The Mystery of It All and Ordinary Times
The Mystery of It All: The Vocation of Poetry in the Twilight of Modernity. Paul Mariani. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2019. Ordinary Time: Poems. Paul Mariani. Eugene,…
A Dose of Realism for Conservative Politics
Perhaps as many as a dozen-and-a-half Republicans will line up over the next year in an effort to become President of the United States. If past experience…
Contemporary Conservatism and the Forgetfulness of the Past
The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left. Yuval Levin. New York: Basic Books, 2014. More and more abound reminders of…
Vatican II: A Liturgical Restoration
True Reform: Liturgy and Ecclesiology in Sacrosanctum Concilium. Massimo Faggioli. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. Eric Voegelin took at best a passing interest in institutional Catholicism. …
James V. Schall: A Warranted Pessimism?
The Modern Age. James V. Schall, S.J. South Bend, IN: St. Augustine’s Press, 2011. Most readers will need little introduction to James V. Schall, S.J. Father…