The Lens of Holy Thursday

by Francis X. Maier

In an open letter to the German episcopate, 80 bishops voiced their strong concern over the direction of Germany’s “Synodal Path.” Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2022

Coercion and Conversion Therapy

by Ephraim Radner

A recent letter signed by leading English church leaders implies that encouraging people to live the sexual lives ordered by their biological sex is a form of oppression. This strikes me as completely misconceived. Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2022

Rowan Williams and Our Sentimental Age

by Carl R. Trueman

The recent letter to Boris Johnson from a number of British religious leaders is an example of how sentimental mush has come to replace careful moral reasoning in the minds of so many.  Continue Reading »

14 Apr 2022

Holy Week 2022: A Wartime Meditation

by George Weigel

With Christ, the Ukrainian people, who ask only to be themselves, have walked the bloody path to Calvary, where those who inflict their suffering mock their claims to be who they are.  Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2022

What We Affirm

by R. R. Reno

To be leaders, we must build upon the very best of our inheritance—artistic, political, moral, and theological—to venture a vision for a better future. Continue Reading »

13 Apr 2022

The Simplicity of Father Stu

by Francis X. Maier

It’s a gift to sit through a religiously-themed film today that leaves no taste of artificial sweetener in the mouth. And that’s why Father Stu should not be missed. Continue Reading »

12 Apr 2022

The Meaning of a Kiss

by Hans Boersma

Judas’s kiss was deeply painful, for his kiss was a betrayal, not just of a symbol, not just of a friend, but of the Kiss himself. Judas used a kiss to betray his Kiss. Continue Reading »

11 Apr 2022

Soli Deo Gloria

by Robert P. Imbelli

Though I would not dare deviate from Bach’s Passions for Good Friday music listening, I cannot think of a more appropriate recording than Honeck’s “Larghetto for Orchestra” for Holy Saturday. Continue Reading »

11 Apr 2022

Seminary Faithfulness

by Jonathan L. Master

It will always seem easier to leave the battles to the next generation. But the ministers we train today are the ones who will be on the front lines tomorrow. Continue Reading »

7 Apr 2022

Salem and the Smoke of Satan

by George Weigel

Once one surrenders to hatred, ideological besottedness, jealousy, fear of the present, or despair about the future, the door is open for the Great Tempter to work his wicked ways through human weakness. Continue Reading »

6 Apr 2022