Evelyn Waugh in the Light of Eternity
“Ruthless boredom” — that was the recurrent temptation Waugh faced. And in the end he rejected it, resolutely and forever.
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We Must Ask the Questions That Count — So What Questions Do We Ask?
“At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love.” —St. John of the Cross
Paul’s Proposal to the Pagans: ‘Never Was a Tale Told That Men Would Rather Find True’
We worship a God who became man, suffered death and was buried — and rose again from the grave.
O God, Look Mercifully on Your Departed Servants
“Listen kindly to our prayers, O Lord, and, as our faith in your Son, raised from the dead, is deepened, so may our hope of resurrection for your departed servants also find new strength.” (Collect for All Souls’ Day)
Why the Church? This Is Why...
The Catholic Church is the Bride and Body of Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit to become the matrix of a redeemed and renewed humanity.
Man Is a Paradox — a Perfectly Unresolvable Paradox
If we are, as the Scriptures remind us, “most fearfully, wonderfully made” can there be any height of grandeur we’ve no business stretching ourselves to reach?
The Origin of the Two Cities
St. Augustine’s City of God remains, to this day, an enormously important book — one whose impact may be felt in every age.
Liberal Education and the Limits of Reason: The Incarnation Changes Everything
In the light of the Incarnation, nothing — especially higher education — can be seen in the same way.
Nihilism Is Not Cheap — Liberal Education and the Limits of Reason
An education built upon lies and deceit is nothing short of an assault upon the dignity and integrity of the human person.
