Here’s my tribute to the poet, Francis Thompson, with a little Belloc and Chesterton thrown in for good measure:

https://www.faithandculture.com/home/2019/7/17/remembering-a-forgotten-poet

This is part two of my podcast series on my new book, Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know:

Chesterton proposes a toast to the art of happy drinking:

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/josephpearce/in-vino-veritas-chesterton-proposes-a-toast

Here is how a visit to Bethlehem and Calvary changed my life:

What do Pride and Prejudice and The Merchant of Venice have in common? More than you might think:

Three threads are interwoven into the tapestry of history, forming the perennial pattern of civilization:

Here’s an account of a recent visit to the theatre with my daughter to see a stage-adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ The Horse and His Boy:

Last weekend I had the privilege and pleasure of giving a talk at Christendom College on the lessons that the great works of literature teach us about suffering. The talk can be watched here:

I was pleased to see this positive review of my latest book in the National Catholic Register:

http://www.ncregister.com/blog/kschiffer/classic-literature-for-the-catholic-imagination

How can we rediscover reality through fantasy? I endeavour to answer this question in the following essay: