Matthew J. Franck

The Shakespeare-in-a-year reading plan, updated for 2020! Continue Reading »

The Shakespeare-in-a-year reading plan, newly updated for 2019! Continue Reading »

For all the time of his ill conduct, Theodore McCarrick has been a priest of Jesus Christ. Continue Reading »

With our Shakespeare-in-a-year plan, you can make 2018 the year you finally get around to reading more of the Bard.  Continue Reading »

Feed your mind in Princeton this summer. Continue Reading »

Yes, you can read all of Shakespeare's works in a year. Continue Reading »

First Things contributor Gerald McDermott's most personal book to date. Continue Reading »

In his Washington Post column today, E.J. Dionne (about whom I have written in these pages before, here and here) tries to pooh-pooh the eruption that ensued when WikiLeaks revealed emails sent back and forth by Clinton campaign personnel, including the Catholics John Podesta and Jennifer Palmieri. . . . . Continue Reading »

What may be health in the soul is a horror show in political life. Continue Reading »

The Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, New Jersey (where I work) is now accepting applications for seven summer seminars, on topics ranging across ethics, politics, law, medicine, religion, and metaphysics, for every age cohort from high school students to young college faculty. Brief descriptions . . . . Continue Reading »