The Dispatch

On John Paul II’s 75th anniversary

November 3, 2021 George Weigel 6

By any worldly measure, 1946 was an annus horribilis in Poland. With the exceptions of Cracow and Lodz, every Polish city lay in ruins. The homeless and displaced numbered in the millions. As a ruthless […]

Columns

Tradition and traditionalism

November 2, 2021 James Kalb 34

“Traditionalism” mostly has a bad name among commentators. Critics often quote a comment by historian Jaroslav Pelikan: Tradition is the living faith of the dead; traditionalism is the dead faith of the living. Tradition lives […]