Dear Reader,

Thank you for taking the time to read this edition of The Fenwick Review. We hope that you and your families are doing well, and staying both healthy and sane.

Almost every Letter from the Editors this year referenced the fact that we live in crazy and exciting times. In retrospect, those comments seem funny—even though we anticipated that this would be a wild and surprising year, we never could have imagined that our final issue would be written from quarantine, in the middle of a global pandemic. But that’s just how it goes.

We hope that you enjoy this issue. We have a number of exciting articles, including a review of President Trump’s handling of coronavirus, a discussion of the Easter bombings that took place last year in Sri Lanka, and an explanation of why Catholics use male pronouns for God. We also have a full-length version of an article that was partially published in The Spire, and a reflection on Holy Cross’s identity.

One article in this edition might catch your eye, or at least, raise some eyebrows—Mr. Poellinger’s defense of monarchies. As a publication, we proudly support democratic ideals and the traditional American way of life. At the same time, one of the advantages of living in a free, democratic society is that people, if they feel compelled, can make the case for other forms of government. It is then, perhaps somewhat ironically, that we publish Mr. Poellinger’s article on monarchy precisely because of our democratic ideals and appreciation for our American liberties.

Finally, this edition is the last for both our editor-in-chief, Seamus Brennan, and our editor emeritus, Michael Raheb. They are both graduating this spring, along with several of our staff writers: James Dooley and Justin Lombardi.

Thank you for your support.

Seamus Brennan ’20 & Jack Rosenwinkel ’21

Co-Editors-in-Chief