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Our paganism: An American view, with comments from Augusto Del Noce

July 18, 2023 by James Kalb

The following is a talk I gave July 10, 2023 at the Roman Forum conference in Gardone Riviera, Italy:

The Italian Catholic philosopher Augusto Del Noce (1910-1989) is not well-known in America, mostly because his writings only started to become available in English a few years ago. When they did become available they aroused a … More ...

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Tradition and the signs of the times

June 21, 2023 by James Kalb

Yet another piece in Catholic World Report, this one about the traditional observances and the mission of the Church today.

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Are the Marxists on to something?

June 21, 2023 by James Kalb

You don’t conquer half the world without being right about something I discuss a partial instance, the Marxist theory of ideology, at Catholic World Report.

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Catholicism and pluralism today

June 19, 2023 by James Kalb

How do we deal with something as incoherent as “pluralism”? I discuss at Catholic World Report.

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On our kinder, gentler tyranny

June 18, 2023 by James Kalb

Does the concept of “soft totalitarianism” make sense? I discuss at Catholic World Report.

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What to do with politics?

May 13, 2023 by James Kalb

I puzzle over how Catholics can remain Catholics while dealing with politics.… More ...

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A ceremony at the White House

January 14, 2023 by James Kalb

I discuss the recent signing ceremony for the “Respect for Marriage” Act.

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Nature and reason in politics

December 16, 2022 by James Kalb

What is natural and what is rational in social life? I discuss in Catholic World Report.

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Catholic social teaching in a time of dissolution

December 14, 2022 by James Kalb

Writing in Catholic World Report I discuss what to do with Catholic social teaching in a time in which divisions are so deep and there is so little solid to work with.

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More on liberalism and integralism

October 12, 2022 by James Kalb

People complained about my column on integralism, so I wrote another one.

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  1. Richard on Backwards and forwardsAugust 14, 2024

    Thank you!

  2. James Kalb on Backwards and forwardsAugust 8, 2024

    They should all be there - use the search box on the right. Here's an article with the title you…

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    Did you get rid of all of your old articles? I loved "What is traditionalism?"

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    Thanks!

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    Greetings from Australia again! What a wonderful talk! It is easy to become discouraged when looking at the mess created…

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