Jesuits and The Catholic Mind

by K. E. Colombini

Despite our concerns about the Jesuits’ orthodoxy today, we must not forget the great Jesuits that deserve to be praised and remembered. Continue Reading »

6 May 2019

Tradition and Fertility in Eastern Europe

by Lyman Stone

After more than a decade as a demographic laggard, eastern Europe is having a slight “baby boom.” Continue Reading »

2 May 2019

Our Lady of Hope

by Nathan Pinkoski and J. A. A. Pateron

There is a desire in France to continue the heritage that preceded us, and which must continue after us. Continue Reading »

2 May 2019

Australia’s Poet

by Kevin Hart

Murray’s writing about the landscape and mores of rural Australia drew attention in his home country. Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

Comfort to Predators

by Paul V. Mankowski

In the Closet of the Vatican:  Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy by frédéric martel translated by shaun whiteside bloomsbury, 576 pages, $30 The cursus of Frédéric Martel’s work can be expressed quite simply: He takes 576 pages to convince us that the Roman Catholic clergymen who live and . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

The Augsburg Concession

by Robert Benne

In 1869, the faithful of what was to be the Lutheran Free Church named their seminary and college in Minneapolis after the Augsburg Confession, because they believed the Confession aligned with biblical truth. They were shaped by a Lutheran pietism that emphasized conversion, service to the church, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

Trump and Religious Liberty

by Jeremy Dys

Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, conservative religious voters who supported him despite reports of his personal immorality appear to have been vindicated. Religious freedom has turned out to be, as candidate Trump promised, one of President Trump’s chief priorities. And he has . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

Who Wants to Be a Diversity Dean?

by Mark Bauerlein

You may have seen the news on March 5, when the State of Colorado Civil Rights Commission decided to drop the action it had taken against Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado. This was not the original allegation of discrimination that the Commission had received in . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

Faith Amid Corruption

by R. R. Reno

The Catholic Church in the West is full of corruption—financial, sexual, and spiritual. We are forced to face this hard reality, not the least because the weak pontificate of Pope Francis offers so little of substance. The corruption that afflicts us does not arise from overpowering lusts. Our . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

Restauration

by Michel Houellebecq and Geoffroy Lejeune

Michel Houellebecq: Il existe en France, beaucoup d’Américains l’ignorent sans doute, un mouvement pentecôtiste ; j’en ai pris conscience alors que j’habitais, à Paris, près de la Porte de Montreuil - un quartier alors pauvre, avec beaucoup d’immigrés récents. Attiré par . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2019