Vincent McNabb, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About Vincent McNabb

Vincent McNabb, O.P., (1868–1943) was an Irish Dominican priest and scholar. Active in apologetics and catechesis, he authored dozens of books and hundreds of articles, served as professor of philosophy, and filled numerous roles for his Dominican province. Such was the sheer presence of the man that G. K. Chesterton once wrote: “Nobody who ever met or saw or heard Father McNabb has ever forgotten him.”

Teaching Upon the Law

By Vincent McNabb|2024-09-14T17:42:05-05:00September 14th, 2024|Categories: Books, Catholicism, Cluny|

The reinforcement of the moral precepts of the Law made Jesus many friends, especially among the simple, God-fearing people. But it also made Him many and perhaps more enemies amongst those who, like the Pharisee of the parable, thought themselves God-fearing people. The Book of the Saviour, Volume Two: The Proclamation of the Kingdom, assembled [...]

Some Principles of Peace

By Vincent McNabb|2024-05-04T15:16:22-05:00April 16th, 2024|Categories: Books, Catholicism, Christianity, Civil Society, Cluny, War|

Our modern urbanised arrangement of vast groups of human beings—in which the city is master and the country servant—organized through tokens (money) rather than through realities—are undeniably the proximate occasion of war. Old Principles and the New Order, by Vincent McNabb, O.P. (224 pages, Cluny Media) “Jesus…seeing the city wept over it saying: If thou [...]