Perhaps only a few potential readers are interested enough in an essay titled “The Continuing Relevance of the Donatist Controversy” to begin reading it immediately (or ever). Others may be pleased to learn that only gradually will we make our way to thinking about the controversy that troubled . . . . Continue Reading »
Dana Gioia has had an unusual and distinguished career as a poet, an executive with General Foods, and Chairman of the National Endowments for the Arts. In Studying with Miss Bishop: Memoirs from a Young Writer’s Life, he describes mainly his early years as a prospective writer. The emphasis, . . . . Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Scott Yenor to talk about his article “Anti-Natal Engineering” from the May 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
The Neo-Calvinist movement has much to offer contemporary theology. But if its contributions are going to last, we need to enter a period of “consolidation.” Continue Reading »
Vatican diplomacy, absent a recognition of the basic moral and political asymmetries in this brutal war, might make matters worse, with a misconceived and ill-executed “peace mission.” Continue Reading »
Jonathan van Belle joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living. Continue Reading »
Like guns, tobacco, and alcohol, use of social media needs to be treated with exceeding caution and care due to its immense power—indeed, power over life and death. Continue Reading »
At heart, Somerville, Massachusetts, a self-declared haven for polyamorous people, is a community for people who reject community. Continue Reading »
We must grasp the gravity of our moment. The West isn’t sick. It’s dead, and we should heed Jesus’s exhortation to “let the dead bury their dead.” Continue Reading »
Zena Hitz joins the podcast to discuss her new book, A Philosopher Looks at the Religious Life. Continue Reading »
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