Commentary by Christopher Scalia

An Odd Bird
O'Connor's life is an inspiration to any writer...and a model for any Catholic.

Appalachian Gothic
A haunting depiction of greed, inhumanity, and single-minded ambition.

The Voice of Twentieth-Century Catholicism
The finest American Catholic writer of the twentieth century.

Chesterton's Overrated Novella
It is not a masterpiece, and Chesterton's reputation should not obscure that fact.

A Pattern, Somewhere
If you can handle Brideshead Revisited, you can handle this novel.

Reawakening the Catholic Literary Scene
How do we renew Catholic literature?