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The Rose Main Reading Room of the New York Public Library in Manhattan

Back to Leisure

As summer break comes to an end, let us remember the meaning of education and enter into leisurely contemplation of all that is true, good, and beautiful.

Aug 26, 2021
Afghan flag flies over a fortress wall in Kabul

Persistence in Perilous Times

When we see the chaos unfolding in Afghanistan, we can be confronted by a sense of our own impotence to assist.

Aug 19, 2021
Lago Albano from Castel Gandolfo

Ferragosto

Amidst the anxiety of the past months and the trepidation of the future, it might not be so absurd to remember who we are most deeply and simply enjoy that.

Aug 12, 2021
Red and blue traffic lights

Whose Fault Is It Anyway?

Just whose fault is it anyway? The ills of our age cannot be universally agreed upon, nor can their causes.

Aug 5, 2021
Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris

From the Perspective of Faith

The Church can only be truly understood from the perspective of faith, and the greater the earthly tumult, the more clearly her divinity shines through.

Jul 29, 2021
Code runs across a laptop

Clawing for Answers

What is technology? Is it a god? Is it a distraction? Without an answer, our brave new world has no destination.

Jul 22, 2021
A plant half-dead and half-living

The Growing Fault Lines

In the West, as competing visions of the world grow increasingly apart, we are forced to ask concerning some of the most controversial issues: is compromise even possible?

Jul 15, 2021
The Very Large Array near Socorro, New Mexico

Something (Someone) More

Despite the empirical, materialist attitude taken by modern culture, a majority of Americans report believing in something for which science has not provided evidence: intelligent alien life.

Jul 8, 2021
An American flag in the grass at sunrise

Dependence Day

Aware of past sins and grateful to God and the countless individuals who have sacrificed for the cause of liberty and justice, it is an honor to be part of the American experiment.

Jul 1, 2021
The silhouette of a priest holding a Eucharistic monstrance

Eucharistic Humility

The weight of Christ's humility in choosing to enter into material Creation in the Incarnation and the Eucharist has ever been too much for mortal minds to bear.

Jun 24, 2021