Paul Johnson (1937-2023): A Valediction

Paul Johnson (1937-2023): A Valediction

By M. D. Aeschliman. The prolific English historian and journalist Paul Johnson died two months ago and there was no dearth of substantial obituaries in the British and American media, for both of which he wrote frequently and influentially for sixty years....
Ever Ancient, Ever New

Ever Ancient, Ever New

The New Apologetics: Defending the Faith in a Post-Christian Era Edited by Matthew Nelson. Word on Fire Institute, 2022. Paperback, 288 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Scott D. Moringiello.  I regularly teach “Introduction to Catholicism” at DePaul University. Of the 40...
Reading Dante on His Terms

Reading Dante on His Terms

Love’s Scribe: Reading Dante in the Book of Creation By Andrew Frisardi. Angelico Press, 2020. Paperback, 272 pages, $19.95. Reviewed by Ethan McGuire. Dante Alighieri, the Supreme Poet, was an intellectual and a member of the elite of his time, albeit not always in...
Underneath It All, England Is a Catholic Country

Underneath It All, England Is a Catholic Country

Faith of Our Fathers: A History of True England By Joseph Pearce. Ignatius Press, 2022. Paperback, 384 pages, $19.95. Reviewed by Auguste Meyrat. England is a Catholic country. Its culture, its politics, and its very heart is Catholic.  At least, this is the case made...