Coincidentally: Table Talk
In October 1883 the poet and critic Matthew Arnold arrived in New York on the Cunarder Servia to begin a lecture tour….
Coincidentally: Old Boney
A reflection of Mark Twain abides: “How often we recall with regret that Napoleon once shot at a magazine editor…
Coincidentally: Intestinal Fortitude
In 782, Charlemagne suppressed a Saxon uprising led by the Westphalian chieftain Widukind, and massacred 4,500 captives in revenge for…
Coincidentally: The Rosewell Incident
Proponents of the theory that aliens from outer space crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, in June of 1947 were encouraged…
Announcing the Seventh Annual
Catholic Literature Conference
by Joseph Pearce /Dr. Amy Fahey /Fr. Michael Kerper /Prof. Janet Benestad
Join us on Saturday, April 25 at Montminy Hall of Ste. Marie’s Parish in Manchester, New Hampshire for an opportunity…
The Apple Argument Against Abortion
I doubt there are many readers of this magazine who are pro-choice. Why, then, do I write an argument against…
The Great American Sex Fantasy
I got the idea for this fantasy from a dear and respectable gentleman who is a college professor, like myself….
Coincidentally: A Cornucopia of Pharmacopoeia
The Scots are famously reserved in their habits and modest demeanor, but this has not restrained their substantial claim to…
Coincidentally: “Ebonics” for the new Mass
In 1996, the school board of Oakland, California, caused a stir by wanting to teach a dialect of English as…
Coincidentally: Such Great Names As These
A commercial bank near me has been redecorated to celebrate the change of its nane. Several indifferent but well-done oil…
Coincidentally: My Love For Minnehaha
It is clumsy to speak of the American Indian as a cipher for one people, for he was a cacophony…
Coincidentally: Speaking of Wales
The Editor of this journal has asked me to write columns on matters of insignificance, as a respite from so…
The Problem of Pain: Why Was God AWOL During the Holocaust?
“Pain is the only evil I know,” says the worldly Doctor Core to the priest in Walter M. Miller, Jr.’s…
Coincidentally: Latitudes and Attitudes
The Reverend Samuel Wesley (1662-1735) lived in an age that is commonly caricatured as one of beef and ale and…
A Just War Theory of Homeschooling
Given the increasing popularity of homeschooling among faithful Catholics, it is vital that those who practice it — or are thinking…
The Beatific Vision: The Solution to Ancient Paradoxes | Dr. John McCarthy
Here is the video of a lecture by Dr. John McCarthy’s on The Beatific Vision. The lecture is 45 minutes…
The Beatific Vision: The Solution to Ancient Paradoxes | John McCarthy
Here is the video of a lecture by Dr. John McCarthy’s on The Beatific Vision. The lecture is 45 minutes…
The Role of Children’s Literature in a Digital Age | Dr. Amy Fahey
Here is the video of a lecture by Dr. Amy Fahey on Children’s Literature. The lecture is 45 minutes with a…
The Role of Children’s Literature in a Digital Age | Dr. Amy Fahey
Here is the audio for a lecture by Dr. Amy Fahey on Children’s Literature. The lecture is 45 minutes with…
Word of the Day: SOLITARY
Word of the Day: SOLITARY We finished in class today the greatest poem ever written in English: Some natural tears…
