Theology
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Godless Theosis
The Mystical as Political: Democracy and Non-Radical Orthodoxyby aristotle papanikolaounotre dame, 248 pages, $27 What is “the…
Letters of Affection
The Selected Letters of Willa Catheredited by andrew jewell and janis stoutknopf, 752 pages, $37.50One might be…
Pop Imperialism
Through a Screen Darkly: Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, and America’s Image Abroadby martha baylesyale, 336 pages, $30D…
Rewriting Nature’s Laws
Rewriting Nature’s Law In February, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062, a piece of legislation…
The Church and Civil Marriage
No-fault divorce changed the American culture of marriage.So did the sexual revolution. Now proponents of gay rights…
Station XI of the Cross
For boys who pull the wings off beetles / Or prick their sisters’ backs with needles, /…
Learning in Love
Over the past few months there has been a marked increase in stories about the decline of…
Te Absolvo
Of course we remember everything that ever happened to us. / Sure we do. We can easily…
The Love of Wisdom
I went in at the sign of The Temulent Termagant (a frowsy slattern asplay in a shallow ditch…
Lent: the Annual Catechumenate
Historians of the Roman liturgy generally reckon the restorations of the Easter Vigil (by Pius XII) and…
The Acid Bath of Ingratitude
Early last week, there was a terrible accident. A young mother, driving on icy Wyoming roads, lost…
Not Just for Catholics
I am not a Roman Catholic, but I love the churches of Rome. Where else on earth…
The New Monasticism Gets Older
Nearly ten years ago, Christianity Today highlighted the emergence of “the new monastics,” referring to them as…
Celebrity Pastors’ Walter White Problem
In the final season of Breaking Bad, Walter White, the chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, has made…
Let the Battle for Purity Begin
Each year on March 19, Catholics throughout the world interrupt the austerities of Lent to celebrate the…
