7th Annual Catholic Literature Conference
by Dr. Amy Fahey /Joseph Pearce /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…
Christianity and the Rise of American Progressivism
A Lecture by Ronald J. Pestritto, Ph.D. Graduate Dean & Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College The talk will address…
Coincidentally: More Varieties of Religious Experience
Felicitous arrangements allowed me as a student to repair weekly to practice the piano in a house by the Folly…
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Uncommon Nonsense
by Emma Warner
Those who seek a profound meaning cloaked within the bizarre and absurd scenarios of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland are sure to be frustrated. …
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…
Absurdity, Divinity, and Humanity: “Bartleby, the Scrivener” by Melville
It is uncommon to read a story that is uncommon. In the literary world, where there seems to be nothing new…
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…
Coincidentally: Medicine on the March
Among the benefactions of gruel wars has been the promotion of medical science. The Hyksos invasion of Egypt advertised the…
Marcel Pagnol’s L’eau des Collines: Moral Accountability with Community
The French filmmaker and writer Marcel Pagnol died in 1974 at the age of 79 in Paris, having lived through one…
The Line Between Holiness and Madness in Ron Hansen’s Mariette in Ecstasy
Modern artistic treatments of religious life tend to share a few assumptions: first, that there is something sinister in a life…
Satan and the Millennium
Harry (not his real name, but a real person) was an amateur philosopher and professional fishing guide. We had been…
Coincidentally: Down to the Sea in Ships
The Coverdale Translation of Psalm 107:23 sonorously extols them “that go down to the sea in ships, and occupy their…
Finding True Meaning in the Modern World: Willa Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop
To live as an American and as a Catholic is no small challenge, for America is fundamentally a modern project and…
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The arrival of a New Year invites reflection on a particular horror of human existence. A horror that was well exemplified…
What I Learned From a Muslim About Eucharistic Adoration
My friend John, a very intelligent and faithful Catholic, told me the following story when he was one of my…
Coincidentally: A Terrible Swift Sword
As a youth, Churchill told Violet Bonham-Carter: “We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glow-worm.” He…
Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”: A Magnificent Horror
There is a level of literary horror that is so monstrous it is magnificent,presenting a purity of perversity that no…
“A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement C. Moore: The Doctrine of Santa Claus
Twas only a matter of time. And it came—as it comes to all. ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all…
A Little Lesson in Comparative Religion
The following incident actually happened in one of my classes at Boston College. For purposes of inclusion in my forthcoming…
Dr. Seuss & How the Secular Humanist Stole Christmas
It is telling when the deficiencies of the adult world are told in the pages of children’s books. An instance…
