Tag Archives: Hilaire Belloc

Europe, Islam, and Saint James the Moor-slayer

Posted on July 25, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Europe will return to the faith or she will perish.” — Hilaire Belloc, Europe and the Faith. Despite the appalling specter of Islamic terrorism now gripping Europe—the attacks and slaughter in Munich, Nice, Brussels, Paris—Europeans, while once united in faith, aren’t … Continue reading →

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A Poem by Hilaire Belloc 

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Our Lord and Our Lady They warned Our Lady for the ChildThat was Our Blessed Lord,And She took Him into the desert wild,Over the camel’s ford. And a long song She sang to HimAnd a short story told:And she wrapped … Continue reading →

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Belloc on Observing Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

           John Cuddeback at Bacon from Acorns: Christmas is not the birth of Christ; what the birth of Christ was, and is, will never change. Christmas is a celebration, a remembrance and marking of the birth … Continue reading →

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Old Thunder

Posted on April 17, 2011 by kathleen

Defender of the Faith: Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) Hilaire Belloc’s nickname that stuck with him for life was ‘Old Thunder’, so named for his fierceness in argument and strong views. Yet he was also a kind and sympathetic man with a … Continue reading →

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