Public Life
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Baseball’s Beginnings
Sixty-six years ago, I saw my first Major League Baseball game, in the 1954 World Series between…
Why the Senate Should Confirm Judge Barrett
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s nominee to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is appearing…
The Art of Criticism
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Carlin Romano joins the…
Diversity At the Oscars
After controversies about the lack of representation of racial minorities at the Oscars, the Academy of Motion…
The Vice of Curiosity
This year’s lectionary readings for the matriculation service at the seminary where I teach were rather curious.…
Keeping First Things First
The following essay is from our thirtieth anniversary brochure. Look back at the last thirty years of…
The Church As a Political Force
To many readers of the book of Acts, the early church looks like an ancient sect, a…
Wanted: Pastors with Courage
Pastors have many reasons to be afraid in these troubled times. COVID has divided their congregations between…
Paul Mankowski and the Jesuit Vocation
News of the passing of a good friend and fellow Jesuit naturally elicits memories and thoughts about…
A Protestant Apocalypse?
On numerous occasions over the last six months I have heard or seen COVID’s effect on churches…
The Woke Revolution in Australia
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. John Moran discusses Australian wokeness…
Woke Repentance
The Reformers outlined several marks of the church: the preaching of the Word, the administration of the…
Why We Shouldn’t Watch Cuties
The movie Cuties, which won coveted prizes at the Sundance Film Festival, is scheduled to air this…
The Catholic Parish Today
The recent Vatican document on parishes, released by the Congregation for the Clergy, is altogether sensible. It challenges…
The End of the GDP Consensus?
In 1934 the acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce released a 261-page report that would change the world.…
