Harry Potter as Sacred Text

by Joshua Mayo

We need a new kind of literary culture in which criticism and analysis can finally thrive: one that lives with and loves books for their “hidden gifts.” Continue Reading »

24 Sep 2018 0

The Kavanaugh Conundrum

by John Murdock

The middle of the American electorate is now being asked to choose between competing visions of a railroaded angel and a rubber-stamped demon.  Continue Reading »

22 Sep 2018 0

Abortion on Trial

by John Waters

The film Gosnell is a journey to the heart of America’s hypocrisy. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2018 0

Shakespearean Meta-Politics

by Peter J. Leithart

Richard III reminds us that there are meta-political realities that exceed politics. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2018 0

Thoughts on the Instrumentum Laboris

by Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

An enumeration of principal theological difficulties in the Instrumentum Laboris. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2018 0

You Are Peter

by Dan Hitchens

The papacy does not depend on the qualities of the men who take office. Continue Reading »

20 Sep 2018 0

Maintenance vs. Mission

by George Weigel

There is a new resolve among a critical mass of U.S. bishops to air out the McCarrick scandal. Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2018 0

A Letter From Young Clergy

by Various

A letter to the Synod of Bishops on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. Continue Reading »

19 Sep 2018 0

Conjuring Pushkin

by Peter Wood

A review of Jonathan Leaf's Pushkin: A Life Played Out. Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2018 0

Europe's Libyan Battleground

by Alessandra Bocchi

Libya has become a battleground for European rivals who have long supported opposing factions in the war. Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2018 0