April 2026
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Letters
I appreciate Liel Leibovitz’s wanting to look at the light regarding artificial intelligence...
Pitch for a Catholic Novel
Imagine a middle-aged white man in good clothes waiting for a morning train at a station of…
Goodbye to the Postwar Consensus
The debates of the past year or two surrounding the Second World War have exposed fault lines…
How to Bring Back School Prayer
Though it was overshadowed by the reversal of Roe v. Wade the Friday before, the Supreme Court’s…
The Qur’an’s Christians
Hollywood released quite a few movies about Jesus in the 1960s and ’70s. Not all got rave…
Epstein’s Revelations
Far from a mere sordid distraction or an endless supply of tabloid slop, the Epstein files may…
Gen Zeal
Everyone assures us that we enjoy the blessings of progress: Capitalism has produced great material wealth, modern…
How Kanye Went Nazi
Last year, Kanye West—sometimes known as Ye—released a song titled “Nigga Heil Hitler.” The music video featured…
When the Bells Stop Ringing
Some years ago, I was a resident at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, a small postindustrial…
Against “God Alone”
A few years ago, I had some routine surgery. Something went wrong in recovery. The nurses on the…
Mainlining Nostalgia
Ryan Burge is unignorable. A political scientist known for his “graphs about religion,” Burge is required reading…
Living with Wittgenstein
In the autumn of 1944, Ludwig Wittgenstein noticed a young doctoral student in attendance at his lectures…
Witch Hunt
In the musical Wicked, the familiar story of The Wizard of Oz is retold from the perspective…
Back Room to Boardroom
England’s best-groomed town is Darlington, Yorkshire. Data from Britain’s Office of National Statistics show that in 2024,…
Briefly Noted
Kevin James and Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke rarely appear side by side, even in print—the back-cover endorsements…
The Scandal of Judaism
Christianity has been marked by hostility toward Jews. I won’t rehearse the history. I’ll simply propose a…
Trump’s Civilizational Project
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at the recent Munich Security Conference. Last year, Vice President JD…
While We’re At It
Above, I do my best to explain St. Paul’s reflections on the theological significance of Jewish...
That by which we rise
That by which we riseis that by which we fall. This comes as no surprise at all.But paradox…
Homer’s Childhood
When Homer was a little boy,He never had a single toy.All his play was in his mind;In…
A Small Hotel in Florence
Two twin-like English sisters ran the place. When we checked in, one asked, “Is it the case .…
Song to Be Sung at the Resurrection of a Buck Killed by a Car
Wise, you fur-framed ghost.Rise, you antler-crowned king.Let sinew and bone stitch together again.Let ears and tail be…
Gulf Burden
And now the storm has passed but night has not yet come.The sky is yellow, vast and…
I Run and Pray the Rosary
for my friend Greg.Cancer is trying to kill him,and so I begfor chemo to save him,a respite…
