Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
To Live in the Spirit
On December 8, 1854, Pius IX solemnly declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin…
The COVID Vaccine and the Pro-Life Movement
Pfizer, Moderna, and now AstraZeneca have produced successful COVID-19 vaccines—an achievement that is naturally being hailed as…
Democrats Win In Wealthy Suburbs
The story of the defeat of Donald Trump was supposed to be one of “black and brown”…
Come, Lord Jesus
The Bible ends with a small Advent liturgy. The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” All who…
Defending Free Speech at Cambridge
“A habit of mind is formed which lasts through life, of which the attributes are freedom, equitableness,…
Doctor of Providence
Like St. Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich is widely admired and misunderstood. Unlike St. Francis, however,…
Colorblind and Tone-Deaf
In November 2019, a controversy broke out at the annual conference of the Society for Music Theory.…
Last Things
In 1972, I took part in a Christian panel addressing senior students at a government high school…
Evensong
What are they saying, the birds coasting at sunset, getting ready for bed,dive-bombing into darkened trees where you…
Echoes
“Do the kitchen? I’ll give you Swedish Fish!”I hear negotiations reach a peak,numbers flying, the clatter of…
Outback
I was grown before I knew the moonwaxed and waned that way,waxed in a D and waned…
Down to Earth
Gertrude Stein characterized the young men and women emerging from the wreckage of World War I as…
More Is Needed
Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation by david french st. martin’s,…
Regressive Ed
The Cult of Smart:How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injusticeby fredrik deboer all points, 288 pages,…
Letters—December 2020
Monuments Catesby Leigh notes in his essay “Monumental Contrast” (October) that the removal of the Theodore Roosevelt…
