Do Great Books Make Us Better? — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

If books could make us better on their own, then we could read our way to perfect virtue. Do Great Books make us better? This question goes to the heart of what we do at Wyoming Catholic College. 1,000 more words

Do Great Books Make Us Better? — The Imaginative Conservative

The Music of Christendom — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

Susan Treacy’s “The Music of Christendom” serves as a useful introduction to whet one’s appetite, but it could have been considerably more fleshed out. Ultimately this book is a primer, something to spark interest in the rich world of classical music in a primarily religious audience. 1,268 more words

The Music of Christendom — The Imaginative Conservative

Edgar Allan Poe & the Mask of the 20th Century — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

The name Edgar Allan Poe conjures images of the macabre, murder, insanity, and self-destruction, but is this the real Edgar Poe? BUT for the cruel aspersions upon the character and life of America’s poetic genius, EDGAR ALLAN POE, this volume would have remained unwritten. 3,852 more words

Edgar Allan Poe & the Mask of the 20th Century — The Imaginative Conservative

The Dying and Rising Art of Motherhood — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

Motherhood and any kind of public service or career are seen as a binary choice for many women. Many women have now agreed that “you can’t have it all” and have decided that the thing to sacrifice is the motherhood. 2,266 more words

The Dying and Rising Art of Motherhood — The Imaginative Conservative

Anthony Esolen and the Antichrist — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

Anthony Esolen counters the antichrist by giving us a profound and moving meditation on the true Christ. If you were swamped with all the frippery and foolishness of a commercialized Christmas, take up Professor Esolen’s book and plunge into the depths of the mystery of the incarnation of Christ the Lord. 974 more words

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