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Written By Jonathan McDonald

‌The recovery of long-lost texts is a boon for culture and history. The Atlantic has a feature on recovering ancient poemsand other content from manuscripts preserved in a 1500 year-old Orthodox monastery.

An old essay by novelist Anthony Burgess "On Being a Lapsed Catholic" has been reprinted by First Things. "I was appalled by the general weakening of the nobility of the Mass—once either gorgeously baroque or monastically austere."

Close on the heels of the announcement of the updated Knights of Columbus 4th Degree uniforms comes the news that the Swiss Guards are modernizing their traditionally colorful garb.

Jonathan McDonald

Jonathan McDonald studied literature at the University of Dallas, where he was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Ramify, the Journal of the Braniff Graduate School.

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