My short essay on the brilliance of C. S. Lewis, originally published as an editorial in the St. Austin Review, has just been posted by the Imaginative Conservative.
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Thoughts from Home and Abroad
Fate and Free Will in Middle-Earth
If, like me, you are a Tolkien-junkie, you will enjoy this excellent podcast on the role of fate and free will in Middle-earth, hosted by Bishop James Wall of the Diocese of Gallup, one of the finest and most courageous bishops in North America.
Read MoreMetaphysical and Romantic Poets
Part six of my podcast lecture series “Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know”, which is based on my book of the same title, has just been posted.
Read MoreReading and Teaching the Classics
Why are the classics of western civilization so important and why are we duty-bound to teach them to our children? These questions are considered in an essay of mine just published by the National Catholic Register.
Read MoreAn Immigrant Like Me
How does being an immigrant affect one’s view of immigration? Drawing on my own experience, I address this very question in my latest essay for the Imaginative Conservative.
Read MoreSome of Us are Here to Teach
Some thoughts on the priceless lessons my wife and I have been taught by our disabled son.
Read MoreShakespeare’s Catholicism
Part five of my podcast series “Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know”, which is based upon my book of the same title. Visit EveryCatholic.org/Literature to learn more.
Read MoreBatman versus Modern Art
What have Picasso and Jackson Pollock in common with The Joker? More than you might think.
Read MoreWhatever Happened to the Catholic Literary Revival?
Did it die? Can we hope for a resurrection? Is it sleeping? Are there signs of its awakening?
Read MoreTolkien in a Nutshell
Is it possible to summarize the Catholic dimension of The Lord of the Rings in fewer than 600 words? You better believe it!
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