The problem of a degenerate electorate
Aquinas, Augustine, and Aristotle on good government, as summarized by Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange
Guarding our tongues
John Henry Newman on the manner of speech fitting for Christian faithfulness
J. S. Bach’s St. John Passion
Divine glory and human suffering
The leaning tower of gabble
Oliver O’Donovan on how authority and language connect us with reality and thus sustain community
Discerning the spirit of the age
Oliver O’Donovan on the difficult but essential task of reading our times
Make it louder, do it faster
Michael Hanby on the nihilism that drives the quest for spectacle
When reason is detached from truth
Benedict XVI on what threatens true academic freedom
Fulfillment is ek-static
Pope Benedict XVI summarizes the understanding of Maximus the Confessor (c.580-662) on the true nature of freedom
The power of images
Romano Guardini on the precious potential of limited images to reveal divine realities
Sofa as church
David Thomson on the formative powers of television