A list of essays for further reading.
(continually updated)
Hamilton Reed Armstrong
Art and Liturgy; the Splendor of Faith Hamilton Reed Armstrong, AGDEI.com
Fundamentals of Symbolism:Part 1 – Part 2 Hamilton Reed Armstrong, AGDEI.com
John Attarian
Edmund Burke: Champion of Ordered Liberty John Attarian, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 33, Number 1; Fall 1997.
Anthony Basile
Crucified Between Two Thieves: Catholic Social Teaching vs. Right and Left Anthony Basile, Ph.D, Culture Wars, Jan. 1998.
Vincent Battaglia
Building a New Christendom: Jacques Maritain’s Critique of Modern Philosophy Vincent Battaglia, Australian eJournal of Theology, August 2005.
Fr. Ashley Beck
Europe Under Christ: Lecture I – Christians and the Soul of Europe Fr. Ashley Beck, March 11, 2003, www.faithineurope.org
Hillaire Belloc
The Great and Enduring Heresy of Mohammed Hillaire Belloc, This Rock, May/June 2003.
The Catholic Church and the Modern State Hillaire Belloc, This Rock, March 2004.
The Revival of Latin Hillaire Belloc, From Essays of a Catholic Layman in England (London: Sheed & Ward, 1931), pp. 259-264.
What Was the Reformation? Hillaire Belloc, linked from traditionalcatholic.net
Peter BetBasoo
Muslim Claims of Accomplishment Peter BetBasoo, ChristiansOfIraq.com, January 04, 2008 [linked from FrontPageMag.com]
James Bogle
The State’s Obligation to Recognize and Protect the Catholic Church: From the Guilds and Distributism to Usury and Slavery Lt. Col. James Bogle, The Remnant.
T. William Boxx
Christian Principles and Public Life T. William Boxx, Modern Age, Volume 39, Number 2; Spring 1997.
Susan Brinkmann
The Greatest Story Never Told: Modern Christian Martyrdom Susan Brinkmann, This Rock, September 2006.
Michael L. Brock
Pope Leo XII: A Critique of the Modern World Michael L. Brock, Faith & Reason, Christendom Press, Winter 1975-76.
David Bukay
Peace or Jihad? Abrogation in Islam David Bukay, Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2007.
Matthew E. Bunson
Reform Came before the Reformation Matthew E. Bunson, This Rock, April 2006.
The Cathedral Setting Matthew E. Bunson, This Rock, July/August 2006.
A True Christian Conquest Matthew E. Bunson, This Rock, February 2007.
Pope Benedict Speaks to Muslims Matthew E. Bunson, This Rock, February 2007.
They Sang All the Way to the Guillotine Matthew E. Bunson, This Rock, April 2007.
Stratford Caldecott
The Dialogue With Islam Stratford Caldecott, GodSpy.com, October 24, 2006,
Allen Carlson
The UN—From Friend to Foe: The Fate of the Family in the Triumph of Socialism over Christian Democracy Allen Carlson, Touchstone Magazine, November 2000.
Christopher Check
The Great Divorce: The Evil Fruits of Henry VIII’s Adultery Christopher Check, This Rock, April 2007.
Peasant Girl to Battlefield Commander: St. Joan of Arc and the Hundred Years’ War Christopher Check, This Rock, May/June 2007.
Anthony E. Clark
Do Not Stop Us from Dying with You:The Martyrs of China Anthony E. Clark, This Rock, December 2005.
Charles A. Coulombe
Europe and the Empire Charles A. Coulombe, Charles A. Coulombe.com
H.W. Crocker III
The Emperor Who Spoke German to Horses and Truth to Luther H.W. Crocker III, Crisis Magazine, July/August 2003.
Monasteries and Madrassas: Five Myths About Christianity, Islam, and the Middle Ages H. W. Crocker III, Crisis Magazine, Vol. 24, No. 6, July / August 2006.
Catholic Encyclopedia
Christendom The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV. Published 1912. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Nihil Obstat, July 1, 1912. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York [linked from NewAdvent.org]
State and Church The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume XIV. Published 1912. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Nihil Obstat, July 1, 1912. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York [linked from NewAdvent.org]
Henri Daniel-Rops
The Catholic Reformation Henri Daniel-Rops, Taken from the Fall 1993 issue of “The Dawson Newsletter,” linked from EWTN.com
T. David Curp
A Necessary Bondage? When the Church Endorsed Slavery T. David Curp, Crisis Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 8, September 2005.
