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4s, 5s, and 7s
John hears a loud voice from heaven, described in elaborate terms (Revelation 14:2). It is like the voice…
Creature of Primal Love
In his recent study, Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, Jerry Walls argues that “hell is possible precisely because God…
Unity As Mission
The Protestant consensus that American churches long relied on no longer exists. The effect is similar to…
Reading Luke with the Reformers
When Archbishop Thomas Cranmer published the first edition of the Book of Common Prayer in 1549, he…
First Links — 3.9.15
The Night Prayer of the Church as a “Rehearsal for Death” Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington…
With the Lamb
John sees the Lamb surrounded by the 144,000 that were sealed on the forehead (Revelation 14:1). The…
Joyce’s Sexual Revolution
Critics have offered wildly different assessments of the role of sex in the fiction of James Joyce.…
Shaking the Church
The church has not been a static entity, nor has the church’s history been one of smooth…
Lady Gaga’s Moment
Of all the events at this year’s Oscars, the one most anticipated was the tribute to The…
How Republicans Should Respond to a Supreme Court Marriage Ruling
Dred Scott v. Sandford was the infamous case in which the Supreme Court of the United States,…
International Law and Religion Moot Court in Venice Next Week
Next week, I’ll be in Venice for a new, three-day international law-and-religion moot court competition. Hosted by…
First Links — 3.6.15
Why We Confess: From Augustine to Oprah Elizabeth Stoker Bruening, The Hedgehog Review Lincoln’s 700 Words of…
“Celibacy for the Common Good”
Last week I spoke at the “Q Commons” gathering sponsored by Q Ideas, held at Gordon College…
Tale of Two Cities?
Sociologists working from various theoretical and political perspectives have worried that American society is fragmenting into two…
By Flesh and Blood
“You who were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ,” Paul tells the…
