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The Catholic Kerouac

Matthew Malone

Jack Kerouac

Revered as a major figure in 1960s counterculture, he always identified as a social and political conservative informed by his lifelong love for Catholicism.

A Confession of the Legendary Lou Holtz

Dr. Christopher Kaczor

Coach Lou Holtz

I pray he has received an extraordinary reward and the ultimate championship victory. 

A Sense of Home: Chesterton, Berry, and a Thoughtful Environmentalism

William Saylor

land from above

Catholics today, especially the young, are realizing that only in the Chestertonian tradition of home can the fullness of Catholic social teaching be realized.

Memories of an Inevitable Occurrence: George Saunders’s ‘Vigil’

Andrew Tolkmith

ominous cloudy sky

What are we really after? Can we relate meaningfully with the afterlife while we still live?

Sr. John Dominic Rasmussen on Virtue at the Heart of Education

Dr. Melissa Mitchell

“Renewal begins with educators who remain in Christ and walk as he walked. Everything else flows from there.”

The Real Cause of Contempt for the Innocent

Mark Bradford

The hellish agents of evil have contempt for human life. They can’t attack God, so they attach the image of God, the "imago Dei."

The Theological Contributions of Blaise Pascal

Henry T. Edmondson III

Pascal’s most important contribution may be his admonition to maintain forward momentum in Christian commitment and conversion. 

‘Train Dreams’ Meditates on the Hidden Depths of an Ordinary, Decent Life

Nora Kenney Mittiga

Still from Train Dreams film

When closely observed, there is oftentimes an enormous density of grief, love, memory, and beauty beneath the surface—and a quiet decency.

What I Saw at Notre Dame

Dr. Tod Worner

Notre Dame Basilica

If you are wondering how the Catholic faith truly fares at Notre Dame, I would invite you to come down and see.

German Bishop Stands Against ‘The Synodal Way’

Dr. Richard DeClue

Bishop Oster remains convinced “that the problematic ramifications of the Synodal Way for the Church in Germany and worldwide clearly outweigh its positive aspects.”