Tradition and Sanity

Tradition and Sanity

Dr. K’s Weekly Roundup, December 20, 2025

God is good all the time; it is our eyes that are bleary and shortsighted

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Peter Kwasniewski
Dec 20, 2025
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Br. John Aidan Cook was a man who tried his Benedictine vocation at Norcia and Pluscarden, and wasn’t able to continue due to various strains. He was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and was advised that further treatment was pointless. Abbot Benedict of Norcia then visited him in Scotland and received his solemn vows as a monk …

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