Life of Faith

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The Sabbath is Back! (ft. J. J. Kimche)

R. R. Reno

In this episode, J. J. Kimche joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about…

How Suburbia Reshaped American Catholic Life

Stephen G. Adubato

n the third grade, my teacher asked if we knew the difference between Democrats and Republicans. I…

Christian Ownership Maximalism

Timothy Reichert

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

Hans Boersma

Yesterday, November 30, was the Feast of St. Andrew, Jesus’s first apostle. Why did Jesus call on…

Inexpressible Gifts

Hans Boersma

How can we express thanks for an inexpressible gift? If someone brings a turkey to Thanksgiving dinner,…

The Mediatrix Question

Thomas G. Guarino

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith recently released a document on the Blessed Mother entitled…

Walker Percy’s Pilgrimage

Algis Valiunas

People can get used to most anything. Even the abyss may be rendered tolerable—or, for that matter,…

Charles Murray’s Return to Faith

Casey Chalk

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)

R. R. Reno

In this episode, Hans Boersma joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…

Sacraments of Initiation or Affirmation?

Anthony R. Lusvardi

The sacrament of confirmation has not generally been a pressing concern to the editors of People magazine.…

Rosalía’s Restless Heart

Stephen G. Adubato

In music,” writes the Italian priest Luigi Giussani, “what man pays homage to is something else, something…

Hallowed Be Thy Names

Brian A. Graebe

Is confusion surrounding a doctrine sufficient reason to suppress it? The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the…

Agonistic End Times

R. R. Reno

In Four Quartets, T. S. Eliot notes, “The end is where we start from.” Our sense of…

Canterbury Fails

Damian Thompson

When it was announced in October that the next archbishop of Canterbury would be a woman with…

Christian Persecution in Nigeria

Sonnie Ekwowusi

The escalating wave of systematic attacks on Christians has gripped Nigeria in recent years. On October 31,…