Multimedia

Digging into Government

By Justin Katz | July 23, 2010 |

Calling in to the Matt Allen Show, Wednesday night, Andrew described the series of posts on and pending on Anchor Rising addressing some of the basic facts of Rhode Island governance. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

UDATED: Government Supplanteth

By Justin Katz | July 15, 2010 |

UPDATE: The audio links weren’t working this morning; they are now fixed. Just before I called in to the Matt Allen Show, last night, guest host Tony Cornetta had been discussing whether bringing home federal dollars was an accomplishment of Congressman Patrick Kennedy’s of which we all should be proud. I brought up for consideration…

A Candidate and a Blog

By Justin Katz | July 8, 2010 |

Matt and I discussed his interview with Victor Moffitt and matters related to Anchor Rising on last night’s Matt Allen Show. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Portsmouth Institute 2010 Table of Contents

By Justin Katz | July 2, 2010 |

With summer now fully underway, we return to ordinary life. Yet, moments and ideas drawn from the Portsmouth Institute’s conference on “Newman and the Intellectual Tradition” linger, and one needn’t but scoop away life’s loose gravel to find the undercurrents that run through thought and living both. Something in the structure of Catholicism and in…

Government and Related Matters

By Justin Katz | July 1, 2010 |

On last night’s Matt Allen Show, Monique talked government spending and legislative grants with Matt. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Portsmouth Institute Conference on Newman: Rev. Ian Ker

By Justin Katz | June 28, 2010 |

The final lecture of the Portsmouth Institute’s 2010 conference on “Newman and the Intellectual Tradition” was given by Oxford Theology Professor Rev. Ian Ker, on “Newman’s (and Pope Benedict XVI’s) Hermeneutic of Continuity.” Introducing Rev. Ker was frequent Providence Journal contributor and Providence College Professor Fr. David Stokes. (The remainder of Rev. Ker’s speech is…

Portsmouth Institute Conference on Newman: Patrick Reilly

By Justin Katz | June 26, 2010 |

According to its Web site, the Cardinal Newman Society works to “renew and strengthen Catholic identity in Catholic higher education.” To that end, the organization’s president spoke on “Newman and the Renewal of Catholic Identity in Higher Education” at the Portsmouth Institute’s 2010 conference, here introduced by Portsmouth Abbey Headmaster James DeVecchi: (The remainder of…

Portsmouth Institute Conference on Newman: Edward Short

By Justin Katz | June 24, 2010 |

The Saturday session of the Portsmouth Institute conference on Cardinal John Henry Newman began with a speech concerning Newman’s view of American religion. (The remainder of Mr. Short’s speech is available in the extended entry of this post.) As one finds with a great many authors of the past few centuries, Newman treated the United…

A Recreational Call

By Justin Katz | June 24, 2010 |

Marc gave a quick review of Anchor Rising’s content, on last night’s Matt Allen Show. The theme seemed to be recreation, with mention of fireworks, soccer, and Andrew’s attempt to take Patrick Lynch seriously. Stream by clicking here, or download it.

Portsmouth Institute Conference on Newman: Fr. Richard Duffield

By Justin Katz | June 20, 2010 |

The after-dinner speech of the Portsmouth Institute’s Friday, June 11, session centered around Cardinal John Henry Newman’s residence, the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, in Birmingham, England, and efforts to collect and preserve his writings. With a video about the effort, Cardinal Newman Society President Patrick Reilly introduced the Oratory’s current provost, Fr. Richard Duffield,…