70 Years of Queen Elizabeth II

by Dan Hitchens

So much did Queen Elizabeth II represent the nation that with her death most Britons feel a part of their identity, their footing in the world, has been lost. Continue Reading »

9 Sep 2022 0

Why the World Loved Queen Elizabeth

by Phillip Blond

As a world queen of a Christian monarchy and the inheritor of a Christian empire, Queen Elizabeth II upheld and tried to serve the common good of the whole world. Continue Reading »

9 Sep 2022 0

Severance and the Future of the American Workplace

by K. E. Colombini

The new Apple TV+ show Severance hints at a truth many of us observe: Severing our work lives not just from our personal lives but from who we really are is becoming more and more difficult to do. Continue Reading »

9 Sep 2022 0

The Quiet Faith of Queen Elizabeth II

by Carl R. Trueman

We British are diminished by Queen Elizabeth II's passing. And the world is surely diminished, too, having lost one of its precious few heads of state worthy of respect.  Continue Reading »

8 Sep 2022 0

The Spiritual Stakes of The Rings of Power

by Alexi Sargeant

What I care most about, along with many other fans, is whether The Rings of Power fits with the spirit of Tolkien’s legendarium. My answer, so far, is a tentative yes. Continue Reading »

8 Sep 2022 0

Vocation in the Second Half of Your Life

by Daniel P. Moloney

I push back whenever a young woman tells me her vocation is to get married and have kids. Her vocation is not so limited. She may be called to marriage, but she’s also called to prepare for the life to come by prayer and sacrifice, by renouncing the things of this world, by thinking of what is above. Continue Reading »

8 Sep 2022 0

On the Folly of Ignoring Dictators

by George Weigel

Until early 1939, much of the civilized world refused to believe that Hitler meant what he wrote. Rather, the civilized world averted its eyes from what it should have recognized as the unmistakable threat posed by a re-arming Germany. Continue Reading »

7 Sep 2022 0

Padre Pio Saved My Life

by Jayd Henricks

Shia LaBeouf speaks with raw, unassuming language about the transforming grace of conversion. The actor is drawn to the old Mass because of its intrinsic merits.  Continue Reading »

6 Sep 2022 0

The Pro-Life Legacy of Francis Schaeffer

by Christopher Talbot

Francis Schaeffer is very much the “father” of the pro-life movement among protestants. Without his work and influence, Dobbs may never have come to pass. Continue Reading »

5 Sep 2022 0

Spare the Truth, Spoil the Child

by M. D. Aeschliman

After a teaching career of fifty years, I agree with E. D. Hirsch that the primary problem in American public education is not the high schools, but the poorly organized, ineffective elementary school curricula, including the idiotic books of childish fiction.  Continue Reading »

5 Sep 2022 0