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His Serene Holiness

Raymond J. de Souza

Not since the 2018 Vatican-themed Met Gala had Catholics paid such close attention to fashion. When the…

Pope Leo’s Christocentric Vision

Robert P. Imbelli

I have often remarked upon an odd occurrence. Frequently, in the Catholic press and even in scholarly…

The Cult of Pastoral Vulnerability

Carl R. Trueman

Another well-known minister has resigned from his pastoral office due to a previously undisclosed inappropriate relationship. The…

The Other Bennet Sister Is an Antidote to Modern Dating

Beatrice Scudeler

The Other Bennet Sister is the best costume drama I’ve seen in years. The story begins in…

Conservative Culture Isn’t Real (ft. Dave Greene)

Virginia Aabram Germán S. Díaz del Castillo

In this episode, essayist and YouTuber Dave Greene joins Virginia and Germán to discuss “conservative art.” Can…

Eugenics as Self-Loathing

Colin Redemer

to seeHer wanting some illusion in the glassAs much as I want things I cannot have:Assurance that…

The Wrongness of Human Death

Victor Lee Austin

Decay and death seem built into the structure of physical creation. Even if there could be a…

How the SPLC Got into America’s Classrooms

Mark Bauerlein

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted for a variety of crimes. To laymen, the…

Why Portico? (ft. Micah Mattix)

R. R. Reno

In this episode, Micah Mattix joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about Portico,…

The Church’s Gender Gap Problem

Eddie Larow

When I was growing up, it wasn’t uncommon to hear women bemoan their husbands’ absence from church.…

Project Hail Mary’s Unresolved Moral Dilemmas

Charlotte Allen

Like practically everyone else, I loved Project Hail Mary, the runaway science fiction mega-hit film that has…

In Thanksgiving for the Gift of Baptism

George Weigel

Three-quarters of a century ago, on April 29, 1951, I was baptized by Fr. Thomas Love, S.J.,…

When Envy Turns Apocalyptic

Anne Hendershott

Peter Thiel’s recently leaked lectures on the Antichrist—recorded secretly and published last year by The Guardian—reveal a worldview…

A Quest for Gold

Peter J. Leithart

I ’m late to the party, but, at a friend’s suggestion, I recently watched Detectorists, a BBC…

Is Churchill America’s Hero? (ft. Sean McMeekin)

R. R. Reno

In this episode, Sean McMeekin joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…