What lessons do the plays of Sophocles, Shakespeare and Eliot teach? What do they say about the perennial tension between the secular state and religious liberty? These questions are addressed in a brief essay of mine in Faith & Culture.

Here’s my tribute to a Cardinal with the courage of his orthodox convictions.

What does the recent Queen’s Speech and several papal encyclicals have in common? Find the answer here.

What does Shakespeare say about the saints? More than many people might think.

With Veterans Day almost upon us, here’s my tribute to those who fought in World War One, some of whom, such as Tolkien and Lewis, survived to tell the tale.

Civilization is not what Wikipedia thinks it is. Read on.

In stark contrast to the nonsense peddled in a new film about Shakespeare’s final years, the actual evidence shows that he died as he had lived, as a resolute “papist”.

Here is a meditation on the meaning of life and the gift of suffering.