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Described here in a New Republic "review" of two new books. I put "review" in quotation marks only because the piece is less an evaluation of the books themselves than a survey of Maritain’s life and intellectual journey. Which is fine. Being in TNR, it’s subscriber-only, but you can always read it in the library,…

Sandro Magister goes after Cardinal Martino In effect, the premise of the “Corriere” is correct: Martino is a genuine loose cannon in the curia. On repeated occasions, his statements to the press have created serious difficulties for the Vatican authorities. On the eve of the war in Iraq, for example, his pacifist and anti-American quips…

Some will snipe at "triumphalism," but ah well. Go read this Fanciful History of Western Civilization, and not just ’cause I’m mentioned. (And thanks for the mention!) 2006 Catholic bloggers have little to report – fight among selves. Endlessly discuss whether the predominant economic system throughout the world is “Distributism” or “Distributivism.” The vicious Grammar…

One of the best times I had in Rome was doing the "Theology on Tap" program in Rome, at, ironically, an Irish pub near the Gesu. The cab driver dropped us off not quite where we needed to be, but thanks to a helpful police officer or two, we were pointed in the proper direction.…
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