November/December 2015: Belloc and His World Sample Content from Our Latest Issue November/December Table of Contents Sample Article "On Pilgrimage and Sacramentality: Hilaire Belloc’s The Four Men" by Tod Worner. Recently, upon reading Hilaire Belloc’s classic The Four Men, I came to a new appreciation: the virtue of “re-reading”. The first read, I have learned, always tells you what [...]
The Woman Who Was Chesterton, Nancy C. Brown's new and definitive biography about the great woman behind GK Chesterton is coming out this month. Yet, she gave a fine preview of Frances Blogg Chesterton at Catholic Exchange today. This might be one of the better love stories I've ever encountered. It's simple and profound, and I especially like [...]
Today, my friends, is the feast of St. Augustine, the patron saint of brewers, theologians, and printers. So, in a way, he's the patron of St. Austin Review even before you had to google who St. Austin was (hint: it's an alternative spelling of Augustine). Augustine has had a great impact in my life. I discovered [...]
September/October 2015 Sample Articles from Our Latest Issue September/October Table of Contents "The Sacred & the Profane: Understanding the Motives of the First Crusaders" by Vincent Ryan Please take a look at our latest issue. If you'd like to get a copy, take a look at our subscription options.
Any of you follow me on facebook or twitter are probably aware that I was at the 34th annual GK Chesterton Conference in San Antonio, TX this past weekend. I was mostly there to work, to promote books and the Catholic Exchange brand but I still got to go out and enjoy the many friends, old [...]
I'm over at The Catholic Gentleman today talking about Lent, Johnny Cash, and St. Augustine. It's just how I roll. If I could go back eleven years ago and talk to my younger self I’d give a lot of advice; “See a therapist, don’t stop taking your medication, and try to go for a walk once-in-a-while.” [...]
Many of you may have already read StAR contributor Dena Hunt's Treason. For those who have not, it is now available as an audio book through Audible. As a subscriber, this now allows me to listen/read it a second time. You can buy the audio book at Amazon or Audible. As well, if you prefer the paperback, [...]
March/April 2015 SAMPLE ARTICLES FROM ISSUE March/April Table of Contents The German Tragedy Revisited
Over at Catholic Exchange, Joseph Pearce recounts his time and prison and how it finally led him into the Grace of God. It's quite the beautiful reading and well worth your time. Many good and worthy people in the past have found the experience of imprisonment a crucial and definitive period on their road towards faith [...]
Benjamin Mann, whose poetry will appear in the pages of StAR later this year, gives an introduction about his poetic gift and how his unusual style was developed by his personal and generational experience and struggles. It's well worth reading, as are any of his fine articles at Catholic Exchange. You can read it here. CONGRATULATIONS TO [...]