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On the Creases of Being
Monsignor Robert Sokolowski’s insightful Moral Action is, in a sense, is a polemic against the subjectivizing of moral action as if the word or act we put […]
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Does Catholic political idealism make sense?
Many have insisted that one ideal or another is specially suited to Catholicism, or perhaps even demanded by the Faith. But is that really the […]
Rational Animals
The cultivation of beauty as an environmental cause
Could it be that creating and contemplating beautiful art is the most effective way of addressing the environmental crisis? […]
Sojourns with Schall
“The Light of Christ” is far more than an “Introduction”
Fr. Thomas Joseph White’s new book is an erudite, rich, and accessible guide to Catholicism that demonstrates in the inner cohesion and profound logic of the […]
Carl’s Cuts
Carl’s Cuts: Hefner the Modern Man, filial corrections, uncomfortable and out-of-bounds topics
And don’t forget some poetry from Chaucer and a classy new jazz cut. […]
Sojourns with Schall
Why football boots?
We do not see what is easily seen, not because it is not easily seen, but because we choose not to see it. […]
Ecclesia et Civitas
Contemporary Tyranny and Catholic Social Doctrine
The current situation of growing soft totalitarianism is too recent and too disturbing for its implications for Catholic social action to have been adequately understood […]
Sojourns with Schall
The attacks in Barcelona are part of a growing world-wide war
Islam stands as a judgment on the nations. It also stands as a judgment on thought itself. […]
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These are dark days for dogma
“Man can be defined as an animal that makes dogmas. As he piles doctrine on doctrine and conclusion on conclusion in the formation of some tremendous scheme of philosophy and religion, he is, in the […]
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Education and Civilization
Education is preparation for life. We are social, so its purpose is to prepare us for a good life in community. It affects the whole man, inculcates community ideals, and builds on what we already […]