More Fascinating than Fiction

by Fr. George W. Rutler

The first Elizabeth was a genius and a monster. Elizabeth II is neither, and that could be the formula for banality. But it may be its own kind of power—in life and onscreen. Continue Reading »

29 Dec 2016

Christmas: “The Full Glorious Yes”

by Timothy George

Christmas comes even in the midst of rubble. Continue Reading »

26 Dec 2016

Bonhoeffer at Ettal: Advent 1940

by Timothy George

In dark days near the beginning of World War II, Bonhoeffer, the famed Protestant theologian, found himself living in a Catholic community. Bonhoeffer found spiritual nourishment at Ettal in the daily rhythms of Scripture, prayer, silence, and song. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2016

The Past is a Foreign Country

by Carl R. Trueman

Tony Esolen's love of poetry reminds me of my own love of history, and of why both are important. Continue Reading »

7 Dec 2016

Axe of Advent

by Peter J. Leithart

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Advent isn’t supposed to soothe us. Continue Reading »

2 Dec 2016

Solidarity and Dynamism

by Filip Mazurczak

Solidarity showed the world the link between the Polish nation and Catholicism. However, few outside Poland know the history of this bond. Continue Reading »

28 Nov 2016

Losing Control of History

by William Doino Jr.

If there is one concept that’s taken a massive hit from Donald Trump’s election, it is the idea that secular history can be predicted with certainty by “experts.” Continue Reading »

21 Nov 2016

Political educator

by Brian C. Anderson

Over the past three decades, the French philosopher Pierre Manent has published a series of works on the destiny of the West and our modern political condition that are both profound and—atypical of Parisian intellectuals—expressed in luminous prose.

2 Nov 2016

Playing with Fire

by Carl R. Trueman

Putting LGBTQ history on the school curriculum is merely the symptom. The metaphysical foundations and significance of the new California history syllabus are much deeper and far more consequential than are its moral implications, whatever the Left or the Right might like to think.
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19 Jul 2016

Kraków's Geography of Sanctity

by George Weigel

In a recent book, The Geo­graphy of Genius, Eric Weiner sets out on what he calls “a search for the world’s most creative places, from ancient Athens to Silicon Valley.” Change the term “most creative places” to “places that embody a civilization-building accomplishment,” or “places . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2016