Matthew Cantirino

Rev. James V. Schall, S.J.’s “last lecture” is now available online. (h/t: Tocqueville Forum on the Roots of American Democracy ) . . . . Continue Reading »

Rejoice Jerusalem Rev. George W. Rutler, Crisis What Happened at the 2012 United Methodist Conference? John Lomperis, Juicy Ecumenism The Puritan War on Christmas Rachel N. Schnepper, New York Times “Broader Societal Problems” vs. “Isolated Incidents” Terry Mattingly, . . . . Continue Reading »

How to Watch ‘The Hobbit’ David Mathis, Desiring God How the Neo-Pagans Saved Advent Matthew Milliner, Huffington Post Aristotle and Aquinas: The Key Difference Don DeMarco, Truth & Charity The No Good, Very Bad Outlook for the Working Class Jonathan Rauch, National Journal Opera: . . . . Continue Reading »

The Reawakening of the Church in France Sandro Magister, Chisea.it Was the Potato Famine a Genocidal Plot? Y.F., The Economist Why Did Joseph Plan to Divorce Mary? Jimmy Akin, National Catholic Register So Progressive It’s Conservative Emily Matchar, The Atlantic Called to the Unbidden Jason . . . . Continue Reading »

Evangelizing via Meme Ryan Scheel and Brandon Vogt, Brandon Vogt Stereotypes, Risks, and Jesus: An Interview Mark Driscoll and John Piper, Resurgence Albert O. Hirschman, RIP Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution The Decline of Honor in the Twentieth Century Brett and Kate McKay, Art of Manliness . . . . Continue Reading »

Niebuhr, Kuyper, and Foggy Bottom Dean C. Curry, Patheos 2012 in Science, Part I Matthew Walhout, Books & Culture Let’s Give Chivalry Another Chance Emily Esfahani Smith, The Atlantic Tolstoy’s Christ and Temperament Helen Rittelmeyer Abolish Social Studies? Michael Knox Beran, City . . . . Continue Reading »

The Coming: Part II Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest On Reason in Milton and Donne Trina Hyun, The Augustine Collective Enough with the Lame Hanukkah Parodies Johnna Kaplan, Jewish Daily Forward The Disappearing Secondhand Bookstore Theodore Dalrymple, The Telegraph How Changing What I . . . . Continue Reading »

Retro-Christianity Kenneth J. Stewart, The Gospel Coalition St. Nicholas and Three Types of Praiseworthy Zeal John Sanidopoulos, Mystagogy The Complicated Domestic Life of Charles Dickens Elaine Showalter,  The Book Theory and Practice Br. Innocent Smith, O.P., Dominicana Aquinas Among the . . . . Continue Reading »

Logos Severed from Mythos James Matthew Wilson, Anamnesis “Great Art Survives”: An Interview with Dave Brubeck Ian Marcus Corbin,  Commonweal On the Aims and Ends of Dialogue Peter Berger, The American Interest Healthcare Law Architect Heads to Big Pharma Natasha Lennard, Salon . . . . Continue Reading »

Politics as a Vocation Mary Ann Glendon, ABC Religion & Ethics As Regional Identities Blur, Urban-Rural Divide Emerges Josh Kron,  The Atlantic Seven Years in Chelsea Matthew Milliner, Image Eckhard Schnabel’s Paul the Missionary Trevin Wax, Kingdom People The Plight of the Alpha . . . . Continue Reading »