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Age of Fear
Me: You said recently—probably on Twitter—that for the last year or so you’ve been reading books in…
Notre Dame Students Against Porn
As a student at the University of Notre Dame, I have always been taught to try to…
A Christian Gentleman in the Nation’s Capital
On May 8, the Library of Congress and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars co-hosted a…
Chimpanzee Disaster
Zoo Nebraska: The Dismantling of an American Dreamby carson vaughanlittle a, 266 pages, $24.95 For two decades,…
Ever Devotedly in Notre Dame
Given the attention paid to Fr. Theodore Hesburgh these days, interested parties would do well to consult…
Fear and the Benedict Option
When people ask me if the Benedict Option is a call to hospitality or to hunker down,…
You Are Old, Father William
Everyone who writes about aging “Boomers”—how “they” have ruined “our” society, and so on, ad nauseum—should be…
Tradition and Fertility in Eastern Europe
After more than a decade as a demographic laggard, eastern Europe is having a slight “baby boom.”…
Australia’s Poet
The Australian poet Les A. Murray (1938–2019) was born in Nabiac on the north coast of New…
Faith Amid Corruption
The Catholic Church in the West is full of corruption—financial, sexual, and spiritual. We are forced to…
Les Murray, Dissident Poet
Les Murray, who died at age 80 on April 29, has been called Australia’s greatest poet, but…
The Next America
Nearly a decade ago, Archbishop Charles Chaput warned religious believers to prepare for the “Next America.” He predicted that…
Lessons from Father Schall
When Fr. James V. Schall (January 20, 1928–April 17, 2019) retired from teaching political philosophy at Georgetown…
Israel Folau, Unlikely Martyr
Americans, being somewhat exceptional in their sports (as in much else), may be unaware of the controversy…
A Proposal for Persuasion
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” The philosophical premise of “Against the Dead…
