The Guild Review

Today the Church recalls the coming of the Magi to adore the Christ Child. We know little about who they were or the nature of their journe...

In Canto 7 of Dante's Inferno , the narrator and his guide, Virgil, descend deeper into Hell, encountering the avaricious and profligate...

I am not a Southerner, but I am something of a guest of the South. Although an Arizona native, I went to school in Texas (twice), ...

This morning I published a reflection on the Annunciation and what it means that its celebration, also known as Lady Day, falls during Lent...

Franklin Debrot's debut novel, Journey to Colonus , though a work of historical fiction long in the making, is a work for the present ...

A couple months ago I read an article on cognitive fitness which encouraged various activities to keep the mind strong and limber: music, ex...

Reviewing the book proofs, reading Laudato Si (more on that later), and spending quality time with my family have prevented me from posting...

Earlier this year I discovered W. H. Auden's poem "September 1, 1939," thanks to an article in the Financial Times . The po...

There is something terrifying about waking up and finding that one's watch or phone or glasses are not where one left them the night bef...

Thanks to Aaron for suggesting this topic. Before I discuss the six books I have chosen, I would like to make two preliminary remarks. Fi...

During World War II, Karol Wojtyła helped found the underground Rhapsodic Theater, believing that, so long as Polish culture existed, the Po...

A few weeks ago I was struck by the simple fact that this blog seems to have a German obsession. Much of the blame falls on my fellow blogg...

The other evening my wife and I were chatting with our pastor.  The topic of conversation turned to novels and he explained that although s...

When this video came across my desk a month or two ago, I sat up and paid attention. You should too. Give it a watch. (For people reading ...

America has no national epic. Nor mythology. Nor even a novel of particular distinction (hence the reason every author can aspire to write...