Space

Against Cosmic Melancholia

The Voyager 1 mission shows the glory of creation and the souls of mankind, which shall never perish. Continue Reading »

1 May 2024

Fraternity Against the Great Domestication

by Scott Yenor and Skyler Kressin

We need to prepare men for deep mutual coordination in pursuit of higher ends. Continue Reading »

5 Apr 2024

What Atoms Can (and Can’t) Tell Us About the Past

by John Wilson

I finished David J. Helfand’s The Universal Timekeepers in awe not only of his learning, but also the whole enterprise of science that his book represents. Continue Reading »

22 Sep 2023

I am among the foremost skeptics of science’s pretensions. But I count myself among the first to express amazement and thanks for revelations that scientific work has provided—not so much discovering “new” worlds as uncovering hidden worlds. Consider the amazing event of January 14, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 2023

What Christopher Alexander Saw

by Nikos A. Salingaros

Architecture is profoundly important; beautiful architecture is healing, and ugly architecture, even if functional, can be harmful. Continue Reading »

22 Apr 2022

Spiritual Social Distancing

by Erica Brown

Our working definition of holiness must include a new understanding of holy space, at least for the time being. Continue Reading »

17 Sep 2020

“The Heavens Declare the Glory of God…”

by George Weigel

Astronomy Picture of the Day provides me with a preview of what I hope to see post-mortem: the glory of God declared in a display of astronomical wonders. Continue Reading »

10 Jun 2020

Creatures in the Cosmos

by Brandon Tucker

However new space may be to humanity, we have not changed from the feeble creatures we always were. Continue Reading »

13 Jul 2017

Is There Prayer on Mars?

by Eric M. Riesen

Mars, the Red Planet, has stoked the imagination of stargazers for a long, long time. Could life exist on our planetary neighbor? Most recently, NASA announced that it appears that liquid water, at least occasionally, flows there. A manned landing is certainly within the realm of possibility. . . . . Continue Reading »

12 Nov 2015