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America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church

What does it mean to be holy in America? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Reuben Slife discuss the newest release from New Polity Press: America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church by David L. Schindler, available now.

David L. Schindler, for forty years editor of the American edition of the international theological journal Communio (founded by Joseph Ratzinger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Henri de Lubac), devoted much of his career to a theological analysis of American culture. In the 1980s and ’90s, he carried on a high-profile debate on the question with George Weigel, Michael Novak, and Fr. Richard John Neuhaus. Until now, however, none of his books has focused directly on the topic.

"America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church" brings together Schindler’s key writings on American culture, presenting his profound and multi-faceted thought in full. It contains a complete chronology-bibliography of his works on America and of the debate with Neuhaus, Novak, and Weigel. In addition, an extensive, original Critical Introduction gives a synthesis of his thought, with special attention to the theme of holiness and to the easily-overlooked positivity of his pursuit: to purify, in Christ, the uniqueness and gifts of the United States.

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The Power of Female Beauty | The Book of Judith Pt. 2

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Star Plato continue their discussion of the book of Judith. Specifically, they discuss Judith's "strategy" of using her beauty to trick the Assyrians. What is the meaning and power of female beauty?

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Is there Gender in the Soul? | The Metaphysics of Gender w/ D. C. Schindler

Do men and women differ only in regards to the body? Or, can we speak of there being a "female" soul and a "male" soul? How do we explain the different ways that men and women relate to their bodies? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and D. C. Schindler discuss the different ways of explaining sexual difference. Specifically, they discuss Schindler's recent article in New Polity Issue 7.1/2, and a possible way to metaphysically understand the body/soul problem in relation to men and women.

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READINGS

There are three articles on sexual difference that Schindler has published in New Polity:

1. "Perfect Difference: Gender and the Analogy of Being" in Issue 4.4 (Fall 2023).

2. "The Exclusivity of Gender and the Gift of Motherhood" also in Issue 4.4 (Fall 2023).

3. "Revisiting the Metaphysics of Gender" in our most recent issue, Issue 7.1/2 (Winter/Spring 2026).

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Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization w/ Cy Kellett

Pope St. John Paul II claimed that "the 'new evangelization', which the modern world urgently needs must include among its essential elements a proclamation of the Church's social doctrine" (Centesimus Annus 5). In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Cy Kellett, host of Catholic Answers Live, discuss how proclaiming the social doctrine of the Church can lead people to Christ.

We’re offering a Catholic Social Teaching masterclass June 22-25 in order to study and illuminate the Church's social doctrine: those grace-filled principles by which you fulfill your Christian vocation to transform the world into the kingdom of God.

Come to Steubenville, Ohio for a week with leading teachers, philosophers, and theologians dedicated to sharing the Church's vision of a Christian social order and kindling our desire to be fruitful laborers in the vineyard of the Lord.

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Slaying Holofernes: The Book of Judith and Women's Heroism

"The Lord struck him down by the hand of a female!" Is the story of Judith a rejection of male power and patriarchy? What does Judith show about how power is used differently between men and women? How does God reveal his power in the actions of men and women? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Star Plato discuss the Book of Judith and what it teaches regarding the sexual difference.

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Esther and the Paradoxical Power of Sexual Difference

Esther defeats the idolatrous god-king through the strange power of weakness. Join Marc and Maria’s discussion of monolithic and idolatrous power structures and their vulnerability to the particular vocation of women.

Catch up with Episode 1:  The Story of Esther and Women's Vocation  

You can follow along with the Esther Rabah, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on Esther from the 6th and 11th centuries: https://www.sefaria.org/Esther_Rabbah

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If you’re fascinated by the topic of sexual difference, take a deep dive with New Polity Issue 7.1/2: articles from Slavoj Zizek, D.C. Schindler, Rocco Buttiglione and more: https://newpolity.com/single-issues/7... G

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The Metaphysical Problem of Sexual Difference w/ D. C. Schindler

What is the metaphysical difference between man and woman? Philosophy has long had a problem explaining the difference between men and women, even though it is a basic and fundamental reality. Are men and women different essentially? Is there a particularly "female soul" and a "male soul?" Is the brute fact of the sexually differentiated body the basis for sexual difference, or does that presuppose the problem? In man and woman are we dealing with an opposition or a contrariety? In this new podcast series, Marc Barnes and D. C. Schindler discuss the metaphysics of sexual difference, arguing for a new approach to the question.

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READINGS

There are three articles on sexual difference that Schindler has published in New Polity:

1. "Perfect Difference: Gender and the Analogy of Being" in Issue 4.4 (Fall 2023).

2. "The Exclusivity of Gender and the Gift of Motherhood" also in Issue 4.4 (Fall 2023).

3. "Revisiting the Metaphysics of Gender" in our most recent issue, Issue 7.1/2 (Winter/Spring 2026).

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The Story of Esther and Women's Vocation

What do the matriarchs of the Old Testament teach us regarding the roles of men and women? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Maria Brandell discuss the biblical story of Esther and how it reveals the specific vocation of women.

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Is the Iran War a Just War? | A Discussion of Catholic Social Teaching

The Iran War is close to entering its third week, and hostilities continue to escalate. Off-ramps for de-escalation are closing and the American public is, largely, unsupportive of the war. In this podcast, Alex Denley hosts a roundtable discussion with three professors of the College of St. Joseph the Worker, Dr. Andrew Willard Jones, Dr. Alex Plato, and Dr. Jared Goff, on whether the Iran War fits the criteria of a just war according to Catholic Social Teaching. They also discuss the circumstances of the war, the stated objectives of the Trump administration, and whether modern warfare is capable of being waged justly.

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Man and Woman: Sexual Difference and the Political Order

In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Michael Boland discuss the upcoming New Polity magazine, Issue 7.1, on Man and Woman. Specifically, they discuss the philosophical and metaphysical problems of sexual difference, and how our understanding of man and woman impacts our view of politics.

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Issue 7.1 of New Polity Magazine on Man and Woman is available for pre-order as a single issue here: https://newpolity.com/single-issues/7-1