Are Saints Sent at Specific Times for Specific Reasons? Every so often, spiritual lightning sears across a culture's landscape. The example of St. Francis of Assisi immediately comes to mind. So does St. Antony. Their intense holiness was bright and powerful, and left an indelible mark on the earth. We can't know for certain why
Rabelais One of my favorite writers, Albert Jay Nock, was a huge Rabelais fan. He wrote two books about him. From the first: It must be laid down once and for all, that the chief purpose of reading a classic like Rabelais is to prop and stay the spirit, especially in
Catholic Philosopher Elisabeth Anscombe was Wittgenstein’s Literary Executor By Jennifer A. Frey at First Things
On “Edward Hopper’s New York” at the Whitney Museum of American Art By James Panero at The New Criterion