Matthew Cantirino

Anamnesis , a kind of peer-reviewed offshoot of Front Porch Republic, has an interesting essay on Newman and Aristotle. The former, Dwight Lindley argues, followed the latter’s categories of thought in developing his well-known theses about education, character, and knowledge, especially with . . . . Continue Reading »

A great example of the inefficiency and blindness to reality that an inflexible commitment to the mythical “separation of church and state” can entail: via Mirror of Justice, we learn that Oklahoma City is currently in the midst of a debate over whether to fund and construct an expensive . . . . Continue Reading »

From Labor Camp to Cuba’s Cardinal David Ariosto,  CNN Meet the Stem-Cell Treatment Watchdog Carl Elliott,  Chronicle of Higher Education Building a Monastery the Medieval Way Angelika Franz,  Der Speigel The Coming (Small) Apocalypse(s) Rod Dreher,   Real Clear Religion . . . . Continue Reading »

Brian Sudlow, author of a new book examining the rise of the so-called “Catholic literary revival” in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, has given an interview to Emily Stimpson in which he discusses the circumstances that launched an entire generation of authors on both . . . . Continue Reading »

Conservatism, Europe, and the Comfort of Original Sin Charles Moore,  The European Saving Constantine from the Anabaptists Barton Gingerich,  Institute on Religion & Democracy A Guiding Principle Revealed David Schaengold,  Public Discourse Healthcare in the Court, Day 3 Robert . . . . Continue Reading »

Readers may be interested in perusing the full text of Pope Benedict’s homily from this morning . Delivered in Revolution Square, Havana, expectations for the speech and the trip have been high, with some hopefully analogizing it to John Paul II’s 1979 journey to Poland under Soviet . . . . Continue Reading »

Fr. Robert Barron, producer of last year’s much-touted  Catholicism series, offers some thoughts on the popularity of the Hunger Games over at the Corner . His reflections won’t, perhaps, be terribly novel to those with a solid religious background, but as that represents a . . . . Continue Reading »

As Pope Visits, Cuban Officials Rule Out Political Reform Randal C. Archibold,  New York Times The Emerging Top-Bottom Coalition Fred Siegel,  City Journal Reconciled to Reinhold Niebuhr David Martin,  Times Literary Supplement Why Do Catholics Love Romney? Nicholas G. Hahn,   . . . . Continue Reading »

As a minor contribution to First Things’  ongoing efforts to define liberalism (along with its “pre-,” “non-,” and “post-” varieties), it may be worth examining a passage from Spengler (the original, not the once-anonymous but also mighty David P. . . . . Continue Reading »

Suzy Ismail posts “A Muslim Defense of Life” on Altcatholicah . The remarks, delivered in Princeton University’s chapel for Respect Life Sunday, are worth a read for those familiar with traditional Christian language surrounding the dignity of the person and the common rhetoric of . . . . Continue Reading »