Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Briefly Noted
On the Road to Vatican II: German Catholic Enlightenment and Reform of the Churchby ulrich l. lehnerfortress,…
First Church of Intersectionality
I recently attended an academic conference at the University of Notre Dame called “Intersectional Inquiries and Collaborative…
Letters
SCALING UP SOLIDARITY R. R. Reno is sympathetic to nationalism because he sees it as a reaction…
Observe His Prayer
At the outset of Moby Dick, Father Mapple preaches to a congregation of whalers. His text is…
In the Confessional Booth
Some time ago I was in a confessional booth whenThere was a moment I never experienced before…
Dying of Despair
On November 4, 2014, sixteen-year-old Cameron Lee, a popular, athletic, straight-A student at Henry M. Gunn High…
Liberal Ressentiment
Age of Anger: A History of the Presentby pankaj mishra farrar, straus and giroux, 320 pages, $26 Despite…
From What Is Left Over
Nearly a decade ago, I had the privilege of attending a lecture by Pope Benedict, “The Roots…
Back to Work
In 1974, the year I turned nineteen, I took my first real job in the goods store…
Love Alone
We’ve started a reading group here in the office, and in early June we sat down to…
Dirty Laundry
The town’s dilapidated LaundromatIs packed this morning with a crowd of menAnd women, hauling bulky laundry sacks—A…
On a Photograph of My Cousin Jean
As lovely as a girl aged twenty-twocan be—intelligent, slim, self-possessed,and beautiful. It’s Florida; it’s newto her, like…
My Shamanic Healing
When I last visited New Orleans, the Robert E. Lee Monument was being used as an altar.…
The Jew’s Lament
The Jews’ saddest day is the Ninth of Av, which this year is Tuesday. During a fast…
Pride and Progress
When God judges Israel, he throws the world clock into reverse and makes time run backwards. In…
