I’ve always been struck by the ascription of philanthropia to God in Titus 3:4. God is a lover of humanity. Philanthropia is also closely associated with humanitas , as Jerome understood when he employed the Latin term in his translation of the verse. God’s love for humanity is an . . . . Continue Reading »
Happy Monday-after-Thanksgiving! Here’s what we put up for you to read over the weekend: Over at Postmodern Conservative , Peter Lawler thinks about football (“it’s sobering to know that the location of football excellence in our country . . . is now in the particular state of . . . . Continue Reading »
If Billy Graham is the great evangelist of our age, we can number Lewis, Tolkien, and Disney among the greatest of our pre-evangelists. Continue Reading »
An event that readers in Washington, D.C., may find of interest: CSF president Carl B. Schmitt, Jr. will be speaking this Monday evening about his father’s art, life, and thought at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, DC. Copies of the book Carl Schmitt: The Vision . . . . Continue Reading »
Peter Jones, distinguished classicist and “Ancient and Modern” columnist for The Spectator has published (just in time for Christmas in the UK, at least) an entertaining new book on ancient Rome: Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask. . . . . Continue Reading »
Responses to the Pew Report on American Jewry Michael Lerner, et. al., Tikkun Holy High Rollers Randall Stephens, Wilson Quarterly Whatever Happened to Male Friendship? Brandon McGinley, Acculturated A Corporatist Mandate Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner Stripped-Down Gnosticism Brian Lapsa, . . . . Continue Reading »
The evidence is pretty clear: . . . . Continue Reading »
I read and mostly enjoyed Scott Walker’s new campaign biography. It is pretty good by the low standards of the genre. Walker is pretty clearly getting ready to run for president. Like Allahpundit said, Walker has the potential to appeal to both the Republican establishment and conservatives . . . . Continue Reading »
So perhaps due to some testosterone deficiency connected with aging, I’ve found college football pretty boring in recent years. BUT I did watch much of the Alabama-Auburn “Iron Bowl” yesterday. It’s sobering to know that the location of football excellence in our . . . . Continue Reading »
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