Two Men Talk About Marriage
Jeremy Bell and John McCaughan discuss their new book Two Men Talk About Marriage: why they wrote it, and why it is different to other defences of marriage.
Browsing: Books, Films & the Arts
Catholics Read Letter From Birmingham Jail
The team discuss Letter From Birmingham Jail, exploring the influence of Martin Luther King Jr’s Christian faith on his work, and lessons for non-violence.
Catholics Read Pleasure vs Happiness
The team explore Roger Scruton’s Pleasure vs Happiness, discussing his distinction between pleasure and happiness, and lack of beauty in contemporary art.
Catholics Read The Lady of Shalott
Luke, Kiara & Victoria look at The Lady of Shalott, discussing the poem’s focus on medieval technique, and what the team got out of the text.
Why “Last Days in the Desert” is so Boring
Bishop Barron argues that “Last Days in the Desert” misses a compelling fact about Jesus Christ: That He is truly God, and has come searching for us.
Catholics Read A Study in Scarlet
Luke & Kiara discuss A Study in Scarlet, exploring the character of Sherlock Holmes, its influence up to today, and the story’s treatment of the LDS church.
Shakespeare and the Fading of the Catholic World
Bishop Robert Barron explores the fading of the Catholic world in the Protestant Reformation through the lens of William Shakespeare’s works.
Catholics Read Macbeth
Luke & Victoria explore Macbeth, discussing free will and predestination, the consequences of sin in the order of nature, and true masculinity & femininity.