Family
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Why Amoris Laetitia Wouldn’t Have Helped Me
Like waves breaking on rock, polishing and shaping by force, the Catholic faith sands and sculpts my…
On Sex Without Deliberate Consent
In his recent Apostolic Exhortation, the Holy Father puts a question mark in the margin of the…
The Merciful Grace of the Truth
At the Easter Vigil a few weeks ago, tens of thousands of men and women, mature adults,…
Francis Delivers
In the days leading up to Francis’s recent Apostolic Exhortation, Amoris Laeititia, one would have thought that…
A Stubborn Givenness
The Apostolic Exhortation on the Family, Amoris Laetitia, brings into the open a disturbing trend in this…
The Dream-Child’s Progress
“He’s dreaming now,” said Tweedledee: “and what do you think he’s dreaming about?” Alice said, “Nobody can…
Trigger Warnings and Academic Consumerism
I have been reading a lot of back-and-forth about “trigger warnings” lately. Students who see themselves as…
Letters
Catholicisms A demographic question for Ross Douthat regarding his “A Crisis of Conservative Catholicism” (January): If liberal…
The Loving Intellect
What does it mean to be an intellectual? The word comes from the Latin word for understanding,…
The Breath of Mercy
A mother shouldn’t have favorites, but I have often observed that she inclines more to the child…
The Holy Family
Of the Passover festival in Jerusalem, St. Luke concisely reports, “When the festival was ended, Jesus stayed…
The Establishment “Radicals” of the Modern University
Next autumn will mark forty years since I arrived on a college campus as a freshman. I’ve…
Christmas Guide to Buying a Bible: 2015 Supplement
Good advice should stand the test of time. After reviewing the suggestions on my “Christmas Guide to…
Swiping for Soul Mates
Previous generations of Americans married the boy or girl next door—literally. According to one study from 1932,…
Mobile Technology: A Complication in the Human Condition
Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in the Digital Age by sherry turklepenguin, 448 pages, $27.95 On…
