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His Serene Holiness
Not since the 2018 Vatican-themed Met Gala had Catholics paid such close attention to fashion. When the…
Pope Leo’s Christocentric Vision
I have often remarked upon an odd occurrence. Frequently, in the Catholic press and even in scholarly…
The Cult of Pastoral Vulnerability
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
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)
In this episode, essayist and YouTuber Dave Greene joins Virginia and Germán to discuss “conservative art.” Can…
Eugenics as Self-Loathing
to seeHer wanting some illusion in the glassAs much as I want things I cannot have:Assurance that…
The Wrongness of Human Death
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
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted for a variety of crimes. To laymen, the…
Why Portico? (ft. Micah Mattix)
In this episode, Micah Mattix joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about Portico,…
The Church’s Gender Gap Problem
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
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
Three-quarters of a century ago, on April 29, 1951, I was baptized by Fr. Thomas Love, S.J.,…
When Envy Turns Apocalyptic
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
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)
In this episode, Sean McMeekin joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
