A friend sent me the other day two issues of a little journal called The Publican of Philadelphia. Since I am forever worried that the Porch’s ongoing what-to-do conversation gravitates a bit too inexorably toward strictly political/economic discussions, I’d like to credit the Publican and its founding editor, Matthew Chominski, for answering the what-to-do question in a particularly honorable way: by starting a local periodical.
Warning to Caleb and Darryl: the Publican is Catholic. It also consciously draws on local writers like our own Villanova-based James Wilson for content. John Médaille ain’t local to Philadelphia, but he is in the Publican‘s pages, and at least he’s a localist. The driving philosophy of the Publican is very porchy, distributist, crunchy, and certainly orthodox. If you’re inclined toward things papist and/or Philadelphian, check it out.
Imitators in other regions welcomed. Even Protestant ones.
8 comments
Boz
oh, man. why do I need to read a website that praises the pabulum of Joe Pearce?! I was hoping he had disappeared for a while after his public spanking in First Things.
Matthew Chominski
Many thanks, Mr. Beer, for the kind words regarding The Publican.
Like Brian mentioned, a better sense of the publication comes from visiting the site: http://www.thepubofphilly.com.
An even better sense of the publication comes from subscribing though, which can be done through a form on this page: http://www.thepubofphilly.com/Subscriptions.html
Regarding Will’s question, I won’t be making it to the Peters lecture this evening. But please do send along your address by way of the above mentioned web-form.
Will O
I saw these being handed out at the Blond lecture at Villanova but didn’t get one. Any chance they’ll be at the Peters lecture tomorrow?
Brian Lester
It can be a little easier to get to the actual content of the present issue and a couple from the archives from the main Publican site:
http://thepubofphilly.com/
Glad to see the Publican mentioned. I think its the only publication where I’ve shared a meal with more than one of the contributors; another nice benefit to a local journal.
ken mcintyre
I thought that you were going to suggest that the best thing that each of us could do would be to start a public house in our towns, villages, and megalopolitan areas. That would certainly be a career change worth considering in my case.
Jeffrey Polet
I like the reality of a guy named “Beer.”
Caleb Stegall
Hey! I love Catholics! Where else are poor protestants supposed to find good churchy conversation over beer? I even founded, edited, and published a Catholic journal of my own a while back …
And I note that the Publican features a video of the excellent protestant Roger Scruton on its front page!
Who said ecumenicism is dead?
“I believe in papal infallibility, and as such I am very glad to be a protestant!” – Eric Voegelin
John Médaille
I like the idea of a guy named “Beer” praising the Publican.
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