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December 25, 2025
Ave Maria: Myth and
history

Ave Maria: Myth and history

In the final days of Socrates’s life, as he waited for his execution in an Athenian prison, his closest friend, Crito, visited him, waking him from a glorious dream. In that dream, a woman in white had appeared to him, assuring him that on the third day following, he would reside in the land of Pythia, […]



Why is Zohran Mamdani
surrounded by antisemites?

Why is Zohran Mamdani surrounded by antisemites?

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani might not be an antisemite. He must just have really bad luck that everyone he surrounds himself with and is now empowering as part of his incoming administration happens to be one. Mamdani’s director of appointments, Catherine Almonte Da Costa, resigned last week after just one day on the job. […]



Five classics to get
you back to reading

Five classics to get you back to reading

The classics are making a comeback. The great books of the past, which have been in danger of falling by the wayside as people read less and less, are suddenly reentering the zeitgeist. Guillermo del Toro’s film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was a big hit this year. The upcoming adaptation of Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights has the internet buzzing. A new miniseries of Jane […]



Why we love It’s a
Wonderful Life

Why we love It’s a Wonderful Life

Living in the present moment can be difficult, and our busy lives make it even more so, especially during the Christmas season. The season can weigh heavily, pulling us in a hundred directions. Our minds drift to memories of past Christmases that seem warmer, then quickly project into the future: Will Mom or Dad still be […]



The Leonine pivot

The Leonine pivot

There’s a joke (or perhaps a coping mechanism) among more traditional Catholic circles that embracing ignorance about the goings on in the Holy See and regarding the pope is good for the soul and reminiscent of the “medieval piety” cultivated by illiterate peasants who faithfully attended Mass centuries ago but knew nothing of church governance […]



Will Trump’s Gaza
coalition repeat Bush’s Afghanistan and Lebanon mistakes?

Will Trump’s Gaza coalition repeat Bush’s Afghanistan and Lebanon mistakes?

President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio want to create a new coalition to staff an International Stabilization Force for Gaza. The idea is simple: To replace or unwind Hamas‘s rule in Gaza, an international force will assume control for security. Trump’s peace plan also requires Hamas’s disarmament, which, given Hamas’s dependence on […]




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