Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Pope Francis Calls for Repentance
With his extraordinary Urbi et Orbi address on Friday, Pope Francis gave us what are likely to…
Two Cheers for Charles Taylor and Friends
Reconstructing Democracy: How Citizens Are Building from the Ground Up by Charles Taylor, Patrizia Nanz, and Madeleine…
On Loving Thy Neighbor
Recently, while speaking in the Italian city of Bari, Pope Francis mentioned contemporary “populist” politicians—specifically, those who…
Questioning the Shutdown
The extraordinary shutdown, if continued, will have harmful consequences that go far beyond the economy. A short…
The Cure for What Ails Us
A National Hospice Foundation survey some years ago found that Americans are more inclined to discuss safe…
Notes From a Nonconformist
I achieved herd immunity many years ago. In fact, I think I was born with it. No,…
Churchmanship
Churchmanship” is not a term in vogue today, and given the alleged inclusivity-deficit of such words it’s…
Keep the Churches Open!
Cancelling church services is the wrong response to the coronavirus pandemic. When we worship, we join the…
The Clerisy of the Concrete-and-Glass Box Freaks Out
Several years back, the estimable Father Paul Scalia observed, of some cultural idiocy or other, “Who knew…
Against Architectural Relativism
Google “Trump,” “federal architecture,” and “Albert Speer” and you’ll get a boatload of results, thanks to recent…
The Doctor and the Patient in the Next Exam Bay
“Sing it again,” I want to ask them bothas I sit here alone behind mesh drapeson paper…
A Pakaluk of Lies
It is tempting to see a pattern here. Two attacks on my recent book That All Shall…
As the Synodal Way Begins
The Catholic Church in Germany has begun its “Synodal Way.” From Jan. 30–Feb. 1, the German bishops…
Irish Politics Plays Musical Chairs
The Irish general election currently underway is the strangest Irish election in my lifetime—the culmination of a…
Via Negativa: Mourning Dove
Sightless in morning fog,she laces fallen fibers of fan palm, bunchgrass,the birch’s lost twigs, spins an empty…
