“Is the Christianity we have been living out in our families, congregations, and communities a means of deeper conversion, or does it… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“If a defining characteristic of the modern world is disorder, then the most fundamental act of resistance is to establish order.” — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“Developing the cognitive control that leads to a more contemplative Christian life is the key to living as free men and women… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“The overweight person diets not to punish him- or herself for being heavy but to become healthier. The athlete works out not… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“Love is the only way we will make it through what is to come. Love is not romantic ectasy. It has to… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“The lesson here is that in an era in which logical reason is doubted and even dismissed, and the heart's desire is… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“I am responsible for myself. Every time I do the things I shouldn't do or fail to do the things I should… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“To rediscover Christian asceticism is urgent for believers who want to train their hearts, and the hearts of their children, to resist… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“The medieval conception of reality is an old idea, one that predates Christianity. In his final book The Discarded Image, C. S.… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“Once, during my Catholic days, I was complaining with a Catholic friend about how terrible the teaching was in parish life. A… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“Art really does instruct us in how to think, feel, and behave. To be an artist is to have great power. To be the… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“With a few exceptions, conservative Christian political activists are as ineffective as White Russian exiles, drinking tea from samovars in their Paris drawing rooms,… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“The overweight person diets not to punish him- or herself for being heavy but to become healthier. The athlete works out not because he… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“A Christian who practices asceticism trains himself to say no to his desires and yes to God.” — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“For the traditional Christian, establishing internal order is not mere discipline, nor is it simply an act of will. Rather, it is what theologian… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
If you believe that man is inherently flawed-what religious people call 'original sin'-it follows that man, if left to his own devices, will tend… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“In his book After Virtue, philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre likened the present cultural moment to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West. He… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“It is not feasible for most of us to abandon the Internet entirely. But at the very least we can impose on ourselves a… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“Father Martin said that those who think stability is meant to hold you back, and to stifle personal and spiritual growth, are missing the… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
As it turns out, the ecological catastrophe Kirk feared that would be the consequence of our impiety appears not to be one of radically… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“Here's how to get started with the antipolitical politics of the Benedict Option. Secede culturally from the mainstream. Turn off the television. Put the… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
“Inferno was for learning about the nature of our sins. Purgatorio is for learning how to overcome our tendencies to fall victim to them.… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
I quite often feel that my greatest task as a father is to raise children who love what is good, true, and beautiful, and… — Rod Dreher Copy Share
