Posts Tagged ‘Julia Meloni’
Julia Meloni’s The St. Gallen Mafia: Crucial Insights into Pope Francis
Julia Meloni’s new book, The St. Gallen Mafia, is a fascinating work. Rarely do I push through a book in two days, but this time I did. The research and writing are outstanding. A read of the text and study of the footnotes and bibliography make clear that Meloni seems to have read every book…
Read MoreExposing the St. Gallen Mafia: Exclusive Interview with the Author
In discussing my new book, The St. Gallen Mafia, certain questions frequently come up. Here are some of them. What made you want to write this book? I still remember the moment when I first became captivated with the St. Gallen mafia, the secret group of high-ranking churchmen who used to meet at or near…
Read MoreOn the Devil, Cultural Marxism, and St. John Vianney
Growing up, I often saw my father reading a thick biography of Saint John Vianney. Some years later, I would pick up my own copy of The Curé D’Ars and read about the devil and John Vianney. “For the space of some thirty-five years—from 1824 to 1858—the Curé d’Ars was subjected, even outwardly, to the…
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