In the latest Faith & Culture podcast I discuss Newman’s forthcoming canonization with Christopher Blum, Dean of the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology:

America has just published an interview with me on the thorny subject of Shakespeare’s Catholicism:

https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2019/10/07/writer-joseph-pearce-case-shakespeares-catholicism

On October 13, the date of John Henry Newman’s canonization, I will be giving a talk on his life and legacy for the Institute of Catholic Culture in Arlington, Virginia. Those living in the DC area or in northern Virginia are welcome to join me for dinner prior to the talk, and of course for the talk itself. Those living further afield can see the talk on live stream. Here are the details:

https://instituteofcatholicculture.org/talk/the-heart-of-a-saint/

There are many encouraging signs of a new Catholic Revival in the Arts. Read on and be encouraged!

This essay of mine, originally published as an editorial in the St. Austin Review, has just been picked up by the Imaginative Conservative:

https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/10/wonder-g-k-chesterton-joseph-pearce.html

What was Oscar Wilde’s scandalous secret that the world tries to hide in the closet?

Should we be fearful in the face of the Future? Or should we be cheerful in the Faith in what is always Present? These questions are addressed in the following essay:

I’ve recently watched Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings for the first time in around ten years. Here are my impressions of The Two Towers, the second of the films, upon revisiting it:

I’ve recently watched Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings for the first time in around ten years. Here are my impressions of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first of the films, upon revisiting it:

https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/09/revisiting-fellowship-of-the-ring-peter-jackson-jrr-tolkien-joseph-pearce.html

Homeschool Connections has just posted a podcast interview with me on the role of fatherhood:

https://homeschoolingsaints.podbean.com/e/the-role-of-the-father-in-homeschooling/