Confessions II and the Human Will
The thematic center to the second book of the Confessions is the human will (voluntas): our dynamic propulsion towards the good. It has been asserted that Augustine is the first…
Is Les Miserables Anti-Catholic?
I have at last closed the cover on Victor Hugo’s epic, 1260-page Les Miserables. Its dust-jacket in shreds but the spine intact, this behemoth has made its way back to…
How to Read the Bible like Aquinas & Dante
St. Jerome states, “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ” (CCC 112). In other words, we come to know the reality of Jesus Christ by reading Holy Scripture. Yet,…
“Stick to the Boat”: Moby Dick on Man’s Deepest Fear
Meet Pip, a slight, nervous fellow, yet “at bottom very bright, with that pleasant, genial, jolly brightness peculiar to his tribe; a tribe which ever enjoy all holidays and festivities…
The Spirit of the Lord: Romano Guardini
Romano Guardini is one of the most important voices in Catholic intellectual discussions of the last century. This is most evident in the significant influence his works have had on…