A very basic issue, it seems to me, is at the core of the furor of the Pope’s having quoted from a medieval Byzantine text about the “evil” nature of jihad. And I don’t even mean the issue of whether or not the Pope made an insensitive misstep in his talk. The issue, to my [...]

I’ve just posted a review of Elizabeth Kostova’s wonderfully imaginative vampire novel, The Historian, on catholicfiction.net.

is now up on Godspy, here

The Historic Elsinore Theater in Salem, Oregon is hosting its annual Wednesday Evening Film Series. It’s a nice boon to the community, giving folks an opportunity to watch some classic movies in an honest-to-goodness movie palace instead of a cookie-cutter movie stadium. (Silent films are even accompanied live by a vintage Wulitzer!)
This series will focus [...]

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