Zuhlsdorf (Father Z) tells us, and more)
-The Hermeneutic of Continuity (Father Finigan tells it how it is)
-American Papist (A popular Catholic blog)
-The Curt  Jester (A funny Catholic Blog)
-Catholic Church Conservation (Trying to do just what it says)
-Holy Smoke (This is Damian Thompson's excellent Telegraph blog)
-Ite ad Thomam (A scholarly and entertaining traditionalist blog)
-Roman Catholic Blog (A really good blog and a great resource)
-The Trilogy of Renzo di Lorenzo (An online blog-novel of Church intrigue)

Politics and Economics:
-Chronicles
(The official website of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture)
-Patrick J. Buchanan (The official website and weblog of Pat Buchanan)
-ShaunKenney.com (An entertaining political blog with a special focus on Virginia, USA)
-PowerBlog (The Acton Institute's weblog)
-Le Fleur de Lys Too (A counter-revolutionary, Catholic and Monarchist blog)
-Virginia Virtucon (A conservative political website with a special focus on Virginia, USA)
-The ChesterBelloc Mandate (A Distributist blog)
-The Distributist Review (A great resource for anyone looking for a "new" economic model)
-AmSpec Blog (The weblog of the American Spectator)

Culture and Society:
-The Recusant Cricket Club
(Very interesting, highly entertaining)
-The Blog of the American Chesterton Society (Just what it says)
-Against All Heresies (A lovely blog by a great Catholic lady)
-Danielle Bean (A VERY popular weblog for ladies)
-The Torrible Zone (Art, architecture, music, poetry, musings and, of course, mopeds)







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