Christopher Dawson
See Reliable Sources: Christopher Dawson
Donald J. D’Elia
The Relevance of Thomas Jefferson Donald J. D’Elia, Faith & Reason, Fall 1977.
Avery Cardinal Dulles
Religious Freedom: Innovation and Development Avery Cardinal Dulles, First Things, December 2001.
What We Can Learn from the Twelfth Century Avery Cardinal Dulles, This Rock, January 2006.
Mary Eberstadt
How the West Really Lost God: A new look at secularization Mary Ebersadt, Policy Review, June/July 2007.
Anthony Esolen
A Village Called Wakefield: When Western Culture was Catholic Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine, Vol. 23, No.3, March 2005.
Loneliness and the Death of the Catholic Town Anthony Esolen, Crisis Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 6, June 2005.
Christopher A. Ferrara
Rebels Without A Cause Christopher A. Ferrara, The Remnant [linked from Catholic Apologetics International, www.catholicintl.com]
The Syllabus of Hitchcock Christopher A. Ferrara, The Remnant, November 9, 2007.
Fjordman
The Eurabia Code Fjordman, Sept/Oct 2006 [hosted by gatesofvienna/blogspot.com]
Is the Nation-State Obsolete? Fjordman, Brussels Journal, June 5, 2006.
Why the European Union Must Go Fjordman, Dhimmi Watch, July 24, 2007.
Kevin L. Flannery, SJ
Dignitatis Humanae and the Development of Doctrine Kevin L. Flannery, SJ, Catholic Dossier, March/April 2000.
Bruce Frohnen
What We Are Fighting For Bruce Frohnen, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 37, Number 2; Spring 2002.
Kenneth L. Grasso
An Unfinished Argument: John Courtney Murray, Dignitatis Humanae and the Catholic Theory of the State Prof. Kenneth L. Grasso, Faith & Reason Institite Lectures & Seminars.
Samuel Gregg
Natural Law and Constitutionalism: Towards Ordered Liberty Samuel Gregg, Thomas University, The Ethical Traditions of Europe and the USA:Common Roots and Possibilities for Dialogue, Palermo, July 18-23, 2004.
Globalization and the Insights of Catholic Social Teaching Sam Gregg, Journal of Markets & Morality, Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 2001, Acton Institute.
Fr. John A. Hardon
The Meaning of Virtue in Thomas Aquinas Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J., “Great Catholic Books Newsletter” Volume II, Number 1.[EWTN.com]
Fr. Brian W. Harrison
John Courtney Murray: A Reliable Interpreter of Dignitatis Humanae? Part 1 – Part 2 Brian W. Harrison, Living Tradition, March 1991.
Vatican II and Religious Liberty: Contradiction or Continuity? Fr. Brian W. Harrison, Catholic Dossier, March/April 2000.
Muslims Worship the One True God: Only Their ‘Receiving Apparatus’ Is Defective Fr. Brian W. Harrison, This Rock, January 2003.
The Church and Torture By Fr. Brian W. Harrison, This Rock, December 2006.
James Hitchcock
Inquisition James Hitchcock, Catholic Dossier, November/December 1996.
Ages of Faith and the Faith of Ages James Hitchcock, Catholic Dossier, March/April 2000.
The Crusades and Their Critics James Hitchcock, Catholic Dossier, January/February 2002.
Recovery of the Sacred: Liturgy and The Loss of History James Hitchcock, Adoremus Bulletin, June 2006.
Catholic Modernism James Hitchcock, International Catholic University.
Russell Hittinger
How To Read Dignitatis Humanae on Establishment of Religion Russell Hittinger, Catholic Dossier, March/April 2000.
How Now Shall We Bear Witness? After a Century of Retreat, Can Christians Now Engage the Culture? Russell Hittinger, Touchstone, March 2000.
Catholic Social Doctrine More Than Mere Policy – Interview With Professor Russell Hittinger Zenit News Agency, May 4, 2007.
Church, State, & Society in Catholic Social Teaching – a MARS HILL AUDIO Conversation with Russell Hittinger Mars Hill Audio (downloadable mp3).
Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara
Christendom and Revolution Fr. Juan Carlos Iscara, The Angelus, August 2003.
Fr. Stanley L. Jaki
The Gist of Catholicism Stanley L. Jaki, Catholic Dossier, January/February 2001.
James Turner Johnson
Just War, As It Was and Is James Turner Johnston, First Things, January 2005. [link via www.catholicculture.org]
Paul Johnson
What Europe Really Needs Paul Johnson, The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2005.
E. Michael Jones
Carl Rogers and the IHM Nuns: Sensitivity Training, Psychological Warfare and the “Catholic Problem” E. Michael Jones, Culture Wars, Oct/Nov 1999.
The Unanswered Question behind the Rembert Weakland Scandal: Was the Implementation of Vatican II a Homosexual Fantasy? E. Michael Jones, Culture Wars, July/August 2002.
Thaddeus Kozinski
The Incarnation of Westen Civilization Thaddeus Kozinski, Latin Mass: A Journal of Catholic Culture and Tradition, Fall, 2003. [linked from Ratzinger Fan Club]
Jacques Maritain’s Democratic Faith: Heretical or Orthodox? Thaddeus Kozinski, variation of this essay was published in Latin Mass: A Journal of Catholic Culture and Tradition¸ Spring, 2004 [linked from Ratzinger Fan Club]
Emmet Kennedy
The Tangled History of Secularism Emmet Kennedy, Modern Age, Volume 42, Number 1; Winter 2000.
Russell Kirk
Problems and Perils of ‘Christian Politics’ Russell Kirk, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 18, Number 1; Fall/Winter 1982.
Civilization Without Religion? Russell Kirk, Modern Age, Volume 33, Number 2; Summer 1990.
Robert P. Kraynak
The Illusion of Christian Democracy Robert Kraynak, Catholic Social Science Review, Volume IX, 2004.
Conservative Critics of Modernity: Can They Turn Back the Clock? Robert P. Kraynak, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 37, Number 1; Fall 2001.
Church-State Relations in America and Europe: Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 Robert Kraynak, Zenit News Agency, March 25, 26, 27, 2005.
Peter Kreeft
The Pillars of Unbelief — Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Marx, Kant, Freud, Sartre Peter Kreeft, The National Catholic Register, January – February 1988.
Rollin A. Lasseter
Light to the Nations: Reclaiming the Catholic Historical Imagination Rollin A. Lasseter, The Catholic Faith, September/October 1998.
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn
Operation Parricide: Sade, Robespierre and the French Revolution Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Fidelity, October 1989.
James Kurth
Religion and Globalization James Kurth, The Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs, Volume 7, Number 7, May 1999
Western Civilization, Our Tradition James Kurth, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 39, Number 1-2; Fall 2003/Spring 2004.
Europe’s Identity Problem and the New Islamist War James Kurth, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Summer 2006.
Robert P. Lockwood
Galileo and the Catholic Church Robert P. Lockwood, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, March 2000.
Frequently Asked Questions About Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust Robert P. Lockwood, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, August 2000.
History and Myth: The Inquisition Robert P. Lockwood, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, August 2000.
Pius IX Robert P. Lockwood, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, September 2000.
The “Black Legend”: The Spanish Inquisition Robert P. Lockwood, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights (from Catalyst 4/2001).
The Papacy under Attack Robert P. Lockwood, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, May 2001.
The Battle over the Crusades Robert P. Lockwood, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, July 2001.
Mark Lowery
The Virtue of Purity: an Undivided Heart Mark Lowery, The Catholic Faith, March/April 1999.
Fortitude Mark Lowery, This Rock, November 2005.
Thomas F. Madden
See Reliable Sources: Thomas F. Madden
Thomas Molnar
Recovering a Sense of the Sacred Thomas Molnar, The Intercollegiate Review, Volume 17, Number 2; Spring/Summer 1982.
The Liberal Hegemony: The Rise of Civil Society Thomas Molnar, The Intercollegiate Review, Volume 29, Number 2; Spring 1994.
The Medieval Beginnings of Political Secularization Thomas Molnar, Modern Age, Volume 26, Number 2; Spring 1982.
Charles Maurras, Shaper of an Age Thomas Molnar, Modern Age, Volume 41, Number 4; Fall 1999.
Jacques Maritain: Protean Figure of the Century Thomas Molnar, Modern Age, Volume 40, Number 3; Summer 1998.
Islam on the Move Thomas Molnar, The Intercollegiate Review, Volume 21, Number 1; Fall 1985.
Marvin R. O’Connell
The Spanish Inquisition: Fact Versus Fiction Marvin O’Connell, Catholic Dossier, November/December 1996.
Charles Borromeo and the Reformation Marvin R. O’Connell, Catholic Dossier, September/October 2001.
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
Revolution and Counter-Revolution Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Third English Edition, C.opyright © 1993, The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP).
David Palm
Separation of Church and State: Manifest Destiny or Manifest Heresy? David Palm, Seattle Catholic, June 15, 2005.
Joseph Pearce
Hilaire Belloc: Seeing History with Eyes Wide Open Joseph Pearce, This Rock, December 2004.
Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
The Promotion of Peace Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church: Chapter Eleven, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Vatican, 2004.
Paul A. Rahe
The Constitution of Liberty Within Christendom Paul A. Rahe, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 33, Number 1; Fall 1997.
John C. Rao
Inquisitions: Then and Now Dr. John C. Rao, Social Justice Review, November-December, 1982.
Louis Veuillot and Catholic “Intransigence”: A Re-Evaluation Dr. John C. Rao, Faith and Reason, Winter, 1983.
Cluny and the Reform of the Church in the Middle Ages Dr. John C. Rao, The Wanderer, February 2, 1984.
Reflections on the Decline of Masculinity Dr. John C. Rao, Lay Witness, September, 1984, pp. 5-11.
The Theatines and the Question of Catholic “Renewal” Dr. John C. Rao, The Wanderer, October 20, 1984.
Portugal, Austria and Catholic Counterrevolution in Interwar Europe Dr. John C. Rao, Faith and Reason, Spring, 1985.
Dreaming the Dreams of the Eldest Daughter Dr. John C. Rao, The Remnant, June 30, 1995.
The Divinization of Democracy and the Question of Human Rights Dr. John C. Rao, Mut zur Ethik , 1997, pp. 311-312.
Blinded By the Right: “Conservatives” & the Carpet Bombing of Christendom Dr. John C. Rao, The Remnant, August 31, 2006.
The Last Crusade Dr. John C. Rao, The Remnant, May 31, 2007.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI
Relativism: The Central Problem for Faith Today Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, EWTN Online Library, May 1996.
On Europe’s Crisis of Culture Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, ZENIT, April 1, 2005.
Ellen Rice
The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition Ellen Rice, Catholic Dossier, November-December 1996.
Jonathan Riley-Smith
Religious warriors. Reinterpreting the crusades Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Economist, December 23, 1995.
Rethinking the Crusades Jonathan Riley-Smith, First Things, March 2000.
Fr. Chad Ripperger
Conservative vs. Traditional Catholicism Fr. Chad Ripperger, Latin Mass, Spring 2001.
Catholic Art and Culture Fr. Chad Ripperger, Sensus Traditionis, 2006.
Tracey Rowland
Should we abandon Christendom? Tracey Rowland, Oriens Journal, Summer 2000.
Robert Royal
Who Put the West in Western Civilization? Robert Royal, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 33, Number 2; Spring 1998.
Beyond the Catholic Inferiority Complex Robert Royal, National Catholic Register, April 2-8, 2000.
Columbus and the Beginning of the World Robert Royal, Faith & Reason Institute Articles.
Vince Ryan
The Jews and the Crusaders: Medieval Shoah? Vince Ryan, Catholic Dossier, January/February 2002.
Fr. Paul Scalia
The Church Militant or the Church Belligerent?: How Fighting for the Faith Can Destroy Charity Fr. Paul Scalia, his Rock, May/June 2007.
Rev. James V. Schall
The Revolution That Is Christendom James V. Schall, S.J., Modern Age, Volume 33, Number 2; Summer 1990.
A Student’s Guide to Liberal Learning James V. Schall, S.J. From a booklet published by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, PO 4431, Wilmington, DE., 1997.
What is Medieval Political Philosophy? James V. Schall, S.J., Faith & Reason, Christendom press, Spring 1990.
“Islam will not be the loser” James V. Schall, S.J., Catholic Dossier, January/February 2002.
Belloc on the “Apparently Unconvertible Religion” James V. Schall, S.J., Published in Vital Speeches of the Day, LXIX (April 1, 2003), 375-82.
