Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The N.Y. Times vs. the Well-Endowed College
In the past few months, there have been a string of articles¯particularly in the New York Times…
Waking Up to Springtime
It’s a good day to be thinking about the Christian mission, this Day of the Conversion of…
From the Provinces
Poor Omaha. I’ve been noticing my adopted hometown cropping up more and more frequently as shorthand. Fargo…
On Being a Pallbearer
Recently, I served as a pallbearer for my grandfather on my mother’s side. I had never served…
John Cardinal O’Connor
Rocco Palmo over on Whispers in the Loggia reminds us that this week , January 15 to…
Why We Whisper: Restoring Our Right to Say It’s Wrong
On August 31, 2007, the president of Clemson University opened a letter from the South Carolina chapter…
Better Citizens, More Faithful Catholics
When we speak about a nation’s culture, we mean the entire fabric of its common life, from…
Poets Who Kept Guard of the City
Poetry, the Polish poet Adam Zagajewski explains, springs from the negotiation poets routinely make between “the real,…
Eric Clapton: Susceptible to the Truth
Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to…
Not Your Father’s Pornography
Back in college, before he was a successful lawyer and practicing Catholic, a friend of mine was…
Sarkozy and Secularism
A few years ago, I was in the middle of giving a lecture in Paris about religious…
Marching Orders from a Postmodern Intellectual
In America we tend to have a division of labor. The university professors are dry and dusty…
No Friend in Jesus
I cannot conceive an argument with John’s Jesus,” Jacob Neusner once wrote, “because eternal Israel in John…
Law and Moral Purpose
The obligations and purposes of law and government are to protect public health, safety, and morals, and…
Altering the Psalms
The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary by robert alter w.w. norton, 560 pages, $35 The…
