Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Sabbath is Back! (ft. J. J. Kimche)
In this episode, J. J. Kimche joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about…
How Suburbia Reshaped American Catholic Life
n the third grade, my teacher asked if we knew the difference between Democrats and Republicans. I…
Christian Ownership Maximalism
Christendom is gone. So, too, is much of the Western civilization that was built atop it. Christians…
The First Apostle and the Speech of Creation
Yesterday, November 30, was the Feast of St. Andrew, Jesus’s first apostle. Why did Jesus call on…
Inexpressible Gifts
How can we express thanks for an inexpressible gift? If someone brings a turkey to Thanksgiving dinner,…
The Mediatrix Question
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith recently released a document on the Blessed Mother entitled…
Walker Percy’s Pilgrimage
People can get used to most anything. Even the abyss may be rendered tolerable—or, for that matter,…
Charles Murray’s Return to Faith
Taking Religion Seriouslyby charles murrayencounter, 200 pages, $29.99 The academy is one of the most intellectually stultifying…
How to Talk About God (ft. Hans Boersma)
In this episode, Hans Boersma joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
Sacraments of Initiation or Affirmation?
The sacrament of confirmation has not generally been a pressing concern to the editors of People magazine.…
Rosalía’s Restless Heart
In music,” writes the Italian priest Luigi Giussani, “what man pays homage to is something else, something…
Hallowed Be Thy Names
Is confusion surrounding a doctrine sufficient reason to suppress it? The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the…
Agonistic End Times
In Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot notes, “The end is where we start from.” Our sense of…
Canterbury Fails
When it was announced in October that the next archbishop of Canterbury would be a woman with…
Christian Persecution in Nigeria
The escalating wave of systematic attacks on Christians has gripped Nigeria in recent years. On October 31,…