Make Straight the Path

by C. C. Pecknold

If your Advent is all rose and no purple, you’ll be unprepared for the grace of Christmas. Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2017 0

Word Made Flesh

by Peter J. Leithart

This is the good news of Advent: The Word who became flesh dwells in your flesh and speaks himself there, among your ruins. Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2017 0

What Does It Mean to Say “I Absolve You”?

by Gerhard Ludwig Müller

The sacrament of reconciliation must remain a visible, objective sign of grace—despite those who wish to turn it into a mere subjective reality. Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2017 0

No God but Santa

by Ulrich L. Lehner

Is “nice” ever an attribute we can or should use for God? Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2017 0

The Little Eschaton

by Francesca Aran Murphy

Even in a churchless family, the build-up of present-buying leading to Christmas can bear a wealth of eschatological meaning.  Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2017 0

Sex, Scandal, and Politics

by R. R. Reno

Too many Republicans voted for Roy Moore—conservative voters are embracing the progressive spirit of transgression and rebellion.  Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2017 0

Work Is a Four-Letter Word

by Eve Tushnet

Kayla Rae Whitaker’s debut novel about two cartoonists, The Animators, asks whether the overexamined life is worth living. Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2017 0

Books for Christmas

by George Weigel

George Weigel offers book suggestions for all the readers on your Christmas gift list. Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2017 0

Bluegrass Preaching

by C. C. Pecknold

After nearly four years of performing, The Hillbilly Thomists have released their first album, and it is a veritable feast of Bluegrass banjo bliss. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2017 0

The Heart of the Psalms

by Nathaniel Peters

The Psalms Experience—twelve concerts by some of the world's great choirs, performing a capella settings of all 150 psalms—was recently featured in Manhattan.  Continue Reading »

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