Wagner versus Nietzsche ~ The Imaginative Conservative
“Strong art destabilizes the self,” a reader commented on my recent essay, “that’s its job.” Really?…
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Lent and the Divine Life ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Fasting is far more than just an obligation or even a discipline; it is connected with the very…
Mimetic Desire and the Seven Deadly Sins ~ The…
During this season of Lent it is helpful to reflect on how mimetic desire—defined as “imitation…
Caring About Home ~ The Imaginative Conservative
People in my hometown of Galveston, Texas don’t have a superb explanation or philosophy for their…
Combatting the “Naked Public Square” ~ The Imaginative…
What is it that finally holds a society together? What enables it to cohere? Nothing less, St. John…
The Anatomy of an Idea ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Neither the past nor the present can be reduced to a simple morality play with unambiguous heroes…
“The Red Priest” Rediscovered ~ The…
The popularity of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” has paradoxically led us to underestimate the Venetian’s…
The Truth of Self-Insufficiency ~ The Imaginative…
The madness of our self-sufficiency—for madness it is—comes to the fore in the discourse of Jesus at…
Already-but-not-yet ~ The Imaginative Conservative
Christ has called us each in a particular way to labor in his vineyard here and now and witness to…
Crises of Faith ~ The Imaginative Conservative
The essence of the attitude of the believer lies in the obduracy with which he approaches the real,…
