Professor of philosophy, Thomas Hibbs brings his expertise in Medieval thought and contemporary ethics to bear on questions of popular culture.

"We Were Soldiers" goes much farther than "Braveheart" in telling the story of a man of faith who lived a martyrs life in the name of duty and honor. In terms of cultural impact, this character is very cool, very smart, with integrity to burn, and very Catholic. We havent seen the best we can be like this up on the screen since "A Man for All Seasons".

Fairy tale and modern fantasy stories project fantastic other worlds; but they also pay close attention to real moral "laws" of character and virtue. By portraying wonderful and frightening worlds in which ugly beasts are transformed into princes and evil persons are turned to stones and good persons back to flesh, fairy tales remind us of moral truths whose ultimate claims to normativity and permanence we would not think of questioning.

Constantine's new capital, built on the remains of the ancient Greek city-state called Byzantium, is important to understanding Byzantine architecture.

Want to help your children master the art of communication? Here are ten suggestions from professional writer F. R. Duplantier.

The earliest Christian houses of God not only established themselves as permanent sacred places, they reflected in many ways the divinely inspired design and construction of Solomons Temple and its transient precursor, the Tabernacle in the Wilderness.

The moral education of children must engage the heart as well as the mind. 

I was first introduced to the writing of Walker Percy (1916-1990) several years ago and have been hooked ever since. The Moviegoer was the first book by Percy I read. It was also his first novel, the winner of the National Book Award in 1961.

More than most of Shakespeare’s plays, Julius Caesar begs a good many questions. 

In The Lord of the Rings, I believe Tolkien does exactly what he said he was doing, communicating a religious, Catholic vision through a Secondary World.