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A Child - Anthony Esolen

Everywhere outside of Christianity, wrote Hans Urs von Balthasar, the child is automatically the first to be sacrificed. Only for Christians is the adult the imperfect child.   New  Read more...

The End of Charity - Theodore Dalrymple

That judgments in the past were harsh or unfeeling is, alas, the case. But that is a reason for refining our judgment, not for refraining from exercising it at all.   New  Read more...

Values Inequality - W. Bradford Wilcox

Charles Murray's new book Coming Apart demolishes the idea that the white working class remains the guardian of core American values like religious faith, hard work and marriage.   New  Read more...

(1) The Pillars of Unbelief - Machiavelli - PETER KREEFT

We need to talk about "enemies" of the faith because the life of faith is a real war.  Popular  Read more...

(2) The Pillars of Unbelief - Nietzsche - Peter Kreeft

We need to talk about "enemies" of the faith because the life of faith is a real war.  Popular  Read more...

(4) The Pillars of Unbelief - Kant - PETER KREEFT

So say all the prophets, Apostles, martyrs and our Lord Himself. Just as we have pillars of Christian faith, the saints, so are there individuals who have become pillars of unbelief.  Popular  Read more...

"A Return to Modesty..." by Wendy Shalit - book review - SARAH E. HINLICKY

"A Return to Modesty: Discovering the Lost Virtue" by Wendy Shalit, is a bombshell.  Read more...

"Cahill's Gift" - book review - DENNIS PRAGER

Thomas Cahill outlines ten of the more profound contributions Judaism has given humanity.  Read more...

"Can We Have Rights Without Duties?: The Dilemma the Courts Face" - IAIN T. BENSON

The law is reshaping the moral landscape of Canada (and the United States) and the sooner judges admit this and citizens recognize it the better.  Read more...

'Intellectuals' - Thomas Sowell

Ignorance has consequences.  Read more...

'Raisin' and Falling - Peggy Noonan

Every now and then you witness a small moment that is actually a big moment. Maybe it alerts you to something surprising that's going on, or maybe it illustrates what you already know but in a new way, one that can't be dodged or avoided.  Read more...

'That's Not Nice' - Peggy Noonan

Our political discourse needs less censorship and more self-discipline.  Read more...

(3) The Pillars of Unbelief - Karl Marx - PETER KREEFT

We need to talk about "enemies" of the faith because the life of faith is a real war.  Read more...

(5) The Pillars of Unbelief - Sigmund Freud - PETER KREEFT

We need to talk about "enemies" of the faith because the life of faith is a real war.  Read more...

(6) The Pillars of Unbelief - Sartre - PETER KREEFT

We need to talk about "enemies" of the faith because the life of faith is a real war.  Read more...

7 reasons for good cheer after Madrid - Michael Cook

If you are a Catholic sympathiser, World Youth Day 2011 gave abundant reasons for hope. Here are 7 of them.  Read more...

A Civilization at Risk: Whatever Became of Virtue? - PETER KREEFT

In an age of "anything goes", virtue is a revolutionary thing. In an age of rebellion, authority is the radical idea.  Read more...

A Defense of "Culture Wars": A Call for Counterrevolution - PETER KREEFT

If you agree that America isn't working and want to know why and how to fix it, please read this chapter.  Read more...

A gardener must be a philosopher but never an atheist - Paul Johnson

Gardeners come close to the spirit of life and its creator. They are not wild enthusiasts, but gentle philosophers, and we may be sure that no great gardener is an atheist.  Read more...

A New Conservatism? - Anthony Esolen

Either it will be Christian or not at all.  Read more...

A Philosophical and Historical Analysis of Modern Democracy, Equality, and - REV. JOSEPH M. DE TORRE

Father de Torre shows how democracy, in its fully developed modern sense, is a result of the final political flowering of Gospel values.  Read more...

A question of honour - Barbara Kay

What turns cosseted princes into steely-eyed warriors, prepared to die for Queen and country? In a word — a sense of honour.  Read more...

A Ringing Victory: A Pornography Battle Won - Molly McQueen

Last year, AT&T cable services in Des Moines, Iowa announced that they would add pornography to their pay-per-view channel. That decision disappointed and angered many good people in the local region.  Read more...

A Sage in Christendom - Fouad Ajami

Bernard Lewis came to the New World in the nick of time.  Read more...

A tough generation begins to fall from its perch - Elizabeth Nickson

My oldest friend died last weekend and yesterday, all us old Montrealers trooped down to Victoria’s Anglican cathedral to say goodbye. As Philly's generation begins to fall from its perch, nothing impresses me more about their lives than their leaving of us. Especially since, for the past 30 years, we've been telling them they were wrong about just about everything.  Read more...


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