Sober pessimism is our defense against the extremes of both despair and the folly of utopian thought.

On the importance of contemplation and the cultivation of virtue in an age that encourages neither. And how this relates to tradition and the canon.

We cannot deny the radical secularism with which we are surrounded. But we should defy it.

Relativism is not "freedom," but quickly descends instead into tyranny and barbarism.

We must choose between faith and the world, but this is not to be mistaken as a choice between faith and philosophy. Not at all.

Greetings and welcome to Wholly Orders, a poetic and philosophical exploration of tradition.