After the scary week on Wall Street, Just Thomism gives me some pause with this: It’s humiliating to notice the degree to which I’ve at least taken part in the kind of avarice that is commonplace in American life. I’m buried in a mountain of junk I never needed, I eat kinds of food and… Continue reading

I was surprised (and delighted) to see that my first published poem, from a 1991 issue of First Things, is now online. I’d be curious as to Brandon’s opinion, given the excellent verse he posts on a regular basis. Perhaps it’s apropos I stumbled upon it again.

It’s a common cliche that your children surprise you. That said, I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that my 5-year-old daughter’s favorite song isn’t the theme from Dora, Max & Ruby, or any other lightweight jingle from the world of kids’ programming. Nope–it’s the Non Nobis as presented by Patrick Doyle… Continue reading

John Cleese demonstrates why the best way to deal with zealots (of any stripe) is to make fun of them. (‘Well, what do we live for, eh? To make sport for our neighbors, and laugh at them in our turn.”)