March 2022
Have No Fear
We Jews know death. Leaf through the Talmud, that treasure trove of rabbinic wisdom, lore, and law,…
Letters
Union and Absolution Mark Bauerlein, in his insightful piece “A Less Perfect Union”(January), states that the “Southern…
Remembering Orchestra Hall
Going to a concert, like going to church or a nice restaurant or traveling on a plane…
The Table
The Church’s Lenten disciplines have often been seen in terms of bodily divestment: giving up food, giving…
Tradismatic Trentecostalism
Steubenville, Ohio, home to Franciscan University, is a small city on the banks of the Ohio River…
Worthy of Life
I have always felt the need to justify not only my desire for basic human goods, such…
On Overruling Roe
It is very much in the air now, with a deep hope on one side and a…
On the Threshold: Part II
It was at this point, at the very end of the Church year, inspired by a tremulous…
Priestly Poverty
It was the beach house that got to me this time. When the priest abuse scandals broke…
Spendthrift Theology
Last summer saw the promulgation of Traditionis Custodes, a motu proprio that limited the celebration of the…
The Imagined Citadel
René Guénon was one of the twentieth century’s most important traditionalist thinkers, as well as one of…
Briefly Noted
Five Things Theologians Wish Biblical Scholars Knewby Hans BoersmaIVP Academic, 180 pages, $20 From the opening declaration…
Churchill in Barbary
The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudanby Winston Spencer Churchilledited by James…
Doubting Thomas
The Failure of Natural Theology:A Critical Appraisal of the Philosophical Theology of Thomas Aquinasby Jeffrey D. JohnsonFree…
Insider-Outsiders
The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning and Black Studyby Stefano Harney and Fred MotenMinor Compositions, 166 pages, $24 Whatever…
Liberal Islam
Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason, Freedom, and Toleranceby Mustafa AkyolSt. Martin’s, 336 pages, $28 Islam,”…
Purveyors of Truth
The Summer of Theory:History of a Rebellion, 1960-1990by Philipp Felschtranslated by Tony CrawfordPolity, 280 pages, $30 For…
Saved by Books
Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generationby…
Petering
A man does tireof beingcold. He nears the fire.But beingtold, he lets expirethe BeingBold. —Matthew T. Warnez