NATO and Deeper Western Unity
A major focus of our project at the Spe Salvi Institute is the spiritual and cultural proximity of the people of the United States and the peoples of Europe. Indeed, we are sympathetic to the idea of a greater Europe, of which the United States is now the senior partner economically and militarily, but for which the Old World remains the ancient spiritual capital.
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Renewing the West: Romano Guardini, Christian Humanism, and the Spe Salvi Institute
For the humanist Christian there is only one possible attitude that he can take towards the world: he must love.
Dec 31, 20254 min read
Experiencing Rohmer's Seasons
Eric Rohmer's late films reveal the indelible Christian mark on the secular West.
Nov 12, 20257 min read
Steven Wilson Brings Humanism to Dallas
Prog-rockers, like mystics, often attempt to go deep, or better yet, to lead us somewhere – somewhere more enriching than where we currently are; somewhere that requires patience and focus to experience fully.
Oct 22, 20254 min read
Alasdair MacIntyre: An Appreciation
Reading After Virtue was like finding a map of the intellectual terrain I had been stumbling through in the dark.
May 24, 20254 min read
Pope Leo XIV and the Present Eclipse of Authority
'Authority' is a term in disrepute, often connoting something negative like authoritarianism and totalitarianism. But the Italian philosopher Augusto Del Noce did not see it that way. He believed that our age is experiencing a profound crisis of authority. In his long, illuminating essay "Authority and Power", Del Noce argues that "the eclipse of the idea of authority is one of the essential characteristics of today's world; in fact, it is the most immediately observable cha
May 18, 20255 min read
St. Augustine, The Exorcist, and the Idolatry of Self
With the election of an Augustinian pope, will ancient wisdom be given another chance to help solve modern problems?
May 14, 202517 min read
