Disagreement is unfashionable and challenging in contemporary society. On many occasions when one’s opinion contradicts someone…
Author: Gabriel Margolies
Chesterton on Celebrating Christmas Early
In a column for the London Daily News (collected in a volume entitled All Things Considered),…
“Borges and I”: The Cultivation of Image and Artistic Creation
Jorge Luis Borges is one of the greatest authors of all time. Writing almost exclusively short…
Catholicism in Horror Movies
There is little overlap between contemporary Hollywood films and overt Catholicism. While there are plenty of…
The Aesthetics of Taste
Discussion of culture inevitably centers on sensory experience, the vehicle by which we as humans experience…
Sherlock Holmes and the Moral Responsibility of Genius
Contrary to what the show Sherlock – an excellent show when assessed on its own merits,…
October and The Rosary
In October, the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary, Catholics say this Marian prayer as a…
Antonín Dvořák’s Catholic Life
Antonín Dvořák was one of the greatest classical composers ever to live. He was also a…
A Catholic Look at Enlightenment Political Philosophy
To many, the Enlightenment marked a shift from old, stale ways of thinking inspired by the…
Prince Hal or Henry?: Moral Growth in Shakespeare
When one considers the vast corpus of Shakespeare’s works, the histories are very easy to overlook.…