Classical Education at Hildegard College
by Mark BauerleinMatthew Smith joins the podcast to discuss the start of Hildegard College, a new site of classical Christian education in Southern California.
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Archbishop Fernandez, Preacher of Chaos
by Dan HitchensArchbishop Fernández's appointment to Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is a terrifyingly bad joke—in some ways the culmination of the decade-long tragicomedy of this pontificate. Continue Reading »
Synod 2023: Reversing Vatican II?
by George WeigelThe Synodal Assembly in October will have to rescue the Synod from its Working Document. This has been done before, and it can and should be done again, in fidelity to the spirit and letter of Vatican II. Continue Reading »
The Cost of Communism
by Colin DueckThe Victims of Communism Museum opened only last year after decades of thoughtful planning, and the care that went into the project shows. Visiting the museum is a powerful experience. Continue Reading »
Biblical Crime Scenes
by Mark BauerleinBruce Becker joins the podcast to discuss his new book True Crimes of the Bible. Continue Reading »
Cormac McCarthy’s Miracle
by Kris DoughertyIt is the presence of grace in Cormac McCarthy's dark stories that made him truly peerless. Continue Reading »
The Pleasure of Walking
by John WilsonI don’t walk as much (or as quickly) as I have for most of my life. Still, Wendy and I take a walk every day, weather and other circumstances permitting. I treasure these times. But I also like to read about walking. Continue Reading »
Rooting Out the Weeds
by Megan BashamFirst Things remains relevant by focusing on the eternal, not the fashionable. It is not merely conservative, but sound. Continue Reading »
The Sign of the Cross
by Mark BauerleinBert Ghezzi joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Sign of the Cross. Continue Reading »
Walking the Synodal Way . . . Off a Cliff
by Raymond J. de SouzaThe Instrumentum Laboris is laborious indeed. Whether all that labor will be an instrument for anything other than more labor remains to be seen. Continue Reading »
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