A Sword Against Spiritual Foes
by John WilsonThe deep fallibility of the hero keeps The Emperor's Sword from seeming morally simplistic and self-satisfied. Continue Reading »
Rivalry and Reconciliation in Genesis
by Raymond J. de SouzaThe task for the human fraternity project of Pope Francis might be best understood as re-tracing the path from Cain and Abel to Joseph and his brothers. Continue Reading »
Cardinal Pell and Squirming Catholics
by George WeigelThe Australian Left finds it impossible to admit its errors. Continue Reading »
A New Pastoral Problem
by Carl R. TruemanPresident Biden’s policies have made him a danger to all women everywhere, even in high school restrooms. Continue Reading »
Aristocratic Freedom and Duty
by Raymond J. de SouzaFather Ignatius and Harry found, across the centuries, that their lives would not be determined by the accidents of birth. Continue Reading »
The Biblical Case Against IVF
by Matthew Lee AndersonVulnerable human beings in the earliest stages of life are especially at risk these days. Increasingly, on both sides of the Atlantic, we chemically induce abortions in the comfort of our own homes, so that the process of terminating an embryo’s life is socially invisible. The fertility-industrial . . . . Continue Reading »
Just Think What We’ll be Missing
by Shalom CarmyWhen the Simpsons’ television was out of commission, singing together seemed like an excellent substitute—that is, until Lisa brought them up short by asking if the family knew any songs that weren’t commercials. For the past four years, Donald Trump has done for our social intercourse . . . . Continue Reading »
How Great Was He?
by Joseph EpsteinAn immensely successful father poses a problem for a son. The son may follow in his father’s footsteps, with the likely result of living always in his shadow; or depart his father’s field of endeavor and set out on a different course; or surpass his father in the same field, thereby casting his . . . . Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousPepperdine professor Paul J. Contino is a well-known and well-regarded scholar and teacher of Christianity and literature, and he proves himself an engaging and insightful guide to The Brothers Karamazov with this new study. “I began work on this book over thirty years ago,” he notes. . . . . Continue Reading »
Dark Greene
by Dan HitchensReaders of Russian Roulette: The Life and Times of Graham Greene may finish the book with a sense of relief. That isn’t the fault of the biographer Richard Greene (no relation), who has done an impressive job of tying together the many strands of the novelist’s life. It’s just that . . . . Continue Reading »
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