As a novelist, Hilaire Belloc was prolific though not always particularly adept. The one notable exception is his “Belinda” of 1928. Subtitled “A Tale of Affection in Youth and Age,” Belloc believed that this late novel was the one work of fiction with which he could feel satisfied... https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2026/09/hilaire-belloc-belinda-joseph-pearce.html
Reminiscing with the Troubadours... For the first time in many moons, the fab five were all present for Tuesdays with the Troubs - this time to reminisce about the halcyon days of their youth. In a touching and personal episode, get to a glimpse of the Troubadours as boys. Who held a paper route? Who [...]
Who is the greatest Englishman who ever lived? Bede? Alfred the Great? Thomas More? Shakespeare? Perhaps a little known Jesuit martyr might be greater than all of them... https://rumble.com/v7fan3m-the-greatest-englishman-in-a-nutshell-with-joseph-pearce-49.html
Classic fiction will help Catholics to grow in wisdom and virtue through the literary presence of goodness, truth, and beauty... https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/why-catholics-should-read-classic-fiction
A nation forged in the fires of faith, Poland remains at the heart of Catholic Europe... https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2026/09/poland-europe-heroic-heart-joseph-pearce.html
Celebrating 25 years of the St. Austin Review by celebrating C. S. Lewis... Audio File
The St. Austin Review, which I have the honour of editing, has been listed in the top ten Catholic print journals... https://aleteia.org/2026/09/05/10-favorite-catholic-magazines-now-in-print/
Who is Maurice Baring's lonely lady? For that matter, who is Maurice Baring? https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2026/09/maurice-baring-lonely-lady-joseph-pearce.html
In this interview with KSHJ Executive Director Wyatt Goolsby, Joseph Pearce discusses the "Faith of Our Fathers", which is also the title of his book about Catholicism in the history of England. Second, he reflects on the life of Irish author and poet, Oscar Wilde, who led a hedonistic lifestyle but converted to Catholicism on [...]
After years of neglecting the literature of the New World, my old prejudices give way to a belated appreciation of American letters... https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/pearce-englishman-on-american-literature
