No One Can Write
by Mark BauerleinAndrew Pudewa joins the podcast to discuss his organization Institute for Excellence in Writing. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousI read with interest the article by Joshua Katz in the January 2023 edition titled “Grace and Serendipity.” In response I offer the following: I had just been named pastor of a parish (Diocese of Oakland, California) and was assigned a mentor, one of the senior priests. In our first meeting, I . . . . Continue Reading »
A Divine Comedy We Can Feel in the Pulse
by Jason M. BaxterWe need to realize that Dante is constantly code-switching from a classical in-the-head way of speaking to one that is more in-the-blood and in-the-nerves. Continue Reading »
Saving Mankind
by Hans BoersmaInclusive language is exclusive; exclusive language is inclusive. That’s the oxymoronic truth I will argue here. So as not to cause confusion, let me briefly explain. By claiming that inclusive language is exclusive, I mean that so-called gender-inclusive language (such as . . . . Continue Reading »
Hans Boersma on Saving Mankind
by R. R. RenoHans Boersma joins the podcast to discuss the modern social engineering of language and the inherent exclusivity of “inclusive language.” Continue Reading »
Linguistic Violence
by Carl R. TruemanNominalism has won, and politics has thus become preoccupied with language. Continue Reading »
Why We Call God “Our Father”
by C. C. PecknoldTo speak well of God, we must not conform ourselves to the rapidly changing fashions of the woke world, nor should we project those fashions onto God lest we fall into idolatry. Continue Reading »
Clinging to God and Grammar
by Carl R. TruemanThe battle over pronouns on social media and in public spaces, as trivial as it seems, is actually of great importance. Continue Reading »
Antifascism Without Fascism
by Stanley G. PayneIn recent decades, one of the most popular terms of political abuse has been “fascist.” Continue Reading »
Thou
by Anthony EsolenOne of the disappointing features of our controversies about biblical translations, the readings in the lectionary, the composition of our hymnals, sacred art in our churches, and gestures and actions in our liturgies, is that people in charge of things seem to be poorly versed in the humanities. . . . . Continue Reading »
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