Family
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Poetry
From fairest creatures we desire increase That being fat they may before they die Have such avoirdupois…
Poetry
A part of us is always praying for those things the other parts don’t know that they…
Hitler, the War, and the Pope
Amid the flood of tributes to Pope Pius XII following his death on October 9, 1958, those…
Technicians of Learning
Modern institutions talk about themselves. When a corporation refashions itself—undergoes a complete makeover not merely to look…
Hispanic/Latino Identity
The controversy in the United States over multiculturalism in and beyond education has now faded”perhaps because Nathan…
The Cultural Revolution of Fascism
The Fascist Revolution: Toward a General Theory of Fascism by george l. mosse howard fertig. 230 pp.…
How We Got Here
So David Frum sends me his new book, with the inscription, “Hope you like this one better…
The Church and the City
Since the official validation of Christianity in the fourth century, ecclesiastical leaders have built places of worship…
The Holy Feminine
Catherine of Siena by giuliana cavallini, o.p. cassell academic, 163 pages, $60 cloth, $21.50 The Flowing Light…
Two Boats, a Helicopter & Stem Cells
Remember the story of the guy who died in the flood? A Red Cross boat had come…
Proposing Courtship
Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and tomorrow must proceed by taking a…
Letter from Budapest
Murderous cruise missiles crash into factories, office buildings, farm houses, all just across the border in Serbia,…
Who is My Friend?
Friendship in the Classical World.By David Konstan.University Press. 2206 pp. $59.95 cloth, $18.95 paper. Among the “first…
The Parent Trap Times Three
When my daughter was seven, her Austrian grandmother sent her three Erich Kaestner novels for Christmas. Her…
A Third Way?
Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion by edward…