I think this will go down as the week the fact checkers immolated themselves.

I wrote a review of James Matthew Wilson’s beautiful poem “The Fishing Camp.” It’s worth a read for the poem alone, but see if you agree with my reading of the poem! open.substack.com/pub/sams375w/p…

Longtime Intercollegiate Studies Institute faculty member & University of Dallas professor Susan Hanssen responds to a recently written piece that mischaracterizes ISI’s educational program, which continues to mine the depths of the western tradition for the permanent things theamericanconservative.com/isi-still-stan…

How wonderful to see this studied reflection on my narrative poem from Saint Thomas and the Forbidden Birds!

I have waded into the salt marsh, heaving a cutlass. I hope the enthusiasm comes through okay. wng.org/articles/the-m…

"I am the way, the truth, and the light." These words sound vaguely familiar. Something something about "no one comes to the father except through me," or something... Anyone? Sounds pretty important.

I know who needs to hear this. The Catholic Church proclaims the profound ability of reason to arrive at firm knowledge of truths that, in our day, are frequently thought to be deliverances of revelation alone. In that context, the Church also acknowledges that only Christ saves.

In this week's Water Dipper, Jeff Bilbro recommends essays on cheese, solidarity, and tradwives. buff.ly/3ZmTKHS

Yeah, I really think people don't give Hamas enough credit for releasing those one hundred hostages. I mean, they're trying their best! But everyone's too stuck in their settler colonial mindset to see it. Happily, Princeton is here to stage the necessary teach-in.

"Nonmarital sex is the main cause of abortion. Marriage is the best protector of unborn human life. Our primary task isn’t to persuade people of the humanity of the unborn but to change how people lead their sexual lives."

We thank God for Emma, Regina, Catherine and Theresa who have answered God’s invitation to Carmel. Today they enter Postulancy, the first stage of formation. Please join us in praying for these beautiful young women and their families, thanking God for their courageous yes!

If you want to know why her "winning the debate" didn't move the needle, it may be because she "won" with lies.

Mater Dolorosa, pray for us.

The purpose of poetry, in my own words. This is from a video lecture series I have slowly been releasing.

Can you point to any state or city in the country where life has been in any way measurably improved after legalizing marijuana? Where are the legalization success stories? Give me just one please

Long ago I translated "The Wife's Lament," a version that was published in *Measure.* It was fun to return to that poem and imagine a translator in special sympathy with its mysterious speaker.

A couple of hardcover copies of Blue Walls Falling Down (due out on October 7th) arrived! Now seemed like a good time to dig a little deeper into the novel, to read a whole scene: youtube.com/watch?v=62s2ZF… By the by, the book can still be bought here: angelicopress.com/prod.../blue-w…...

1/ Many have asked how it's possible that our new film "Am I Racist?" hasn't been reviewed by a single mainstream critic, even with a 99% audience score, a “Verified Hot” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a top 5 box office debut. Here's what's happening behind the scenes. 🧵

Here's my latest interview and reading about Saint Thomas and the Forbidden Birds. Tune in and find out why S. P. Cooper 🍋 says my new book is the greatest thing since fresh lemons. youtube.com/watch?v=f3ewuL…

You may not like it, but, on the other hand, that doesn't change anything.