On Writing In Dark Times
In a (very) recent episode of the confessional Lutheran podcast “Issues, Etc.,” Matt Harrison, interviewing Allan Carlson, reflected on the meaning of the recent election for social conservatives. I’m...
View ArticleThe Nightmare Before Christmas and the True Meaning of Advent
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a quirky piece of cinema, in the very best of ways. A nod to the old stop-motion holiday specials of the late 60’s, its peculiar charm and style are...
View ArticleLeft Meets Right At Christmas Dinner
Anthony Esolen has written another brilliant piece for Crisis in his continuing series on the connection between social justice and the family. The main point, taken mostly from Pope Leo XIII and his...
View ArticleOrestes Brownson: Forgotten Prophet
Quiz time! I will list some characteristics of American society and you tell me what decade I’m talking about. In what decade were a very vocal group of Americans advocating, Free Love The idea that...
View ArticleThe False Cult of Progress
Whenever we hear the word “progress,” it is a good reason to be suspicious. The question to ask immediately is: “Progress towards what?” You cannot have progress, you cannot have improvement, unless...
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Our Savior the Shopping Mall
Crestwood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis near where I live, has gone through some hard times. At one point Crestwood was the home of Crestwood Plaza, “where the big stores are”. Crestwood Plaza was...
View ArticleThe “One-sided Truce” with the Modern World
G.K. Chesterton says, “In a world where everything is ridiculous, nothing can be ridiculed. You cannot unmask a mask.” There are some people who claim they don’t understand what these lines mean. So I...
View ArticleThe Rise and Fall of Branson
Ten years into the future, the chairman of the Branson (Missouri) Tourism Council will issue a proud press release: “Tourism in Branson is better than ever! We’re noticing that our town has begun to...
View ArticleAlan Bennett, Alan Bennett and The Lady in the Van
“Bless me Father, for I have sinned.” “And what is your sin, my son?” “Sacrilege.” “Sacrilege! That is serious. What did you do?” “On SuperBowl Sunday, I skipped the game and took my wife to a movie.”...
View ArticleThe Case for Popery
In Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America we find the following observation: I discover that, in the majority of mental processes, each American has but recourse to the individual effort of his...
View ArticleEarth Ought Not to Look Like Hell
These dazed dupes will gather again together and attempt to believe their dreams and disbelieve their eyes. These are the words of G.K. Chesterton, aimed at eugenicists following his successful...
View ArticlePropaganda
A distributist way of life would go a long way toward immunizing society against propaganda.
View ArticleWhat Flying to Rural Australia Taught Me
Australia is not exactly renowned for its practices of Distributism. With a big landmass and sparse population it has often been a logistical nightmare.
View ArticleA Visit to Azman’s Market
Founded in the 1920s by the Azman family, walking into Azman's Market on St. Clair Avenue on Cleveland’s East Side is like walking back into 1924.
View ArticleThe Catholic Church After Obergefell
Let us use the occasion of the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision not to engage in railing and political strategizing, but to take stock of our spiritual and intellectual health.
View ArticleEmails to Malcolm
In the spirit of C.S. Lewis, Kevin O'Brien emails his friend Malcolm for the holidays, and in the exchange he reveals Malcolm's spiritual, intellectual, and political ambiguity.
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