Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Against Heterosexuality
Alasdair MacIntyre once quipped that “facts, like telescopes and wigs for gentlemen, were a seventeenth-century invention.” Something…
Inequality and Agency
n Inequality and Agency n What is inequality? It’s the unbalanced distribution ofnpower and control over wealth…
Saving Jesus
Somehow escaping / The sharp eye / Of angels, shepherds, / And magi...
Nabokov’s Supernatural Secret
In 2009, the remains of Vladimir Nabokov’s unfinished last novel, The Original of Laura, were published, more…
My Mother’s Abortion
Early in my ministry as a pastor, my mother told me she’d had an abortion. It was…
Among the Snake Handlers
Years ago, I went twice to the snake-handling Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Kingston, Georgia—about…
Rediscovering the Martyrology
The Catholic Church began compiling “martyrologies”—lists of saints, typically martyrs—during the first centuries after Constantine. In the…
Jesus Might Bake the Cake but Would He Perform the Nuptials?
Perhaps it is the natural result of social evolution but as a nation, our understanding of what…
Belief Rooted in Love
The new sexual revolutionaries have shifted focus from the legal sanctioning of gay marriage to the elimination…
The Vicar of Baghdad
If Jesus came back to the Middle East today, I think he would look a lot like…
Intelligent Design Might Be Wrong, But Not the Way You Think
Stephen Meredith’s “Looking for God in All the Wrong Places” in the February 2014 issue of First…
Chesterton’s Pursuit of Holiness
When G.K. Chesterton died in 1936, his achievements were recognized the world over. Msgr. Ronald Knox called…
Sent in the Spirit
The following is excerpted from a homily based on Isaiah 61, delivered at the ordination of Joshua…
Some Millennial Frustration with America’s New Evangelization
I have an awkward confession to make. When I hear American Catholics cheerlead the New Evangelization, I’m…
The Guitar Maker
Like the signature in maplewood / of sun-splashed rain, / this man’s bright pattern must remain...
