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First Links — 10.7.13

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The Most Difficult Saint to Know Br. Leo Camurati, O.P., Dominicana Dante: The Most Vivid Version Robert Pogue Harrison, New York Review of Books Bejeweled Skeletons of Forgotten Martyrs Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Master of the Games Joseph Epstein, Weekly Standard In Conversation with Antonin . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 10.4.13

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Council of Europe: Circumcision a “Violation” Brendan O’Neill, Telegraph Machiavelli’s Enterprise Harvey Mansfield, New Criterion Refining Sen. Lee’s Tax Proposal Anna Sutherland,  Family Scholars Remi Brague Strikes Again Richard Reinsch,  Library of Law . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 10.3.13

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The Case Against the Global Novel Pankaj Mishra, Financial Times How America’s Marriage Crisis Makes Income Inequality Worse Derek Thompson, Atlantic Cities Two Nations, Under Mammon Patrick J. Deneen, American Conservative Giving Your Money to Drug Addicts Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic Morality . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 10.2.13

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Don Jon Jackson Cuidon, Christianity Today The Sagrada Familia in 2026 The Age A Theological Wreck Russell D. Moore, Moore to the Point On Listening to the Pope Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Catholic New World John Hollander, 1929—2013 David Yezzi, New Criterion . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 10.1.13

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Germain Grisez on Pope Francis’ Interview Patrick Brennan, Mirror of Justice The Barbarism of Reason John Gray, New Statesman The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics Kevin Mulligan, Times Literary Supplement Legislative Prayer and Judicial Review Rick Garnett, SCOTUS Blog Marxists in Queens Buzz . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 9.30.13

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Art, Money, and J. F. Powers Gerald J. Russello, New Criterion “We Have Only This Life to Live” Santiago Ramos, American Reader The Top Ten Medieval Pretenders Medievalists.net Pope Francis Is Not Embracing Liberation Theology Peter Berger, American Interest Dave Eggers, Arcade Fire, . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 9.27.13

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Is Bach the Voice of God in Music? Daniel Johnson, Standpoint Christian Schools and Racial Realities Hunter Baker, Touchstone New York’s Lost “Little Syria” Angela Serratone, Paris Review Philosopher Portraits, Series I Renee Jorgensen Bollinger Can We Finally Start Talking About . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 9.26.13

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The Universality of the University Jean-Luc Marion, Communio Epistolary Cather William H. Pritchard, Hudson Review Why It Matters That Jews Are Standing on the Temple Mount Christa Case Bryant, Christian Science Monitor A Q&A with Brave Genius Author Sean B. Carroll Matt Staggs, Biographile The . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 9.25.13

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Communing with a Lubavitcher ‘Saint?’ Mark Kellner, GetReligion Philosophy Needs Conversation Nigel Warburton, Aeon Small Towns and Supersized Spirituality Jake Meador, Christianity Today How Flannery O’Connor Did Money Brooke Hatfield, Billfold Roots, Limits, Love Mark Mitchell, . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 9.24.13

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A Teacher and Her Student Thessaly La Force, Vice The Robot and the Master Jonathan Pageau, Orthodox Arts Journal An Argument Against Christian Materialism on a Pro-Life View Alexander Pruss’s Blog Debating Constantine David Swartz, Anxious Bench The Wagnerian Pope Alex Ross, The Rest is . . . . Continue Reading »