Hilaire Belloc: Champion of the Catholic Cultural Revival
Along with G.K. Chesterton, Hilaire Belloc was hugely influential in the growth of the Catholic presence in the wider culture.
Results from Tag: 'catholic literature'
The Pope Just Asked Catholics to Read More Literature and Poetry — Here’s a Good Place to Start
‘The task of believers, and of priests in particular, is precisely to touch the hearts of others, so that they may be opened to the message of the Lord Jesus. In this great task, the contribution that literature and poetry can offer is of incomparable value.’ —Pope Francis, ‘On the Role of Literature in Formation,’ July 17, 2024
Famous or Forgotten: 12 Poets Everyone Should Know
May the flame of the Famous Five burn ever brighter; may the flame of the Secret Seven be rekindled.
Renowned Catholic Poet (and Former Anti-Catholic Atheist) Sally Read Gathers ‘100 Great Catholic Poems’
Sally Read views her poetic craft as a vocation to take people ‘along the way of beauty’
Great Christian Poems Teach Priceless Lessons About Life
I hope to live the life of virtue that great poetry inspires
What Is the Catholic Imagination?
COMMENTARY: Professors and poets weigh the profound meaning.
J.R.R. Tolkien Is Still ‘Captivating Minds and Hearts’
Marking a new era in Tolkien studies and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the famous author’s death
Our Lady in Literature: A Beacon of Light in the Gloom of the Death Culture
The pride of the world can be defeated only by the exaltation of the humble.
J.F. Powers’ Novel ‘Morte d’Urban’ Turns 60
Beneath the book’s gentle satire lies a probing account of a priest’s spiritual growth despite himself.
