It is an intimate art, the translation business. But it is the art of creatures like we humans, who live always on the border of matter and spirit, trying to marry together the infinite and the finite, the spiritual and the earthly, the eternal and the temporal. On January 11, 1940, the Italian writer and [...]| The Imaginative Conservative
When it comes to considering America’s greatest writers, it would be foolish to ignore Willa Cather as a contender. Indeed, it is quite possible that her 1925 novel, Death Comes for the Archbishop is the great American novel, rivaling anything that came before or since. Yet, Cather was consistent. While not at the level of Death Comes, her 1913 O Pioneers and [...]| The Imaginative Conservative
In Evangeline's quest of the Bride for the Bridegroom, of the lover for her true beloved, we are reminded of the soul’s quest for Christ, who is the Bridegroom of all bridegrooms. The figure of Evangeline Bellefontaine is as elusive as the figure of Gabriel Lajeunesse, the man to whom she was betrothed and whom [...]| The Imaginative Conservative
A look at four more unsung heroes from the Australian continent, including the great Frank Sheed! (essay by Joseph Pearce)| The Imaginative Conservative
John Plunkett defended the dignity of the natives of Australia; Caroline Chisholm defended the dignity of vulnerable immigrants to Australia. In doing so, they offer a living witness to the Lord’s commandment that we love our neighbors. (essay by Joseph Pearce)| The Imaginative Conservative
Tacitus was one of the most cited of all historians in Colonial North America. The American colonists thought the world of him, and no one admired him as much as did Thomas Jefferson. (essay by Bradley Birzer)| The Imaginative Conservative
Franz Jägerstätter and Fr. Gabriel Gay are two lesser-known victims of the Nazis. May their prayers deliver Europe from the wolves of secularism and restore the European nations to the Faith which forged them. (essay by Joseph Pearce)| The Imaginative Conservative
This is Fr. Deacon Ananias's most recent paper that he presented at the Society for Orthodox Philosophers in America (SOPHIA) Conference this February in Houston, TX.| Patristic Faith
This paper provides a philosophical critique of natural theology as it is commonly understood in the West. Since natural theology is said to be what the human mind by the “light of natural reason alone” can know about God apart from revelation, this critique will focus on epistemological issues in an attempt to establish a proper foundation for knowledge that doesn’t rely on unjustified or arbitrary assumptions by showing that the natural theology is a philosophical project committed to...| Patristic Faith
Few popes have lived in more perilous times than Pius XI and fewer still have shown as much courage in the midst of peril. (essay by Joseph Pearce)| The Imaginative Conservative
An oldie but a goodie. This is an old article I wrote back in Grad School. It explores various topics related to epistemology and the philosophy of science, focusing primarily on the philosopher W.O. Quine and his project of naturalizing epistemology and psychologism. I provide a critique of Quine's "Epistemology Naturalized" that is still relevant today. The post Is “Epistemology Naturalized” Really Epistemology? appeared first on Patristic Faith.| Patristic Faith
To what extent are literary epics the children of their own times, expressions of their own particular zeitgeist, and to what extent are they expressions of perennial truths that transcend fads, fashions and other temporal ephemera? Considering the epics of Homer and Virgil will enable us to understand these questions and to move towards answering them. (essay by Joseph Pearce)| The Imaginative Conservative
On February 2nd, 2024, Ancient Faith Radio held a discussion about deaconesses, which was a documentary by John Maddox, interspersed with discussions between Fr. Thomas Soroka and John Maddox, and which eventually included callers, included me, among a few others.| Patristic Faith
We all face struggles, but Christ offers peace of heart| Patristic Faith
The soul is darkened by moral corruption.| Patristic Faith