First Links — 11.13.15

Speaking Truth to Pain
Noah Millman, American Conservative

The Priest and the Pieces of Christ’s Body he Protects
Elizabeth Scalia, Aleteia

Rene Girard Remembered
Artur Rosman, Patheos

Chicago nun wins ‘Chopped,’ hopes it will help spotlight ‘issue of hunger’
Manya Brachear Pashman, Chicago Tribune

“Why Hold a Child Hostage to My Doubts?”
Ruth Graham, Slate

In Lieu of Female Deacons, a Proposal
Jenna M. Cooper, J.C.L., Crisis

If Nietzsche Wrote Batman, It Would Look Like ‘Gotham’
Brian Boyd, Acculturated

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