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Ben Sasse's Golgotha
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (1265+ words) I said I wasn’t going to publish on Orthodox Good Friday, so I’m writing this on Thursday. There is nothing I could possibly write that would top the testimony that Christian man, heroic in his suffering, says in the interview....
A Stormy, Solemn Saturday
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1279+ words) It was a solemn, rainy Saturday for me here in Budapest. I spent the late afternoon with a friend I’ll call Eva, which is not her real name. I have a handful of faithful Catholic friends here in Budapest. Eva…...
Who's Tool Is AI Anyway?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (527+ words) Today will be all about finding an apartment, yet despite the stress, I feel strangely relaxed. I don’t know why. For reasons I cannot fathom, it feels right to be here … which is odd, because I don’t have any special…...
Teachings Of The Monk Of Skye
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (844+ words) It was wonderful, cheering, all the good things. At one point, we noticed a nice-looking young man sitting alone at the table next to us. We heard him speaking accented English with the server. I leaned over after she left…...
Dolly: Suffering, Compassion, And Resilience
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1646+ words) My body shuts down when it’s under deep stress. I was so shell-shocked by it all that I fell asleep on the couch at 5pm Friday, and woke up at 5am Saturday. Unless I dodge a bullet this time, I will be…...
Epstein, History, And Human Nature
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (740+ words) roddreher.substack.com Epstein, History, And Human Nature And: Shaw's Triumph; God & Telos; Humanities' Woke Captivity; Nixon Vs Deep State Here’s an uncomfortable truth about the Epstein accusations: If one reads Tom Holland’s Dominion, David Bentley Hart’s Atheist Delusions, Sarah…...
Shawn Ryan On Spiritual Risk Of Psychedelics
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (99+ words) roddreher.substack.com Shawn Ryan On Spiritual Risk Of Psychedelics And: Why The AfD?; Rave In The Nave; Crazy Clancy Jury; AI Doomer; Aztecs Part II The popular podcaster Shawn Ryan has the traditionalist Catholic Cardinal Raymond Burke on for…...
Sorry, Pope Leo, You Missed What AI Is
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (40+ words) Rod Dreher's Diary Sorry, Pope Leo, You Missed What AI Is And: Avant-Garde PCUSA; A Catholic Hero; Orthodox Burnout; Henry Nowak Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Rod Dreher....
Postliberalism & Christian Revival At Oxford
6+ mon, 10+ hour ago (1842+ words) What a wonderful conference we have had here at Pusey House, the Anglo-Catholic stronghold in Oxford. The two keynote lectures — Wednesday’s by Mary Harrington, today’s by Iain McGilchrist — were blockbusters. Let me share with you from my conference notes. On…...
Houston: 'I'm In Here"
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1395+ words) But anyway, look, I want to introduce you to a book that came as a gift, in ways that maybe Katie Asher did not intend. You make up your own mind. Let’s begin. Houston’s story turns around Chapter 32, when, then…...