Realities are greater than ideas
So why do Synodality, Social Justice, and other utopian schemes fall on their faces? And how can we make our efforts more productive? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
James Kalb
The Synod speaks
I comment on the Summary Report of the first session of the Synod on Synodality at the Chronicles Magazine website. It’s not good.
Another review of my book
There’s yet another review of my book The Decomposition of Man: Identity, Technocracy, and the Church, starting on page 30 of the July/August 2023 issue of the Anglican magazine New Directions:
“Kalb’s clear-sightedness, rigour and strength of argumentation make his voice an exceptional one to be heard. If you only wanted to sample … More ...
Remembrance of things past
I haven’t been active on my weblog recently, and have mostly used it for notices of pieces I’ve published elsewhere, but stubborn technical issues in an aging Drupal installation on my home computer finally forced migration to the more user-friendly WordPress platform. Post-migration cleanup involved several hours manually reassigning posts here and there, reminding me … More ...
Two reviews of my recent book
A couple of reviews of my book The Decomposition of Man have come out, by Jerry Salyer at Catholic World Report, and Julian Kwasniewski at Catholic Herald.
Technocracy and the sexes, part II
I discuss current social and Christian misandry at Catholic World Report.
Social justice and the moral life
There is “social justice,” and then there is the moral life. What’s the connection? I discuss at Catholic World Report.
Persecution then and now
I discuss the concept of “soft persecution” at Catholic World Report.
Sex, wokeness, and social justice
Why “woke” social justice is not Catholic social justice: I discuss at Catholic World Report.
Our paganism: An American view, with comments from Augusto Del Noce
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 ...