3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (840+ words) Alfred the Great (849-901) Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936), one of the most popular Catholic writers in the early twentieth century, here presents a brief biography of Alfred the Great, the ninth-century hero of his epic poem, The Ballad of the White Horse....

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1848+ words) On Humour and Satire Ronald Knox (1888-1957) was one of the great writers of the Catholic literary revival in the early twentieth-century, known not only for numerous writings and radio broadcasts but for a translation of the Bible. Raised in the…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (112+ words) by Aubrey de Vere A Century of the Catholic Essay Books for Libraries Press, New York, 1946 Nor should sound literature be less a promoter of unworldliness and self-sacrifice. It is the noble bequest of men who gathered up intellectual treasures…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (907+ words) Imagination This essay by Coventry Patmore (1823-1896), one of the great English poets and writers of the Catholic literary revival in the late nineteenth century, explores the importance of the faculty of the imagination in human formation. For a time Patmore…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1100+ words) Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was the son of a Polish political exile, born in an area of Ukraine which had once been part of the Kingdom of Poland. In 1886 he became a British subject, learned English, and joined the merchant service. Over…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (202+ words) The Vatican newspaper devoted the most prominent article in its March 26 edition to the work of Marco Rodari, a clown known as Il Pimpa, who attempts to bring joy to children in war zones. "What is most striking, first and…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (164+ words) " Continue to this story on Pew Research Center CWN Editor's Note: "About a quarter" of AM and FM radio stations in the United States are religious radio stations, and 8% of them are Catholic, according to a new report by the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (394+ words) Pope Leo XIV thanked directors and staff of the ITA Airways, the Italian national airline, for the carrier's service to the popes on their international apostolic journeys. "My predecessors and the collaborators who accompanied them on their international journeys found…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (243+ words) A Century of the Catholic Essay Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, New York, 1946 Shelley's vision of that Light and world-sustaining Love is at one with the vision of St. John; and the music in which it is expressed is a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (199+ words) By Thomas Mirus and James Majewski ( bio - articles - email ) | Mar 03, 2026 | In Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast Listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS feed | YouTube Channel This is a listener-supported podcast! Thanks for your help! Catholic documentary filmmaker…...