On Catholic Political Philosophy (Interview with James V. Schall, S.J.) Part 1 – Part 2, Zenit, September 2005.
Roman Catholic Political Philosophy (original journal essays) James V. Schall, S.J., Lanham: Lexington Books, 2004.
Russell Shaw
Post-Christian Europe Russell Shaw, Arlington Catholic Herald, 2000.
Robert Spencer
Allah the Unbound Robert Spencer, Taki’s Top Drawer, December 12, 2007.
Alfons Cardinal Stickler
The Attractiveness of the Tridentine Mass Alfons Cardinal Stickler, Latin Mass Magazine, Summer 1995 Issue.
Thomas Storck
The Problem of Religious Liberty: A New Proposal Thomas Storck, Faith & Reason, Spring 1989.
Series on Catholic Social Teaching: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, The Catholic Faith, May/June 1997-Sept/Oct 1998.
How to Form a Catholic Mind Thomas Storck, New Oxford Review, February 1999
What is Distributism? Thomas Storck, The University Concourse, Volume V, Issue 5, January 28, 2000.
Is the U.S. Economy Successful? Thomas Storck, The Catholic Faith, September/October 2000.
Bruce Tefft
Sued For Terror Watching Bruce Tefft interviewed by Jamie Glazov, FrontPageMagazine.com, October 26, 2007.
Philip Trower
Enlightenment Values: Their Social and Political Implications Over Two Centuries Philip Trower, The Wanderer, August 9, 2007.
Bess Twiston-Davies
Divorce, Dissolution, and Death: The English Martyrs Bess Twiston-Davies, This Rock, July/August 2006.
Joseph A. Varacalli
Catholicism & Democracy Joseph A. Varacalli, Homiletic & Pastoral Review, May 2002.
Catholic Social Thought and American Civilization Joseph A. Varacalli, Homiletic & Pastoral Review, October 2002.
George Weigel
The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America and Politics Without God George Weigel, Carnegie Council “Religion in Politics” Lecture Series, September 15, 2005.
Alexandra Wilhelmsen
Carlism’s Defense of the Church in Spain, 1833-1936 Alexandra Wilhelmsen, Faith &Reason, Christendom Press, Winter 1990 [EWTN.com, 1996].
Frederick D. Wilhelmsen
The Family as the Basis for Political Existence Frederick D. Wilhelmsen, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 26, Number 2; Spring 1991.
The Dilemma of the Spanish Right: The Case of Abortion Frederick D. Wilhelmsen, Faith & Reason, Christendom Press, Winter 1990 [EWTN.com, 1996].
Hilaire Belloc: Defender of the Faith Frederick D. Wilhelmsen, The Catholic Writer: The Proceedings of the Wethersfield Institute 2 (1989): 83-95. [linked from Catholic Education Resource Center]
Freedom or Virtue? An Exchange Between Doug Bandow and Frederick D. Wilhelmsen Doug Bandow; Frederick D. Wilhelmsen, Intercollegiate Review, Volume 30, Number 2; Spring 1995.
Christendom’s Troubadour: Frederick D. Wilhelmsen James Lehrberger, O. Cist., Intercollegiate Review, Volume 32, Number 2; Spring 1997.
Fr. Thomas D. Williams
Terrorism and International Law: A Catholic Perspective Thomas D. Williamsn, ZENIT, May 15, 2004.
The Myth of Religious Tolerance Thomas D. Williams, Crisis Magazine, June 2006.
Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Cluny: A Light from the Past Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Latin Mass Magazine, Fall 2001.
Cafeteria Bishops Thomas E. Woods, Seattle Catholic, March 8, 2004.
Don’t Know Much about History Thomas E. Woods, Jr., This Rock, January 2006.
Benedict’s Revolution: The Return of the Old Latin Mass Thomas E. Woods, Jr.. insidecatholic.com. 11/06/07.
Rev. Maciej Zieba, O.P.
From Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum to John Paul II’s Centesimus Annus Rev. Maciej Zieba, O.P., Journal of Markets & Morality, Volume 5, Number 1, Spring 2002. Acton Institute.
GENERAL
Pius XII and the Holocaust Collection of articles and reviews from the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
Focus on ISLAM A selection of articles from www.chiesa
The Kosovo Tragedy InterFax
Just War and Counterterrorism: Views from the Catholic Church Various Contributors, Faith & Reason Institute, September 24, 2001.
