Tag Archives: First Things

Ronald Knox, Prose Stylist

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

In a review of the recent collection of articles Ronald Knox, A Man for All Seasons (see earlier post), Washington journalist Matthew Walther declares Knox to be the greatest English prose stylist of his time (P G Wodehouse excepted). Several … Continue reading →

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Meditation from Brideshead

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Jeffrey Manley

George Weigel, author of the recent National Review article linking Rex Mottram and Donald Trump, has posted some thoughts inspired by a Lenten project involving his rewatching of the 1981 Granada TV series of Brideshead Revisited:  During Lent, I’ve been rewatching … Continue reading →

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Guy Crouchback’s Religion Featured in Article

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Jeffrey Manley

The online edition of First Things, a Roman Catholic journal on religion and public life, has published an article, Catholicism Before and After 1963: Two Novels, by Gerald Russello in which he contrasts the impact of religion on the character … Continue reading →

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