Is the Pope always infallible in everything he says or does? What are the conditions and limits provided by the First Vatican Council for the Pope to exercise the charisma of infallibility? Can Catholic faithful with sufficient doctrinal formation resist documents that clearly contradict Catholic tradition? These are some of the urgent … Read more
If the pace of life seems overwhelming, it might well be because we have assumed so many of the jobs once held by others. This is the position of Craig Lambert in his book, Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day (Berkeley, Calif., Counterpoint Press, 2015). The Harvard sociologist … Read more
In reading David Boaz’s The Libertarian Mind (Simon & Schuster, 2015), one is struck by the difficulty of the task he has undertaken. It is hard enough to define a libertarian since, as Boaz admits, they come in so many brands and flavors. However, it is almost impossible to define the libertarian … Read more
If there is any doubt about the failure of the sexual revolution of the sixties, Robert Putnam’s, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015) overwhelmingly puts such doubts to rest. He proves that dramatic changes in family structure are literally tearing America apart. The spread of … Read more
When mentioning the country of England, images immediately come to mind of the Houses of Parliament, double-decker buses, high tea and…devotion to Mary? In a book published in the late nineteenth century titled Pietas Mariana Britannica: A History of English Devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin Marye Mother of God, Mr. Edmund Waterton … Read more
A review of Nothing is Free: The Price Only Business Leaders Can Pay to Protect Free Markets by Dave Geenens (Atchison, Kans.: Inhance Press, 2013). * * * Modern economics tends to reduce what happens in business to numbers and formulas. The human element is taken out, and all is left dry and lifeless. … Read more
Though The Virgin Mary by Father Raymond de Thomas de Saint-Laurent was written nearly a hundred years ago, it nevertheless is relevant for our times and is key to the future of our country. For this reason, a new edition has just been published and distributed throughout the United States. Father Raymond … Read more
Journalist Julia Duin published in The Washington Times a summary of the essential dates of Western civilization selected by Diane Moczar, a specialist in medieval history at the Northern Virginia Community College. The list is found in Prof. Moczar’s book, Ten Dates Every Catholic Should Know. She deplores the fact that Catholics … Read more
A review of the book: Financing the American Dream: A Cultural History of Consumer Credit by Lendol Calder To paraphrase Robert Frost, something there is that does not like a consumer loan. Indeed, for a long time the idea of such credit created a sensation of discomfort, insecurity and even shame. Americans … Read more
It is not often that one reads a book like Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here and Where We Need to Go. Author John Horvat II presents an overview of the crisis inside modern economy and society and sketches a luminous … Read more