Public Life
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Lessons from the Christmas Gospels
The Roman Missal provides four distinct Mass texts for the celebration of the Nativity of the Lord:…
Liberalism Going in Circles
Paul Kelly’s forthcoming Against Post-Liberalism could hardly be more timely. Post-liberalism has recently been a topic of…
Restoring the Chaplain Corps’ Moral Backbone
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that he is revamping the U.S. military’s chaplain corps as part…
Just Stop It
Earlier this summer, Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Endowments launched a new campaign. It is entitled “Correct Your…
From Belzec to Bondi
Returning to Sydney in late October after my family trip to Poland was an unsettling experience. It…
Tunnel Vision
Alice Roberts is a familiar face in British media. A skilled archaeologist, she has for years hosted…
Nomadic Modernity
A man trudged down the streets of Vienna in the winter of 1909, hugging the shadows cast…
I’ll Be Home for Christmas?
A recent essay in the New York Times’ “Modern Love” column has sparked a flurry of think…
In Praise of Translation
The circumstances of my life have been such that I have moved, since adolescence, in a borderland…
The Problem with the Evangelical Elite
The problem with the evangelical elite is that there isn’t one. All too few evangelical Christians hold…
Same-Sex Marriage and the European Bishops
On November 25, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ordered Poland to recognize same-sex marriage. Polish law…
The Lessons of Woodrow Wilson
In his excellent book about our troubled times, Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America’s…
Recovering a Christian World
We’ve lost touch with reality. Technology is certainly a factor. A few years ago, people on airplanes…
While We’re At It
Anglicans refer to the last Sunday before Advent as “Stir Up” Sunday. This puzzled me as…
The Legacy of Manny Miranda
The United States lost one of its brightest souls on November 8 when Manuel “Manny” Miranda died…
