First Links — 2.24.15

On Secular Society and Allure of ISIS
William E. Carroll, The Catholic Thing

Saturday Night Lights
Jake Meador, Fare Forward

Thomism in the 21rst Century: Q & A With Father Romanus Cessario, O.P.
Sean Salai, S. J. America

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