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A Forgotten Catholic Novelist

Francis Marion Crawford was a very important novelist in his own day, and yet today few know his name. It is worthwhile revisiting his works. Continue Reading »

9 May 2023 0

Life After Detransition

by Jonathon Van Maren

Detransition activists make clear that there is life worth living after detransition, even though the consequences of transgender “treatments” last a lifetime. Continue Reading »

8 May 2023 0

The Ancient Royal Magic of the Coronation

by Francis Young

Whether Charles III’s coronation will acquire the same iconic cultural status as past coronations remains to be seen, but this ancient ceremony continues to be an enduring source of fascination. Continue Reading »

5 May 2023 0

Interview with an Evangelical

by John Wilson

I have never been approached by one of those pollsters with a list of questions intended to suggest how crazy “we” are (evangelicals, that is). But if I were, here’s what I would say. Continue Reading »

5 May 2023 0

In Defense of the Philosopher King

by Esmé Partridge

The idea of a monarch who engages with other faiths is not as novel as it may seem, and yet when it comes to King Charles III, soon to be crowned in Westminster Abbey, this is often overlooked. Continue Reading »

4 May 2023 0

What Judaism Teaches About Lust

by Rafi Eis

The Hebrew Bible and Talmud do not agree with Jesus in equating lust with adultery, but they indicate that the gap between these two sins is quite small. Continue Reading »

4 May 2023 0

Blessed Henri de Lubac?

by George Weigel

Without de Lubac’s pioneering work, the key texts of Vatican II would not be so richly scriptural and patristic in content and style. Continue Reading »

3 May 2023 0

Francis in Hungary

by Gladden J. Pappin

Against a media backdrop determined to frame Hungary as Europe’s black sheep, it certainly seems that the Holy Father would prefer, as he often says, to “smell of the sheep.” Continue Reading »

3 May 2023 0