Why a Christian Anthropology Makes a Difference
It is simply impossible to agree on ethics, on how to act, on what is good and what is not, if you disagree about metaphysics or anthropology. And since ethics is unavoidable, so is anthropology.
On Forgetfulness
In "The Idler" (September 1, 1759), Samuel Johnson observed: "Men complain of nothing more frequently than loss of memory."
Tears of a Tyrant
I think it was Jean Améry who said that once you have been tortured you remain tortured.
Wanted: A New Height of Vision
This year marks the 40thanniversary of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's famous Harvard commencement address, "A World Split Apart."
From the Heart of a Young Father
Every once in a while a letter comes in that's worth sharing with a wider audience.
Jordan Peterson on Adam and Eve
In his biblical interpretation, Jordan Peterson re-presents in powerful and fresh ways the stories that have animated Western culture.
The Price of Idiocy
When I was asked to name the contemporary writer whom I most admired, I used without hesitation to say — until he died in 2014 — Pierre Ryckmans, better known as Simon Leys.
The Way of Che
The Irish Post Office has issued a stamp to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Ernesto Guevara.