The Scent of a Soul

by Francis X. Maier

Before criticizing others, the Catholic left might profitably examine its own long record of carnal relations with the Democratic Party. Continue Reading »

7 Jul 2022

What Progressives Did to Cities

by Michael Anton

Crime-fighting mayors brought about an urban renaissance. It ended gradually, then suddenly.

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30 Dec 2021

Catholic Progressives and the Culture War

by George Weigel

Catholics who take the texts of Vatican II seriously refuse to truckle to, and in fact resist, those cultural aggressors who think of human beings as mere twitching bundles of morally-equal desires. Continue Reading »

17 Nov 2021

The Most Controversial Man in France

by Nathan Pinkoski

Éric Zemmour is the most important media personality in France today. He is also the most controversial. So, in February 2021, when he hinted on television that he was considering running for president, he sent shock waves through France’s chattering classes. Despite widespread denunciation, and . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2021

The Mystical Game

by Peter J. Leithart

The answer to both concerns is to grasp the truth of sports by recognizing there are forms of play than which nothing can be more serious. Continue Reading »

23 Jul 2021

Beyond Integralism and Progressivism

by Michael Hanby

As society crumbles, can the Church restore a new kind of universal communion? Continue Reading »

13 Jul 2021

Letters

by Various

Catesby Leigh notes in his essay “Monumental Contrast” (October) that the removal of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial in New York City is a sign that the “monumental aesthetic” in public art is an “endangered species.” Those of us in the art world know only too well that in civic art the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2020

The Ghost of Classical Liberalism

by Matthew Schmitz

In America, most right-leaning pundits espouse some form of “classical liberalism,” a theory that stresses free markets, individual rights, and the inviolability of private property. The more libertarian defenders of this theory stress its individualistic aspects, while the more traditional seek . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2020

Pelagius the Progressive

by Charlotte Allen

The year 2018 marked the sixteen-hundredth anniversary of the excommunication of one of Christianity’s most famous heretics: the fifth-century monk Pelagius, who gave his name to “Pelagianism,” the set of beliefs that denies the doctrine of original sin and the need for grace in order to live . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2019

Evangelicals and Orthodox Together

by Mark Movsesian

In the battle of ideas and values, Evangelicals and Russian Orthodox find themselves on the same side, notwithstanding their theological differences. Continue Reading »

20 Nov 2017