Paul J. Prezzia

Paul Joseph Prezzia received his M.A. in history from the University of Notre Dame in 2012. He now teaches at Gregory the Great Academy and lives in Elmhurst Township, Pa. with his wife and children.

Silence, a Place for the Priceless

Is silence just the absence of sound, of speech, just as some thinkers say that evil is just ...

Books April 8, 2023
Country Patriots: How George Washington Compares to Legendary Roman Republic Hero, Cincinnatus

Perhaps you've had Cincinnati chili. Delicious! No other chili comes close, at least to my mom's version. Or ...

History August 29, 2022
Mother YouTube

Commentary Do you remember the "Life of Julia," the campaign ad the Obama administration put out in 2012? ...

Viewpoints July 20, 2022
Let Me Persuade You to Read Something About Prudence and Kindness: Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’

A book can’t be judged by its cover, true, but it should be revealed by its title. Jane ...

Books June 11, 2022
The Scotland Witch Hunts and the Reign of Terror

What does the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution have in common with the witch hunts in ...

History January 13, 2022
What Good Is Poetry? Robert Frost’s ‘The Axe-Helve’: Fitting Axes and Forming Children

I’ve known ere now an interfering branch Of alder catch my lifted axe behind me. But that was ...

Books October 27, 2021

Paul J. Prezzia

Silence, a Place for the Priceless

Country Patriots: How George Washington Compares to Legendary Roman Republic Hero, Cincinnatus

Mother YouTube

Let Me Persuade You to Read Something About Prudence and Kindness: Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’

The Scotland Witch Hunts and the Reign of Terror

What Good Is Poetry? Robert Frost’s ‘The Axe-Helve’: Fitting Axes and Forming Children