From the President
Dear Reader,
Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord,
who walks in his ways!
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. Read More
Inhabiting Classical Wholes in Music
by Sadie Hoyt of Classical Encounters
On Thursday, I boarded a plane for Florence, Italy. By Sunday evening, I was wandering starry-eyed through the Piazza della Signoria at twilight, surrounded by a living museum of Renaissance sculptures standing at the foot of the 14th century stone tower of the Palazzo Vecchio, once the palace of the Medicis, now the city’s seat of government. I was among throngs of people, most of whom, like me, had traveled halfway across the world to be dazzled by the proud commanding figures of idealized human form. Read More
The Transformative Power of Leisure and Literature
by Colleen Hutt of Well-Read Mom
Readers who engage with literature thoughtfully—not just to "get through the story" but to seek meaning—activate their imagination to decipher the book’s relevance to their lives. This form of reading encourages critical thinking, cultivates the moral imagination, and trains aesthetic appreciation. By weighing the proposals of literature against one’s education, formation, and religious sensibilities, readers develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the world. Read More
Gimli Eulogizes the Glittering Caves
by Jose Pieper
The concept of intellectual work has a number of historical antecedents, which can serve to clarify it.
First, it is based on a certain interpretation of the human knowing process. What happens when our eye sees a rose? What do we do when that happens? Read More