Matthew Cantirino

The Evangelical Vote Splinters Marcia Pally,  Guardian The GOP’s Fatal Attraction to Rural America Joel Kotkin,  New Geography The Pope’s Cuba Gamble Mary O’Grady , Wall Street Journal How to Have a Conversation John McDermott,   Financial Times Time to Quit the New . . . . Continue Reading »

The Metropolitan Opera put on its final production of Khovanshchina , a Russian opera performed only sporadically in the United States, this past weekend. Saturday’s performance will likely be the last time the opera is staged in this country for some time (its previous U.S. run occurred in . . . . Continue Reading »

Lawrence M. Mead at Public Discourse offers another take on the legacy of James Q. Wilson, focusing on his unfashionable heterodoxy within in the academy: much of Jim’s work was based on no direct data gathering at all. Rather, he interpreted the research of others. He integrated vast bodies . . . . Continue Reading »

Rick Santorum’s Evangelical Appeal Matthew J. Franck, Washington Post Jewish School Shooting: Outlier or Trend? Heather Horn,  The Atlantic The War on Men Kathryn Jean Lopez , National Review ‘Reds’ and ‘Blues’ on Cohabitation and Marriage Mark Regnerus,   . . . . Continue Reading »

Speaking of religious rallies, this Friday (March 23rd) will see nationwide protests outside federal office buildings by people of faith opposed to the HHS mandate: The Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom is set to take place on Friday, March 23, in more than 100 cities across the country. From . . . . Continue Reading »

Br. Raphael Forbing, OP offers a reflection on the role of “the heart” in the spiritual life, a concept which can be both familiar and elusive. As he  writes in a post at Dominicana : Our attachments to the people, things, and activities we love can cause us great pain and . . . . Continue Reading »

James Panero has a post up at Arma Virumque (the New Criterion ‘s blog), in which he highlights “What I Know,” an exhibition in Manhattan that seeks to bring the best of New York’s latest generation of artists under one roof. Paneo calls it a “landmark” . . . . Continue Reading »

Rowan Williams: A Good Man, An Impossible Task The Guardian The Battle for Britain’s Soul Begins Cole Morton, The Telegraph Ernest Shackleton’s Lenten Lessons Justin Bell , National Catholic Register Whit Stillman and the Song of the Preppy Chip Brown,   New York Times . . . . Continue Reading »

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the original Godfather film which, together with its immediate sequel (what third volume?) constitutes one of the—if not the—greatest ensemble of American films ever produced. What’s always struck me about the films’ . . . . Continue Reading »

Bill Tammeus, a Kansas City-area blogger, has drafted a list of proposals to increase the “religious literacy” of people living in urban areas. These include, reports SoWhatFaith , public exhibitions of religious symbols, outdoor concert and film festivals, citywide book discussions, . . . . Continue Reading »