Matthew Cantirino

Tuning the Preacher’s Ear Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.,  Books & Culture Christopher Lasch’s Complicated Politics Seth J. Bartee,  University Bookman Archbishop of Canterbury: Who’ll Get the Impossible Job? Peter Stanford,   The Telegraph Studying the Bible with . . . . Continue Reading »

The New Criterion ‘s latest issue is a memorial to Hilton Kramer, the recently deceased art and culture critic known for his acerbic wit. There’s plenty to read about all aspects of his life, from the professional to the personal, over at their website , but Roger Kimball’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Thomas More Actually Wasn’t Fond of Torture Michael Moreland,  Mirror of Justice New Doctors of the (Catholic) Church Leroy Huizenga,  Touchstone Encouraging Signs from the Methodist General Conference Editors,   Institute on Religion & Democracy “Love is Not a . . . . Continue Reading »

Katherine Dalton at Front Porch Republic writes a mild rejoinder to foodies, explaining why she is not one, despite enjoying the occasional artisanal product or upscale dinner: We are using real plates and cloth napkins (in my house, the monogrammed paper napkins I am given every Christmas are . . . . Continue Reading »

Converting to Paganism Marc Barnes, Bad Catholic The Proper Name of the Holy Spirit Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales Witness at Sixty Joseph Wood, The Catholic Thing Porn, Video Games, and the Demise of Guys Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo and Nikita Duncan, CNN Deciphering Obamish Keith Riler, The . . . . Continue Reading »

. . . and it’s not what you might first expect. Or not only that. In a lively interview the Atlantic’s Jennie Rosenberg Gritz spoke with Eytan Kobre, an organizer of last weekend’s event at Citi Field in New York. Though some outsiders framed that public showing as a technophobic . . . . Continue Reading »

Vietnam Still Abuses Human Rights, Religious Freedom Robert P. George, Cornell International Affairs Review Reading, Talking, and Edwin O’Connor Sally Thomas,  Castle in the Sea The ‘Old Testament God’: Merciful, Not Monstrous Robin Schumacher, Christian Post Pop Art: A . . . . Continue Reading »

What’s Left of the Left? James Cronin,  The Montreal Review Sharia Can Support Democracy Mahmood Delkhasteh and Hassan Rezaei,  Christian Science Monitor Zeal: The Fourth Lively Virtue Anthony Esolen,  Crisis Death Throes of the Blue Model Church Donald Sensing,   Sense of . . . . Continue Reading »

Paul Gottfried writes the magazine in response to last week’s blog post calling attention to the American Conservative article on Leo Strauss and his followers. While the latter piece was harsh by any standard, Gottfried thinks readers ought to see his original piece at The Montreal Review . . . . Continue Reading »

In a rather horrifying article in  New York magazine, Michael Wolff describes the saga of his ailing mother and her losing struggle against dementia. His piece, which begins with a somewhat sympathetic consideration of the ethical and moral dilemmas facing end-of-life patients, slowly . . . . Continue Reading »