Books

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Cardinal Robert Sarah see priestly celibacy, and the sacrifices (but also the joy) it entails, as vital to the life of the Church. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2020

I am not altogether incurious, but one entity about which I have over the years felt little curiosity is my own body. Until recently, I could not have told you the function of my, or anyone else’s, pancreas, spleen, or gallbladder. I’d just as soon not have known that I have kidneys, and was . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2020

Talking All Night

by Alfred Nicol

I asked my friend, the poet,how she was getting by.“Work and tears,”came her reply. “And listening,” she added,“in silence, to be sure.I listen closernow than before. It is a lot like reading,a thing I loved to do . . .What book felt likefirst love to you?” “It was in French,” I . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2020

Briefly Noted

by Various

The beloved evangelist Billy Graham (1918–2018) preached the gospel face to face to more people than any other figure in history. During his lengthy career, more than three million individuals placed their faith in Jesus by confessing their sins and asking Christ to be their Savior and Lord. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2020