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  St. Augustine is a towering figure in Western civilization, with his Confessions, a foundational work not only of theology and philosophy but of literature and psychology as well. The book could be described as the first Christian autobiography: Augustine wrote it when he... Read More →

  I have been reading Linda Royall’s 2023 book Sacrifice, in which the investigative journalist details Margaret Sanger’s deep and revolting entanglements with eugenics, racism, Nazi ideology, and population control. Royall also explains how Sanger biographer (and devoted... Read More →

  Parents raise children. That isn’t news. But children, in some sense, also raise parents. Children teach adults patience, self-sacrifice, and care. Pope John Paul II taught the importance of the family in nurturing our shared humanity. Everywhere one goes in the world, one... Read More →