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- The Book Club Read
32. A Month in the Country: Is This the Greatest Novella Ever Written?
How did the First World War affect the British soldier survivors? Is this pastoral novella one of the UK's best books? How did J L Carr's Yorkshire upbringing impact the setting and tone of the story?
- Ignatius Press Podcast Read
A Personal Account of Meeting Blessed Fulton Sheen w/ Fr. Dennis Brown
Fr. Dennis Brown was just a young man when he reached out to Blessed Fulton Sheen, and instead of ignoring him, the archbishop invited the future priest into his apartment to pray with him and offer words of advice. Get Your Copy of “The Power of Love” Here: https://ignatius.com/the-power-of-love-plp/ Ben Eriksen sits down with his friend Fr. Dennis Brown to talk about his personal correspondence Blessed Fulton Sheen. Fr.
- Onward and Upward Read
More Statesmen, Please
A conversation with Steven B. Smith, political scientist extraordinaire
Im Streben nach der großen Einfachheit der Form
Vor 150 Jahren wurde Paula Modersohn-Becker geboren Sammelrezension von Klaus Hammer zu Büchern von Doris Hansmann, Gabriele Katz, Andrea Reidt
Die Transzendenz des Alltäglichen
Ludwig Steinherr erkundet in seinem Gedichtband „Gottes Nähmaschine“ das Älterwerden, die Erinnerung und die überraschende Gegenwart Gottes im gewöhnlichen Leben Rezension von Florian Birnmeyer zu Ludwig Steinherr: Gottes Nähmaschine. Gedichte Allitera Verlag, München 2026
Die außergewöhnliche Liebesgeschichte von „Lou“ und „Schnucke“
Dagmar von Gersdorff zeichnet in der lesenswerten Doppelbiographie „Alle Schönheit, aller Zauber“ das Leben von Lucie und Hermann von Pückler-Muskau nach Rezension von Horst Schmidt zu Dagmar von Gersdorff: ‚Alle Schönheit, aller Zauber‘. Lucie und Hermann von Pückler Insel Verlag, Berlin 2026
Afl. 82 - Wat kunnen wij leren van Zuid-Korea en Japan?
Het boek De kracht van middenmacht van Oost-Azië-kenners Remco Breuker en Casper Wits gaat over fiere naties die zich als een dappere David verzetten tegen de populistische Goliath-supermachten van onze tijd. Als het gaat om het versterken van onze democratie, kunnen Europa en Nederland leren van ‘middenmachten’ Zuid-Korea, Japan en Taiwan, stellen de auteurs. ‘Maar we moeten eerst af zien te komen van onze geografische ongeletterdheid en winterslaap.’
- Onward and Upward Read
The Brewing Midterms, &c
On American politics, German rumbles, Trump’s 5 grand, slang in our time, and more
- St. Austin Review Read
Celebrating C. S. Lewis
Celebrating 25 years of the St. Austin Review by celebrating C. S. Lewis… Celebrating C. S. Lewis – Joseph Pearce
- St. Austin Review Read
The StAR Makes the Top Ten
The St. Austin Review, edited by Joseph Pearce, has been listed in the top ten Catholic print journals... The StAR Makes the Top Ten - Joseph Pearce
- St. Austin Review Read
Maurice Baring’s Lonely Lady
Who is Maurice Baring’s lonely lady? For that matter, who is Maurice Baring? Maurice Baring’s Lonely Lady – Joseph Pearce
- The Culturist Read
The Education You Were Supposed to Get
The 7 liberal arts & the true purpose of education
- Sean Berube Read
Can Beauty Save the World?
Dostoevsky on Beauty’s confrontation with suffering, death, and love
Der Vorhang fällt …
Ein Streitgespräch über Don Winslows vermeintlich letztes Krimibuch „The Final Score“ – wie er kleine Helden cool macht und auf moralisches Kalkül setzt Rezension von Michael Braun und Christoph Braun zu Don Winslow: The Final Score. Sechs Short Storys HarperCollins Publishers, New York 2026
Maria, Mutter, Maschine
In „MARIAMACHINA“ verbindet Kinga Tóth Mariengebet, feministische Körperpoetik und Alltagsmaterialien zu einem vielstimmigen Gesang über Frauen und Mütter Rezension von Florian Birnmeyer zu Kinga Tóth: MARIAMACHINA. Gedichte Rohstoff (Matthes & Seitz Berlin), Berlin 2026
- Onward and Upward Read
What It Was Like
Remembering 9/11, the national mood, and the choices before the president
- The European Review of Books Read
Project a black planet: the art and culture of pan-Africa
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, born in London in 1977, is one of the best British artists alive today. Enigmatic, mischievous, troubling, her work comprises rich, densely scrabbled Old Master-like oil portraits of a single figure, or a small group. (Her inspirations are Velasquez and Sargent.) Her subjects are always Black; sometimes they are wearing a necklace of
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