Is good art the product of a virtuous or baptized imagination and is art poisoned by pride? I tackle these questions in an essay published in the Catholic Herald.
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Thoughts from Home and Abroad
The Classical Muse
What is the classical muse and, more to the point, what isn’t it? Here are my musings on these questions.
Read MoreThe English Resistance
The National Catholic Register has just published my tribute to the English Catholic Resistance to the tyranny and terror of the Tudors.
Read MoreReasons to be Cheerful
Are things as bad as they seem, or is there cause for hope and joy in our darkening world?
Read MoreAfter Shakespeare
Here’s my survey of English literature from 1616, the year of Shakespeare’s death, until 1800.
Read MoreThe Hidden Treasures of the Inner Sanctum
The Inner Sanctum of my personal website has now been live and active for eight months. This means that there are now around 120 exclusive pieces of content available to those who support my work by becoming donor-subscribers.
Read MoreChesterton the Crusader
Recommended Reading for the Catacombs
It is necessary to leave the polluted mainstream if one wants to discover the best in contemporary Christian literature.
Read MoreDefending Hamlet
Few characters in literature are as misunderstood as the famous “man in black” in Shakespeare’s longest play. Here is my defence of the noble Hamlet.
Read MoreLiterature and the Light of Christ Conference
From July 22-26 I will be giving a series of ten lectures at Chavagnes International College in France on “the annointed imagination: literature and the light of Christ”. For those who are unable to join me and the other speakers at this exciting week-long event in the beautiful Vendée region, the audio recordings of the lectures are being made available by the indomitable Mike Church. Here are the details.
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