Essay

Blackrobes on the Quad

June 1, 2016 James Casper 0

“Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.” — Stephen Daedalus, A Portrait of […]

Interview

Catholicism and Citizenship

June 1, 2016 Christopher White 0

Perhaps no election is recent memory has left faithful Catholics so perplexed as to how exercise faithful citizenship. Stephen White (no relation to this article’s author), a Fellow in the Catholic Studies Program at the […]

Analysis

Kung-pao diplomacy?

June 1, 2016 George Weigel 0

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, recently told an Italian journal that relations between the Vatican and the People’s Republic of China “are living a positive phase, as there have been […]

Film & Music

A small film with a sad villain and boring story

May 31, 2016 Nick Olszyk 0

MPAA Rating: PG-13  USCCB Rating: A-III  Reel Rating: (2 out of 5 reels)   The latest venture in the X-Men franchise tempts fate with the subtitle Apocalypse—and loses. While the stakes are incredibly high, the film itself is terribly underwhelming. It’s not […]

Interview

Rediscovering Russell Kirk

May 28, 2016 Mark Sullivan 0

Mention the name “Russell Kirk” to someone who describes himself as “conservative” and you are likely to get a blank look or, at best, be told, “I’ve heard the name.” (Readers of CWR may be an exception.) […]