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The implications of the Fauci hearings for politics and culture; what the Founders thought; cloth diapers and the culture wars; and more!
Show notes:The Fauci narrative, undermining science and democracy: Phil Lawler on Catholic CultureA Little Mother Prevents Big Brother, by Stella MorabitoThe Genius of America, by Janos Zoltan Csak; Angelico Press, 2024The Everlasting Man, by G.K. Chesterton Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe
A strange week for Pope Francis, a thought about approach Pride Month, and more!
Podcast notes:Progressive Catholicism losing hope: A rare candid acknowledgment that this pontificate is a failureThe myth of progressive Catholicism: Not even the will of God can keep the culture wars out of the VaticanSomething is very wrong in an Argentine dioceseDid Pope say seminaries should not admit homosexuals?Pope Francis never intended to offend: 'Room for everyone in the Church'The title of my Substack (Leila’s) — and why we chose it as our family motto (and no, ‘them’ is not the kids!)We would love you to receive Happy Despite Them in your inbox! Please consider becoming a subscriber!Find more from Phil here: Catholic CultureFind more from Leila here: Like Mother, Like Daughter Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe
Of babies: Too many? Too few? How to feed them?
Notes:U.S. Birth Rate Drops To New Low After Pandemic ‘Baby Bump’ - ForbesSuddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World Is Alarmed - Wall Street JournalAddress of the Holy Father to participants in the General States of Natality, 10.05.2024The Ultimate Resource by Julian Simon (affiliate link)Down the Garden Path by Beverley Nichols (affiliate link)Find more from Phil here: Catholic CultureFind more from Leila here: Like Mother, Like Daughter Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe
(repost) Podcast: Is disruption the only kind of political discourse we have left?
Show notes:Russell Kirk (His book Decadence and Renewal in Higher Education is out of print — snatch it up if you ever see it!)William F. Buckley, God and Man at Yale (affiliate link)David Clayton, The Way of Beauty: Liturgy, Education, and Inspiration for Family, School, and College (affiliate link)AP: ‘A step back in time': America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old waysDavid Mamet: State and Main (film)Connie Marshner, Monastery and High Cross: The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity (affiliate link)Find more from Phil here: Catholic CultureFind more from Leila here: Like Mother, Like Daughter Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe
Leila and Phil Lawler discuss the growth of the Catholic Church in Africa, the debacle of Title IX in the US, Joseph Lawler's analysis of urban planning in Austin, and more.
Here are the show notes for our first episode!Please pray for Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa, as Phil discusses in the podcast! He’s standing firm against immorality and the corruption of the government in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Title IX: Biden’s new rules on Title IX gut protection for women and girls, but is that regulation good in the first place? George Roche, The Price of IndependenceJoseph Lawler: If You Build It, Will They Come? Austin’s I-35 expansion is a test case for cars v. urbanism: The New Atlantis, A Journal of Technology & SocietyThe Rev. John Ensor’s work can be found here.Find more from Phil here: Catholic CultureFind more from Leila here: Like Mother, Like Daughter Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe