Why We Need the Liberal Arts
These initial decades of the twenty-first century are times of rapid change and growing anxiety. Public figures on both left and right continue to promote the sharp…
These initial decades of the twenty-first century are times of rapid change and growing anxiety. Public figures on both left and right continue to promote the sharp…
Why study the classics? An abundance of books has appeared in recent years to answer this question. Many writers and teachers, especially those who are concerned with…
Father Anthony Giambrone begins his introduction of Theodor Haecker’s Vergil, Father of the West, republished in 2022 by Cluny Media, with a description of the modern West.[1]…
Lee Oser. Old Enemies: A Satire. Boston: Senex Press, 2022. Lee Oser’s new novel, Old Enemies, takes place in a contemporary world dominated by ideology, secularism,…
After Russell Kirk published his dissertation in 1953 under the title The Conservative Mind, it became a best-seller. Among the ranks of Robert Nisbet and Richard Weaver,…
It is well-known that Dante is one of the greatest poets in Western civilization. His magnum opus, The Divine Comedy, is considered one of the crowning achievements…
Introduction Mary Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964) is best known as a Roman Catholic novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She is also known as a Southern writer who…
Introduction In the Convivio, Dante writes about his admiration for a Florentine girl named Beatrice. Here Dante reveals that he first looked at Beatrice when he was…