The Home Front
The Home Front
Leila and Phil Lawler
Gov. Shapiro and the Dems’ midterm strategy; Fr. Mankowski and the SJs; The Inklings, the Crusades, and more!
53 minutes Posted Sep 4, 2026 at 7:20 pm.
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Update (from when we recorded): The second “unvaccinated person” measles-associated case is put in perspective by Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons. He makes five points about the information given to the public. A must-read on this developing situation.

Democratic Socialists of America

Measles Hysteria: A Timely Political Hit Job by Mary Talley Bowden

The Pope and the Jesuits: John Paul II and the New Order in the Catholic Church ~ by James Hitchcock

Pontifex Minimus — Fr. Mankowksi’s review of Fr. James Martin S.J.’s book Building a Bridge, in First Things

Farewell, Uncle Di: Father Paul Mankowski, RIP ~ Phil Lawler’s obituary on CatholicCulture, with links to some Mankowski classics

Diogenes Unveiled: A Paul Mankowski, S.J., Collection (affiliate link) ~ edited by Phil Lawler

Jesuit at Large: Essays and Reviews by Paul Mankowski, S.J. (affiliate link) ~ edited by George Weigel

The Sound of Silence: The Life and Canceling of a Heroic Jesuit Priest (affiliate link) ~ by Karen Hall

Tolkien and the Inklings: Men of the West (affiliate link) ~ by Bradley J. Birzer

The Crusades: A History (affiliate link) ~ by Jonathan Riley-Smith

Phil Lawler’s Substack

Leila’s other Substack: The School for Housewives

Leila’s blog: Like Mother, Like Daughter

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