The Dispatch
Gravity, Gravitas, and Grave Matters
As the Japanese novelist Shusako Endo noted, people often ponder where they were born, a circumstance over which they had no control, while giving little […]
C.S. Lewis
Analysis
Hard lessons from our ancient forebears in the Faith
There is some comfort to be had in the fact that, appearances aside, things really have always been so, that the project we call Western […]
Columns
The Plain Truth: Leon Kass on just about everything
Leading a Worthy Life: Finding Meaning in Modern Times reveals that we have arrived at a point where what is actually anti-human is politically defined and […]
The Dispatch
Going “further up and further in” to Narnia with Joseph Pearce
“In reading The Chronicles of Narnia,” says the prolific biographer and critic, “we find ourselves in the presence of great and necessary truths.” […]
Analysis
The case and death of Alfie Evans raises issues that must be addressed
At the very least, we want to be able to entrust our care and that of our loved ones to people who are not on […]
The Dispatch
Who is your Jesus?
When it comes down to it, many of us rather have a Jesus we’re comfortable with than conforming our lives to that one unique and […]
Sojourns with Schall
The reason and reality of the Nativity
Eventually, when the Incarnation of the Son of Man is rejected, the rejection of man inevitably follows. This abolition of man is what we are […]
The Dispatch
The return to reason requires hard work, rigorous thought—and faith
Today, we are deluged with information, voices, images, and pitches. It’s not a matter of tuning out, but one of fine tuning our minds to […]
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All Souls: A day for hope and grief
The continuing connection of the dead to the living highlights the paradox at the heart of Catholic teachings on death. […]