Coronavirus Diary: New York, March 30
by R. R. RenoThe city’s heart beats more slowly. Continue Reading »
Coronavirus Diary: New York, March 28–29
by R. R. RenoA great fire, earthquake, or hurricane would call for collective action—indeed, heroic action. This crisis asks from most of us inaction. Continue Reading »
Coronavirus Diary: New York, March 27
by R. R. RenoOur fear exposes the weaknesses and false promises of our worldly preoccupations. Continue Reading »
Coronavirus Diary: New York, March 26
by R. R. RenoBy emphasizing the technological promise and the rhetoric of preventable death, we are ensuring that this crisis will go on and on, reverberating in society for a long while to come. Continue Reading »
Coronavirus Diary: New York, March 25
by R. R. RenoDeath’s undertow is strong. It inspires powerful emotions, amplified by the media and echoing in our souls. Continue Reading »
Music in the Time of the Virus
by Jan VoglerThrough music, we can connect with and encourage one another despite our physical separation. Continue Reading »
Coronavirus Diary: New York, March 24
by R. R. RenoThe New York shutdown has not suspended all the corporal works of mercy. Continue Reading »
New York Remembers Fr. Neuhaus
by Veronica ClarkeLast week, New Yorkers might have glimpsed this Fr. Richard John Neuhaus quote displayed on the LinkNYC kiosks scattered throughout the city. Continue Reading »
Alice McDermott’s Dying Breed
by Shalom CarmyWe often blame the unfavorable treatment of traditional religion in contemporary art on animus or ignorance. Sometimes that’s an accurate assessment. But we underestimate how devilishly difficult it is to depict devout, God-centered characters convincingly, without making them plastic saints or . . . . Continue Reading »
A Gleeful Slaughter of the Innocents
by Kari Jenson GoldThe “woke” Episcopal Church of 2019 stands firmly with Team Herod. Continue Reading »
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