First Links — 8.31.15

The Son of Tears
Br. Augustine Marogi, O. P., Dominicana

The Long Rise of the Secular Faith
Peter Berkowitz, Mosaic

Why Cinema Came of Age a Hundred Years Ago
Pamela Hutchinson, The Guardian

Vox: Where Philosophy Goes to Die
Shaun Rieley, IJReview

Catholic Exceptions and Catholic Rules
Ross Douthat, New York Times

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