Miner on “Lincoln”
Senior Fellow Brad Miner takes a look (and a second and a third) at Steven Spielberg’s new film Lincoln. Good as it is, there may be less to the film than meets the eye.
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Vatican II at 50
Read Robert Royal’s reflection on the controversy concerning and impact of the world’s largest meeting: the Second Vatican Council.
Music to Our Ears: A Review of the Pope’s New Book
Cardinal Ratzinger approached the ageing John Paul II and asked to be relieved of his curial duties – and to be named head of the Vatican Library. We know Papa Wojtyla said no. We don’t know if he had a good laugh over it. Surely he sensed that God had different plans for his dear...
Chastened Humanism
Robert Royal reviews the latest book by French philosopher Luc Ferry, A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living, a lucid and accessible little volume, he tries to offer “spirituality” for the reflective contemporary nonbeliever who has lost faith, usually because of some modern philosophical analysis or scientific discoveries.
Problems with (Some) Catholic Social Thought
Bob Royal writes about Cardinal Archbishop Reinhard Marx’s recent talk at Georgetown University in First Things.
Robert Royal on Prof. Lewis
Two lectures by Robert Royal are available at the website of the Institute of Catholic Culture: both concern The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.
The Pope in Germany
An article about the Holy Father’s visit to Germany is highlighted with analysis by Dr. Robert Royal and Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. at The Catholic Thing.
The China Syndrome
Dr. Robert Royal writes at First Things about elite opinion concerning Chinese human-rights abuses: getting workers a fair deal for their labors is good; defending religious freedom is better.
On miracles
Senior fellow Brad Miner writes about saints, birds, fishes, and faith.
On Anti-Catholic Brutality
Dr. Robert Royal speaks in an interview about the insufficient historicity of There Be Dragons.
A Spanish Lesson
At First Things, Dr. Robert Royal reviews There Be Dragons, the new film about the early life of St. José Maria Escrivá. , founder of Opus Dei.: A Spanish Lesson: : the