First Links — 5.22.13

“How the West Really Lost God”
Brad Miner, Catholic Thing

God’s Sovereignty and Personal Compassion in Public Tragedy
Tony Reinke, Desiring God

Ben Carson and the Marriage Police
Michael Kinsley, New Republic

Ed Koch’s Catholic Sendoff
Jonathan R. Cohen, Tablet

Sin and the Distorted Image
Jim Tonkowich, Juicy Ecumenism

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